Distance Duo Provisionally Qualifies at Stanford Meet

Saturday, March 25

Palo Alto, Calif.

Michigan

Stanford Invitational

Distance Duo Provisionally Qualifies at Stanford Meet

3/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team competed in its second outdoor meet of the 2000 season at the Stanford Invitational on Friday and Saturday (March 25-26) and produced its first NCAA provisional qualifiers of the outdoor campaign. Michigan distance runners Steve Lawrence (Consecon, Ont./East Northumberland HS) and Mike Wisniewski (Temperance, Mich./Bedford HS) finished 19th (29:07.43) and 20th (29:09.32), respectively, in the talented 10,000-meter run field.

Michigan's best effort in the field events came via the pole vault, where it owned the top two spots in the second section of that event. Charles DeWildt (Wyoming, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central) won a pole vault event for the second straight week as placed first with a vault of 16-10 3/4. DeWildt also tied for fifth in the top section of the pole vault later in the day with the same height. Following DeWildt in the second section of the pole vault was teammate Brent Sheffer (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS), with a vault of 16-4 3/4. Wolverine thrower Patrik Johansson (Karlstad, Sweden/Tingvalla Gymansiet HS) also delivered a solid performance to place third in the hammer throw (188-6).

Michigan's sprinters were paced by sophomore Derek Applewhite (Brighton, Colo./Brighton HS), who set a personal record (52.52) in the 400-meter hurdles for the second straight week to place third. Wolverine junior Josh Sellers (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee HS) placed 10th in the 400 hurdles with a pace of 53.88, while Ike Okenwa (San Diego, Calif./Morse HS) finished 10th in the 200-meter dash (21.50).

Michigan's other top-10 finishers were Nick Rogers (Birmingham, Mich./Seaholm HS), who placed sixth in the shot put (51-0 3/4), and Jeremy Schneider (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover HS), who placed sixth in the 800-meter run (1:52.09).

The Maize and Blue will take a week off before traveling to Durham, N.C., April 7-8 for the Duke Invitational.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

Saturday Results

100-Meter Dash (Preliminaries) Heat 5 1. JaWarren Hooker, Washington 10.26q# 7. Steve Molnar, U-M 11.12 110-Meter Hurdles (Preliminaries) Heat 2 1. Arend Watkins, Washington State 13.73q# 9. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 15.86 Heat 4 1. Tim Bogdanof, California 14.34q 4. Derek Applewhite, U-M 15.39 10,000-Meter Run 1. Rodney DeHaven, New Balance 28:17.25 19. Steve Lawrence, U-M 29:07.43# 20. Mike Wisniewski, U-M 29:09.32# 39. Mark Pilja, U-M 29:55.76 Hammer Throw Top Section 1. Aaron Thurman, NSGW 197-8 (60.26m) 3. Patrik Johansson, U-M 188-6 (57.46m) Shot Put 1. Adam Nelson, Nike 66-11 1/4 (20.40m) 10. Nick Rogers, U-M 51-0 3/4 (15.56m)

Sunday Results

200-Meter Dash 1. JaWarren Hooker, Washington 20.58# 10. Ike Okenwa, U-M 21.50 27. Steve Molnar, U-M 22.15 33. Kevin Lamb, U-M 22.38 T34. Ravi Smith, U-M 22.43 41. Brad Haudan, U-M 22.73 400-Meter Dash 1. Alvin Harrison, Unattached 46.19 21. Kevin Lamb, U-M 49.51 32. Anthony Wisehart, U-M 50.23 35. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 50.40 400-Meter Hurdles 1. Eric Dudley, Washington State 51.64 3. Derek Applewhite, U-M 52.52 10. Josh Sellers, U-M 53.88 800-Meter Run 1. Bernard Lagat, Puma 1:47.97 6. Jeremy Schneider, U-M 1:52.09 16. Dan Snyder, U-M 1:53.52 20. Phil Stead, U-M 1:54.54 4x100-Meter Relay 1. Idaho 40.39 4. Michigan 41.14 4x400-Meter Relay 1. Oregon 3:12.25 6. Michigan 3:15.35 Pole Vault Top Section 1. Toby Stevenson, Stanford 18-2 1/2 (5.55m)@ T5. Charles DeWildt, U-M 16-10 3/4 (5.15m) Second Section 1. Charles DeWildt, U-M 16-10 3/4 (5.15m) 2. Brent Sheffer, U-M 16-4 3/4 (5.00m) Discus 1. Ian Waltz, Washington State 191-9 (58.46m)# 12. Nick Rogers, U-M 153-2 (46.68m) 21. Patrik Johansson, U-M 141-6 (43.14m) Javelin 1. Chad Wassink, Stanford 226-7 (69.06m)# 17. Andy Derr, U-M 184-9 (56.32m) @ NCAA automatic qualifier # NCAA provisional qualifier q Qualified for event final