Michigan Comes in Second at Ohio State Triangular

Saturday, April 22

Columbus, Ohio

Michigan

Ohio State Triangular

4/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team dominated the field events and scored 138 total points but came in second to Ohio State (174 points) at the Ohio State Triangular on Saturday (April 22) at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Complex. Seton Hall finishing a distant third with 61 points.

The field dominance was led by Nick Rogers (Birmingham, Mich./Seaholm HS), who won the shot put (53-1 3/4) and the discus (158-10 1/4). Patrik Johansson (Ramnas, Sweden/Tingralla HS) flexed his muscles as well, winning the hammer throw (186-0) and placing second in the discus (156-6).

In other top performances, Charles DeWildt (Wyoming, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central HS) continues to excel in the pole vault, taking the event with a height of 16-3 3/4; Ryan Stevenson (Harrison, Ohio/St. Xavier HS) won the long jump with a leap of 21-11 1/2; and Ike Okenwa (San Diego, Calif./Morse HS) was the lone U-M running event winner, taking the 100-meter dash (10.66) and adding a second in the 200-meter dash (22.24).

The Maize and Blue will return to action next Thursday through Saturday (April 27-29) at the prestigious Penn Relays, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

100-Meter Dash 1. Ike Okenwa, U-M 10.66 4. Steve Jenkins, U-M 10.98 5. Steve Molnar, U-M 11.01 8. Brad Haudan, U-M 11.25 110-Meter Hurdles 1. Ryan Grear, Ohio State 14.49 4. Derek Applewhite, U-M 15.12 5. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 16.71 200-Meter Dash 1. Andrew Pierce, OSU 22.06 2. Steve Molnar, U-M 22.24 4. Ravi Smith, U-M 22.91 5. Brad Haudan, U-M 23.03 400-Meter Dash 1. Andrew Pierce, Ohio State 46.9 4. Anthony Wishart, U-M 48.3 7. Kevin Lamb, U-M 49.9 400-Meter Hurdles 1. James Daranji, Seton Hall 52.46 2. Derek Applewhite, U-M 53.02 3. Josh Sellers, U-M 53.31 800-Meter Run 1. Rob Myers, Ohio State 1:52.07 6. Dan Snyder, U-M 1:56.41 8. Jeremy Schneider, U-M 1:57.5 9. Phil Stead, U-M 1:57.99 12. Jay Cantin, U-M 2:01.16 1,500-Meter Run 1. Ian Connor, Ohio State 3:49.8 3. Dave Cook, U-M 3:59.5 4. Tom Caughlan, U-M 4:02.0 6. Jay Cantin, U-M 4:07.8 8. John Butsic, U-M 4:28.3 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 1. J.J. O'Rielly, Ohio State 9:32.62 5,000-Meter Run 1. David Gonzalez, Ohio State 14:47.42 3. Mark Pilja, U-M 15:07.64 4. Steve Lawrence, U-M 15:15.09 6. Dave Cook, U-M 15:40.66 4x100-Meter Relay 1. Ohio State 40.88 2. MICHIGAN 41.17 4x400-Meter Run 1. Ohio State 3:13.55 3. MICHIGAN 3:19.75 6. MICHIGAN 'B' 3:29.16 Long Jump 1. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 21-11 1/2 Triple Jump 1. Jeff Cerveny, Ohio State 41-10 3/4 (12.77m) 2. Robert Arnold, U-M 40-3 (12.27m) 3. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 40-1 (12.22m) High Jump 1. Jeff Cerveny, Ohio State 6-4 2. Robert Arnold, U-M 6-4 3. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 5-8 Shot Put 1. Nick Rogers, U-M 53-1 3/4 (16.20m) 3. Jason Hoyner, U-M 47-3 1/4 (14.41m) Discus 1. Nick Rogers, U-M 158-10 1/4 (48.42m) 2. Patrik Johansson, U-M 156-6 (47.70m) 7. Jason Hoyner, U-M 115-9 3/4 (35.30m) Javelin 1. George Hoover, Ohio State 218-0 2. Andrew Derr, U-M 199-6 4. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 155-5 Pole Vault 1. Charles DeWildt, U-M 16-4 3/4 2. Brent Sheffer, U-M 15-11 Hammer Throw 1. Patrik Johansson, U-M 186-0