Michigan Thrower Wins Shot Put at Hillsdale Relays

Saturday, April 29

Hillsdale, Mich.

Michigan

Hillsdale Relays

4/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

HILLSDALE, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team, which sent several athletes to the Penn Relays this weekend, also sent a handful of competitors to the Hillsdale Relays on Saturday (April 29). The Wolverines earned three top-five finishes at the relays, including Nick Rogers' (Birmingham, Mich./Seaholm HS) victory in the shot put, with a heave of 51-8 1/2.

Rogers was joined in the top five in the shot put by teammate Jason Hoyner (Gaylord, Mich./Gaylord HS), who placed fourth with a personal season-best toss of 47-5. Rogers capped off his impressive afternoon with a third-place finish in the discus event, with a throw of 155-1.

Rogers' victory in the shot put is his second consecutive championship in that event. He also won the shot put at the Ohio State Triangular last Saturday (April 22), with a toss of 53-1 3/4.

The Maize and Blue continues its outdoor campaign with a trip to Toledo, Ohio, for the Toledo Invitational on Saturday, May 6.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

Shot Put 1. Nick Rogers, U-M 51-8 1/2 (15.54m) 4. Jason Hoyner, U-M 47-5 (14.33m) Discus 1. Carl Brown, unattached 191-2 (51.22m) 3. Nick Rogers, U-M 155-1 (47.24m) 25. Jason Hoyner, U-M 107-9 (32.61m) 1,500-Meter Run 1. Kevin Blacquiere, Hillsdale 3:49.36 12. Tom Caughlan, U-M 4:00.10 19. John Butsic, U-M 4:03.90 Decathlon 1. Paul Terek, Michigan State 6,234 2. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 6,233