Michigan
NCAA Outdoor Championships (Day 2)
Wisniewksi, Okenwa Close 2000 Season at NCAA Meet
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Michigan's other competitor in the NCAA Championships was sophomore sprinter Ike Okenwa (San Diego, Calif./Morse HS), who placed seventh in the first heat of the 100-meter dash preliminaries. Okenwa's time of 10.43 did not qualify him for Saturday's semifinal heats. Okenwa was attempting to become Michigan's first All-American in the 100-meter dash since Tom Robinson (1959-61) accomplished that feat in 1960.
Although Wisniewski finished in 13th place, the 10,000-meter run was a tight race throughout, evidenced by the fact that Wisniewski finished less than two-tenths of a second out of eighth place and All-America status. Wisniewski was trying to become Michigan's first All-American in the 10,000-meter run since Brad Barquest (1988-91) earned that honor with a third-place finish in 1991.
The NCAA Outdoor Championships mark the final meet of the 2000 Wolverine track and field campaign.
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
100-Meter Dash (Preliminaries) Heat 1 1. Kaaron Conwright, Cal Poly-SLO 10.10 7. Ike Okenwa, U-M 10.43 10,000-Meter Run 1. Brad Hauser, Stanford 30:38.57 13. Mike Wisniewski, U-M 31:17.28
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