U-M Finishes Seventh at Big Ten Indoor Championships

Sunday, February 25

State College, Pa.

Michigan

Big Ten Indoor Championships (Day 2)

2/25/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team ended the two-day Big Ten Conference Indoor Championships in seventh place Sunday (Feb. 25) at Penn State. The Wolverines' 58 points were three short of moving ahead of Illinois, while Wisconsin won the team title by 20 points (114).

For the second year in a row, the Wolverines went without a Big Ten Indoor individual champion, but they did turn in top performances on the day. Mike Wisniewski (Temperance, Mich./Bedford HS) and Steve Lawrence (Consecon, Ontario/East Northumberland SS) gave Michigan its best two-man finish on the day as they placed third and fifth, respectively, in the 5,000-meter run, both in NCAA provisional qualifying times.

Freshman Brian Turner (Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS) gave the Wolverines their other strong long-distance finish with his fourth-place time of 4:10.74 in the mile.

In the long sprints, Michigan had a pair of runners who continued their fine seasons. Jeremy Schneider (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover HS) ran well in the 600-meter run and placed fourth, while Kevin Lamb (East Lansing, Mich./Haslett HS) took sixth in his 400 final.

Michigan's best finish in the field came from senior Oded Padan (Tel Aviv, Israel/Alliance HS), who tripled jumped his way to sixth place with a leap of 49-0 1/4.

The Wolverines will be back in action on Thursday (March 1) for the EMU Last Chance in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Final Team Standings

 1. Wisconsin 114 2. Purdue 94 3. Ohio State 86 4. Minnesota 83 5. Penn State 68 6. Illinois 61 7. MICHIGAN 58 8. Michigan State 53 9. Indiana 44 10. Iowa 41

Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day 2)

60-Meter Dash 1. Ridley Babatunde, Illinois 6.77 200-Meter Dash 1. Andrew Pierce, OSU 20.84@ 8. Ike Okenwa, U-M 21.53 400-Meter Dash 1. Andrew Pierce, OSU 45.46@ 6. Kevin Lamb, U-M 47.85 600-Meter Run 1. Tom Gerding, Minnesota 1:16.19 4. Jeremy Schneider, U-M 1:17.33 800-Meter Run 1. Jason Van Swol, Illinois 1:48.76# 7. Dan Cooke, U-M 1:51.94 Mile Run 1. Rob Meyers, OSU 4:08.78 4. Brian Turner, U-M 4:10.74 8. David Cook, U-M 4:11.67 5,000-Meter Run 1. Ian Connor, OSU 14:01.92# 3. Mike Wisniewski, U-M 14:05.33# 5. Steve Lawrence, U-M 14:19.91# 60-Meter Hurdles 1. T.J. Nelson, Wisconsin 7.64@ 1,600-Meter Relay 1. Ohio State 3:08.71# 8. MICHIGAN 3:14.08 High Jump 1. Marc Johannsen, Minnesota 7-2 1/4# 8. Robert Arnold, U-M 6-9 Triple Jump 1. Len Herring, Wisconsin 51-8 1/2# 6. Oded Padan, U-M 49-0 1/4 35-lb. Weight Throw 1. Chris Brown, Purdue 71-11 1/2@ Heptathlon (Final) 1. Paul Terek, MSU 5,685 pts. 13. Ryan Stevenson, U-M 4,826 pts. @ NCAA automatic mark # NCAA provisional mark