Michigan
Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup (Day 2)
Wolverines Finish Fourth at Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup
2/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team moved up one place this afternoon (Saturday, Feb. 15) on the final day competition to finish in fourth place in the Sykes/Sabok Challenge Cup at Penn State's Ashenfelter Track. The Wolverines accumulated 80 points, while meet champion Ohio State totaled 136 points.
| | Ellerton won the 600-meter run with Michigan's fastest time of the season (1:19.11). |
With a result of 8:12.49, Hesselink posted a four-second win over the rest of the field for his first win of the season in just his first 3,000-meter race this year. Senior transfer Alex L'Heureux (Weedon, Quebec/Palm Beach Gardens HS, Fla.) and redshirt junior Nick Stanko (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt HS) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, with season-best times.
Ellerton's victory in the 600-meter run came with the Wolverines' fastest time in the event this season, clocked at 1:19.11. Ellerton held a slight 0.23 advantage of Penn State's Michael Jordan in second place. Finishing in third place, sophomore Seth Waits (Grand Rapids, Ohio/Otsego HS) posted a career-best result (1:19.78) and surpassed U-M's prior fastest time. Redshirt freshman Kaj Johansson (Honor, Mich./Benzie Central HS) was sixth with a personal-record time of 1:20.84.
The 800-meter run proved to be a close race, with Willis finishing just 0.02 seconds behind the Nittany Lions' Matt Lincoln. Willis time of 1:50.29 stands as the Maize and Blue's second fastest result this season and was just 0.29 off NCAA provisional pace. Finishing sixth and eighth overall, redshirt junior Dan Cooke (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney HS) and redshirt freshman Rondell Ruff (Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford HS) ran season bests in the race.
Members of the Wolverine sprint corps showed strong improvement as junior Chris Yee (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) posted season bests in both the 200- and 400-meter dashes (22.81 and 49.86). Additionally, redshirt junior David Battani (Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS) had a season-best 200-meter result, while redshirt junior Brent Cummings (Belding, Mich./Belding HS) competed in the 200 for the first time.
In the field, freshman pole vaulter Spencer Dowdall (Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs HS) had a season-best mark of 15-3.
The Wolverines will host their final home meet of the indoor season with the Harold Silverston Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 22). Field events are scheduled for a 9:30 a.m. start, while track competition is set to begin at noon at the U-M Track Building. Slated to compete at the meet are squads from Calvin College, Detroit, Eastern Michigan, Hillsdale, Toledo, Waterloo, Western Michigan and Windsor.
Final Team Standings
1. Ohio State 136 2. Penn State 122.83 3. Central Michigan 103 4. MICHIGAN 80 5. East Carolina 69 6. Cornell 50.33 7. West Virginia 34.50 8. Pennsylvania 24 9. Kent State 20 10. Pittsburgh 18 11. Toronto 5.33
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 2)
Weight Throw (Late Friday) 1. Dan Taylor, Ohio State 70-11 1/4 (21.62m) 17. Nick Vander Ploeg, U-M 45-9 (13.94m) 200-Meter Dash 1. Ernie Terrell, PSU 21.26 10. Braylon Edwards, U-M 21.92 21. Brent Cummings, U-M 22.59 24. David Battani, U-M 22.66 28. Chris Yee, U-M 22.81 400-Meter Dash 1. Benjamin Henderson, ECU 46.92# 15. DarNell Talbert, U-M 49.41 22. Chris Yee, U-M 49.86 25. Kevin Lamb, U-M 50.24 26. Nick Meter, U-M 50.33 Mile Run 1. Aaron Fisher, Ohio State 4:08.00 12. Brian Turner, U-M 4:18.68 19. Joe Schramski, U-M 4:24.29 600-Meter Run 1. Andrew Ellerton, U-M 1:19.11 3. Seth Waits, U-M 1:19.78 6. Kaj Johansson, U-M 1:20.84 800-Meter Run 1. Matt Lincoln, Penn State 1:50.27 2. Nick Willis, U-M 1:50.29 6. Dan Cooke, U-M 1:52.00 8. Rondell Ruff, U-M 1:52.74 -- Phil Stead, U-M DNF 3,000-Meter Run 1. Ryan Hesselink, U-M 8:12.49 4. Alex L'Heureux, U-M 8:18.06 5. Nick Stanko, U-M 8:18.32 1,600-Meter Relay 1. East Carolina 3:09.98# 5. Michigan 3:15.40 High Jump 1. Justin Willyoung, WVU 6-11 3/4 (2.13m) 3. Adam Kring, U-M 6-7 (2.01m) 5. Braylon Edwards, U-M 6-7 (2.01m) -- Brad Miller, U-M NH Pole Vault 1. Travis Offner, Cornell 17-2 3/4 (5.25m) 13. Spencer Dowdell, U-M 15-3 (4.65m) -- Craig Theissen, U-M NH Shot Put 1. Dan Taylor, Ohio State 64-0 1/4 (19.51m) 12. Joey Sarantos, U-M 49-3 1/2 (15.02m) -- Brad Hoffman, U-M Foul * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA provisional qualifying time
Day 1 Results
Contact: Andrew Ladd (734) 763-4423
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