Friday, April 23
Philadelphia, Pa.
Michigan
at
Penn Relays (Day 2-3)
4x400m Title Highlights U-M Performance at Penn Relays
4/24/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team claimed the college division title and qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the 4x400-meter relay on the final two days of competition at the Penn Relays on Friday and Saturday (April 23-24) at Franklin Field. The Wolverines also added a pair of top-five finishes in the 4x800 and distance medley relays to highlight the Wolverines' two-day performance.
The 4x400m foursome of freshman John D'Arcy (Northmont, Ohio/Clayton HS), junior DarNell Talbert (San Diego, Calif./Mt. Carmel HS), freshman Stann Waithe (Towson, Md./Loch Raven HS) and junior Seth Waits (Grand Rapids, Ohio/Ostego HS) clocked a time of 3:10.48 to lead the five-team field in the event final. During the preliminary heats on the previous day, the U-M squad blazed a season-best 3:09.85 to qualify for the NCAA Mideast Regional, bettering the qualifying standard by 1.01 seconds.
Michigan's 4x800-meter and distance medley relays also registered top-five showings -- both in the Championship of America division -- earning season-best performance to place fourth and fifth, respectively. Freshman Sebastien Lounis (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Seaholm HS), sophomore Andrew Ellerton (Windsor, Ontario/Confederation HS), fifth-year senior Dan Cooke (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney HS) and junior/sophomore Rondell Ruff (Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford HS) combined to record a time of 7:23.79 in the Wolverines' second 4x800m of the season, shaving 20.89 seconds from their first effort at the Florida State Relays (March 18-20).
With nearly the same lineup for the distance medley relay, the foursome of Ruff, senior captain Chris Yee (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS), Cooke and Ellerton, clocked a time of 9:42.19 to round out the top-five, bettering the previous outdoor-season best by 48.82 seconds.
The 4x400m foursome of freshman John D'Arcy (Northmont, Ohio/Clayton HS), junior DarNell Talbert (San Diego, Calif./Mt. Carmel HS), freshman Stann Waithe (Towson, Md./Loch Raven HS) and junior Seth Waits (Grand Rapids, Ohio/Ostego HS) clocked a time of 3:10.48 to lead the five-team field in the event final. During the preliminary heats on the previous day, the U-M squad blazed a season-best 3:09.85 to qualify for the NCAA Mideast Regional, bettering the qualifying standard by 1.01 seconds.
Michigan's 4x800-meter and distance medley relays also registered top-five showings -- both in the Championship of America division -- earning season-best performance to place fourth and fifth, respectively. Freshman Sebastien Lounis (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Seaholm HS), sophomore Andrew Ellerton (Windsor, Ontario/Confederation HS), fifth-year senior Dan Cooke (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney HS) and junior/sophomore Rondell Ruff (Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford HS) combined to record a time of 7:23.79 in the Wolverines' second 4x800m of the season, shaving 20.89 seconds from their first effort at the Florida State Relays (March 18-20).
With nearly the same lineup for the distance medley relay, the foursome of Ruff, senior captain Chris Yee (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS), Cooke and Ellerton, clocked a time of 9:42.19 to round out the top-five, bettering the previous outdoor-season best by 48.82 seconds.
U-M will return to action next Friday and Saturday (April 20-May 1) in Columbus, Ohio for the 19th annual Jesse Owen Classic at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
Friday's Results110-meter Hurdles (Heats) Heat 2 1. Joel Brown, Ohio State 13.66 5. Jeff Porter, U-M 14.22Saturday's Results
4x100-meter Relay (Heats) Heat 5 1. UTech 40.28 7. Michigan 41.91 4x400-meter Relay (Heats) Heat 3 1. Mississippi State 3:06.77 4. Michigan 3:09.85
Distance Medley Relay (Championship of America) 1. Arkansas 9:33.74 5. Michigan 9:42.19 (Rondell Ruff, Chris Yee, Dan Cooke, Andrew Ellerton)
High Jump (College) 1. Alex Marbley, Cal State Northridge 6-11 3/4 12. Adam Kring, U-M 6-6 3/4
Long Jump (College) 1. Aarik Wilson, Indiana 24-9 3/4 13. Joe Baldwin, U-M 22-5
400-meter Hurdles (Championship) 1. Bershawn Jackson, St. Augustine's 49.38 28. David Battani, U-M 53.81 43. DarNell Talbert, U-M 54.80Contact: Leah Howard (734) 763-4423
4x400-meter Relay (College) 1. Michigan 3:10.48 (John D'Arcy, DarNell Talbert, Stann Waithe, Seth Waits)
4x800-meter Relay (Championship of America) 1. Georgetown 7:13.75 4. Michigan 7:23.79 (Sebastien Lounis, Andrew Ellerton, Dan Cooke, Rondell Ruff)
Triple Jump (College) 1. Marc Kellman, George Mason 50-9 1/2 4. Michael Whitehead, U-M 49-1 3/4
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