2005 TFM Harold Silverston Invitational -- Notes & Quotes
2/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
N O T E S
Kenneth Ferguson, running unatttached, broke the U-M Indoor Track Building record in the 60-meter hurdles twice within a one-hour span, clocking 7.75 in the preliminaries before bettering his own mark with a 7.72 showing in the final. Former Wolverine Thomas Wilcher had previously held the record with a converted 55-meter time of 7.78, set in 1986.
Junior/sophomore Andrew Bauer improved his 3,000-meter personal best by more than 10 seconds, clocking 8:31.67 in a third-place performance.
Junior Paul Sarantos posted a personal best in the shot put, throwing 54-7 1/2 to claim runner-up honors in the event. It was the Wolverines' top indoor shot put performance in three seasons and added nearly four feet to his previous best.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Ron Warhurst
On Nick Willis' sub-4:00 performance ... "I got what I expected, what he expected and what the crowd expected. I guaranteed a sub-4:00 mile, and he came through. It was perfect, nobody has done it at our home track in 22 years, and the last guy to do it, Brian Diemer, went on to win an Olympic bronze medal the following year."
On Nate Brannen's 800-meter race ... "He's disappointed, but he came back and ran a strong split in the mile relay; he had a smile on his face. He doesn't wear it on his cuff for too long; if he did, he wouldn't be able to bounce back. He really hasn't been out that fast this season; he was at 1:19 for the 600. [Running every weekend] is the nature of indoor track. We haven't had a consistent diet of steady speed work; we're still doing a lot of strength stuff. Obviously, we won't be doing that next week, and that should put the edge back on."
Junior Nick Willis
On his expectations entering the race ... "To be honest, I didn't really have too many expectations. I thought I could have done anything from 3:54 to 4:04, so I just wanted to go out there and have fun. I thought maybe I'd be able to kick home a little faster than I did, but given the situation of not having anyone to race against, that was fine."
On running a sub-4:00 on his home track ... "I had the option to run at Penn State last week or run this week. I hardly ever get to run at home, and people are always asking me when I'm running at home. No one has run a sub-4:00 here for 22 years, so I thought this would be something to give to the local community to get excited about. So, the crowd was really supportive, and I enjoyed hearing them cheer for me in the last couple laps."
On feeling fresh late in the season ... "Often in a season, you reach your physical peak and just try hold it throughout the season. I feel as though I'm still on the up-slope. A lot of that is mental; I feel like I have a lot more training to get done. I'm excited to keep improving my fitness. I feel the injury has been a complete blessing in disguise in the way it's panned everything out. I really haven't lost too much fitness from it."
Senior Captain Nate Brannen
On his 800-meter run ... "Coming into the meet, I was hoping to get the 'A' standard. I wasn't sure how I'd feel after coming back from Tyson, being sick and really fighting that all week. After the race, I was kind of seeing black and really dizzy; so, I take that as a sign that this sickness not being totally out of my body. Hopefully, I'll get this taken care of, go into Big Tens, run well and qualify for nationals in the 800."
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