Michigan
Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Wolverines Kick Off Competition at Big Ten Outdoor Meet
5/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team kicked off competition at the Big Ten Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday (May 11), competing in a pair of events on the first day of action on Nittany Lion Track in State College, Pa.
Sophomore/freshman Brendan Lodge (Narragansett, R.I./Bishop Hendricken) scored in the hammer throw for the Wolverines. Lodge landed an NCAA regional qualifying mark of 185-4 to place eighth overall in the event. The mark is a new personal record for Lodge and is the second longest throw in U-M school history. Lodge was only ten feet shy of Patrik Johansson's school record mark of 195-4, which he set in 1999.
Also scoring for the Wolverines was sophomore/freshman John Black (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice). Black took sixth place in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:54.81 competing in his first ever Big Ten Championships. Junior Seth Thibodeau (Milford, Mich./Milford) was 0.54 seconds shy of a scoring performance when he clocked 31:04.82 to place ninth. Sophomore/freshman Tony Nalli (Ann Arbor, Mich./Dexter) was a few seconds behind, finishing 11th (31:07.33).
After five events in the decathlon, freshman Frank Shotwell (Medina, Ohio/Medina) sits eighth in the event standings with 3,468 points. Shotwell's first-day highlights include a third-place finish in the long jump (21-11) and a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a season-high time of 49.67. Fifth-year senior Adam Kiesler (Rochester, Ill./Rochester) is 15th after the first five events (2,990 points).
Tthe Wolverines will return to action Saturday (May 12) for the second day of competition at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in State College, Pa. Events will begin with the decathlon 110-meter hurdles at 9:30 a.m. at Nittany Lion Track.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. Minnesota 18 Iowa 18 3. Purdue 8 Illinois 8 Ohio State 8 6. Penn State 7 7. Wisconsin 6 8. MICHIGAN 4 9. Indiana 1 10. Michigan State 0
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 1)
10,000-meter Run 1. Micah VanDenend, Iowa 30:28.50 6. John Black, U-M 30:54.81 9. Seth Thibodeau, U-M 31:04.28 11. Tony Nalli, U-M 31:07.33 Hammer Throw 1. Adam Schnaible, Minnesota 210-4# (64.10m) 8. Brendan Lodge, U-M 185-4# (56.48m) 15. Chris McHugh, U-M 173-11 (53.02m) 16. Vince Belitsos, U-M 173-11 (53.00m) 17. Paul Sarantos, U-M 171-6 (52.27m) Decathlon Standings (After 5 Events) 1. Nathan Brown, Wisconsin 4,056 points 8. Frank Shotwell, U-M 3,468 points 15. Adam Kiesler, U-M 2,990 points Decathlon 100-meter Dash 1. James Myles, Penn State 11.04 (852 points) 6. Frank Shotwell, U-M 11.24 (808 points) 15. Adam Kiesler, U-M 11.76 (699 points) Decathlon Long Jump 1. Nathan Brown, Wisconsin 22-9 (6.93m) (797 points) 3. Frank Shotwell, U-M 21-11 (6.73m) (750 points) 9. Adam Kiesler, U-M 21-4 (6.50m) (697 points) Decathlon Shot Put 1. Nathan Brown, Wisconsin 52-9 1/4 (16.80m) (856 points) 10. Adam Kiesler, U-M 37-8 1/2 (11.49m) (575 points) 13. Frank Shotwell, U-M 36-5 (11.10m) (552 points) Decathlon High Jump 1. Lance Moe, Purdue 6-10 3/4# (2.10m) (896 points) 13. Frank Shotwell, U-M 5-6 (1.68m) (528 points) 14. Adam Kiesler, U-M 5-3 3/4 (1.62m) (480 points) Decathlon 400-meter Dash 1. Joe Detmer, Wisconsin 47.69 (924 points) 5. Frank Shotwell, U-M 49.67 (830 points) 15. Adam Kiesler, U-M 56.53 (539 points) NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark #
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