Michigan
Notre Dame Meyo Invitational
Switzer Notches Automatic Time at Meyo Invitational
2/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Event: Notre Dame Meyo Invitational
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Feb. 13-14 -- at Husky Invitational (Seattle, Wash.); Fri-Sat., Feb. 13-14 -- at Akron Open (Akron, Ohio)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Senior Justin Switzer(Waterford, Mich./Kettering) earned the first automatic-qualifying time of the season for the No. 18-ranked University of Michigan men's track and field team with a third-place finish in the one-mile run on Saturday (Feb. 7) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational in the Loftus Sports Center.
Switzer crossed the line with a time of 3:58.86 to earn the first "A" time of the season for U-M. The time is a new career best for the Waterford, Mich., native.
Sophomore Craig Forys(Howell, N.J./Colt's Neck) recorded the other top-three finish of the competition for U-M, finishing third in the 3,000-meter run with an NCAA consideration time of 8:04.34. The time was a new career best for the sophomore.
Michigan will return to action next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 13-14) when the team sends athletes to the Akron Open in Akron, Ohio, and the Washington Husky Invitational in Seattle, Wash.
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
300-Meter Dash 1. Chas Demers, Wisconsin 34.33 11. Matthew Campbell, U-M 35.12 500-Meter Run 1. Billy Buzaid, Notre Dame 1:02.82 12. David Sweeney, U-M 1:05.01 14. Tyler Arnold, U-M 1:05.28 1,000-Meter Run 1. David Holm, Eastern Michigan 2:23.41 13. Jeff Merrill, U-M 2:28.48 5,000-Meter Run 1. Patrick Smyth, Notre Dame 14:00.07# 15. Brandon Fellows, U-M 14:32.00 21. Sean McNamara, U-M 14:44.37 Long Jump 1. Jarod Tobler, Unattached 24-11 1/4 (7.60m)# 29. Kyle Terpak, U-M 15-5 1/2 (4.71m) Weight Throw 1. Ben Harpenau, Purdue 65-9 (20.04m)# 33. Vince Helmuth, U-M 42-9 3/4 (13.05m) 60-Meter Dash 1. Shannon King, Unattached 6.64# 30. Troy Woolfolk, U-M 7.08 33. Kyle Terpak, U-M 7.13 200-Meter Dash 1. Zye Boey, Eastern Illinois 20.93# 21. Kyle Terpak, U-M 22.46 400-Meter Run 1. Jeremy Orr, Michigan St. 46.41# 35. Tyler Arnold, U-M 49.65 37. Matthew Campbell, U-M 49.71 42. David Sweeney, U-M 50.11 800-Meter Run 1. Tyler Mulder, Northern Iowa 1:48.79# 26. Ricky Fleming, U-M 1:53.50 34. Roger Billhardt, U-M 1:55.05 37. Mike Luginbill, U-M 1:55.36 One-Mile Run 1. Shane Knoll, Michigan St. 3:57.36* 3. Justin Switzer, U-M 3:58.86* One-Mile Run 1. David Bishop, New Mexico 4:05.77 6. Peter Christmas, U-M 4:08.57 17. Bobby Aprill, U-M 4:15.87 3,000-Meter Run 1. Tyson David, Alabama 7:59.81# 3. Craig Forys, U-M 8:04.34# 8. Lex Williams, U-M 8:12.86 13. Tony Nalli, U-M 8:16.14 60-Meter Hurdles 1. Jerome Miller, Unattached 7.73# 6. Ron Fiorillo, U-M 8.19 4x400-Meter Relay 1. Ohio State 'A' 3:10.02# 14. Michigan 'A' 3:19.28 (Tyler Arnold, Ricky Fleming) David Sweeney, Rob Fiorillo)
Shot Put 1. Patrick Whalen, Ohio State 57-0 1/4 (17.38m) 25. Vince Helmuth, U-M 47-3 3/4 (14.42m)
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Fred LaPlante
On building from a difficult weekend... "You have to look at the highlights. There are things that the other kids on the team can look at and say that there are good things happening on the team. It will keep them confident and motivated that they can be part of that. Switzer's mile was pretty good, Forys 3,000-meters run was pretty good and the 4x400 team did pretty well. The thing about the Nebraska meet that was nice was we saw different competition. We have had two weeks now where guys have run trials and finals on a banked track and that experience will help them at the championships. We are still looking forward to doing big things at the Big Ten meet."
Contact: Joe Arancio (734) 763-4423
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