Shotwell, Lodge Shine on Day One of Miami Hurricane Invitational

Friday, March 19

Miami, Fla.

3:00 PM

Michigan

Miami Hurricane Invitational & Decathlon (Day 1)

Shotwell, Lodge Shine on Day One of Miami Hurricane Invitational

3/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

March 20, 2010

Site: Coral Gables, Fla. (Cobb Stadium)
Event: Miami Hurricane Invitational & Decathlon (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd of Six Teams (16 points) After Day One
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 20 -- at Miami Hurricane Invitational & Decathlon - Day Two (Coral Gables, Fla.), 10 a.m.

Team Standings (After Day One)

1. Bowdoin              222. Michigan             163. Texas                114. Wisconsin            105. St. Peters            86. Nova Southeastern     1

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

Hammer Throw1. Brendan Lodge, U-M           56.77m (186-03)
Javelin1. Rob Dehn, Wisconsin          66.55m (218-04)3. Grant Till, U-M              53.34m (175-00)
Decathlon (Through Five Events)
100-meter Dash1. Frank Shotwell, U-M          11.486. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M        11.69
Long Jump1. Frank Shotwell, U-M           6.63m (21-9)2. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M         6.41m (21-0 1/2)
Shot Put1. Frank Shotwell, U-M          12.77m (41-10 3/4)6. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M        11.19m (36-8 1/2)
High Jump1. Ramon Echevarria, Unattached  2.01m (6-7)4. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M         1.86m (6-1 1/4)6. Frank Shotwell, U-M           1.80m (5-10 3/4)
400-meter Dash1. Frank Shotwell, U-M          50.842. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M        50.88

N O T E S

• It was Michigan's first outdoor competition of the season, with four competitors in the field. The Wolverines are second in the six-team field to Bowdoin.

• It was the first competition of the season overall for senior throwers Brendan Lodge and Grant Till.

• Lodge was best amongst the four-person field in the hammer throw with a throw of 56.77 meters (186-03).

• Till took third in the javelin, with a throw of 53.34 meters (175-00).

• Junior multi-event performer Frank Shotwell has the lead in the decathlon after taking first place in four of the day's five events. His teammate, sophomore Kurt Reichenbach, took second in two others.

Contact: Brad Rudner (734) 763-4423