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U-M Opens Split Weekend in Nashville
1/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Jan. 29, 2016
» U-M returns to action in Nashville on Saturday (Jan. 29) and will also send athletes to SVSU's Jets Pizza Invitational.
Site: Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Multi-purpose Facility)
Event: Vanderbilt Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Team Result: Non-scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 30 -- at Vanderbilt Invitational (10 a.m. CST) and Jets Pizza Invitational (10 am. EST)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team began a weekend of split-squad competition at the Vanderbilt Invitational on Friday (Jan. 29). Events are being held at the Vanderbilt Multi-purpose Facility, where U-M has a number of sprinters and distance athletes in action this weekend.
DISTANCE
U-M ran the distance medley relay (DMR) for the first time this season, featuring senior Alex Moran (1,200-meter leg), freshman Garrett McPeek (mile leg), senior Phil Washington (400-meter leg), and freshman Jason Ferrante (800-meter leg). The group clocked a time of 10:24.36, but one transition of the baton was dropped.
SPRINTS
In the 200-meter race, junior/sophomore Khoury Crenshaw was runner-up in the second section, running 22.20, while sophomore/freshman John Weeks set a PR and freshman Blake Washington won his heat.
The Wolverines will resume action on Saturday (Jan. 29) at Vanderbilt. Events are slated for 10 a.m. CST, with the first U-M athlete competing in the 3K race at 10:25. The Maize and Blue will also be represented at Saginaw Valley State University's Jets Pizza Invitational, with the running events and pole vault competition beginning at 1 p.m.
COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS
Track Events
200-meter run
John Weeks -- 23.26
Communications Contact: Chad Shepard
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