Michigan
Hurricane Invitational
McLaughlin Leads Michigan in Outdoor Debut at Miami
3/17/2018 6:13:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
» Taylor McLaughlin became just the seventh man in school history to crack 21 seconds at 200 meters, clocking 20.95 for the win at the Miami (Fla.) Hurricane Invitational.
» McLaughlin's win was among seven top-five finishes on the day for the Wolverines.
Site: Coral Gables, Fla. (Cobb Stadium)
Event: Miami Hurricane Invitational
U-M Team Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., March 23-24 -- Arizona State Pac-12/Big Ten Challenge (Tempe, Ariz.)
• Complete Results
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- University of Michigan men's track and field junior Taylor McLaughlin started off the Wolverines' 2018 outdoor season on the right foot as he claimed an event win to lead a squad of sprinters and jumpers at the Miami Hurricane Invitational on Friday and Saturday (March 16-17).
McLaughlin clocked a wind-legal 20.95 with a 1.9 meter-per-second tailwind to take the victory at 200 meters to headline seven top-five performances for the Wolverines in their first meet of the spring.
With his performance, McLaughlin -- who will eventually transition to the 400-meter hurdles event in which he is a two-time All-American -- became just the seventh man in school history to dip under 21 seconds in the event outdoors, and the first to do so in nearly a decade. Adam Harris was the last man to break the barrier in 2009.
Also taking top-five from the 200 was sophomore Desmond Nicholas, who took fourth with a wind-aided 21.29 (+3.3m/s).
Sophomore hurdler Roland Amarteifio excelled in his 2018 spring debut as he approached career-best performances in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.40, +0.9m/s) and the 400-meter hurdles (53.91). The former performance was good for third overall, while the latter was nearly a three-second improvement over his first effort at that distance in 2017.
Redshirt freshman Alex Schwedt opened his overall 2018 season for Michigan with nearly a half-second career-best over 400 meters (48.24) for fifth.
Amarteifio and Schwedt teamed up with Josiah Carpenter and Desmond Melson to finish runner-up in the meet-finale 4x400 relay in 3:13.72. Amarteifio finished the penultimate leg strong to give the baton to Melson narrowly in second, and Melson did his part to hold off a hard-charging Miami squad to take second.
In the field, Daniel Butael's 7.05m (23 feet, 1.75 inches, +0.6m/s) mark in the long jump -- one of two seven-meter jumps on the afternoon -- was good for fourth, while Brandon Piwinski cleared 2.00m (6-6.75) on his first try Friday night to take fourth in that event.
U-M CAREER BESTS AT THE HURRICANE INVITATIONAL
Daniel Butael -- 7.05m (23-1.75) (+0.6m/s) / Long Jump
Josiah Carpenter -- 22.11w (+3.3m/s) / 200m
Noah Caudy -- 14.90 (+0.8m/s) / 110m Hurdles
Taylor McLaughlin -- 20.95 (+1.9m/s) / 200m
Desmond Melson -- 22.12w (+2.4m/s) / 200m
Desmond Nicholas -- 21.29w (+3.3m/s) / 200m
Desmond Nicholas -- 6.70mw (21-11.75) (+2.3m/s) / Long Jump
Alex Schwedt -- 48.24 / 400m
FULL MICHIGAN RESULTS BY EVENT
200 Meters
1. Taylor McLaughlin / 20.95 (+1.9m/s)
4. Desmond Nicholas / 21.29w (+3.3m/s)
25. Josiah Carpenter / 22.11w (+3.3m/s)
27. Desmond Melson / 22.12w (+2.4m/s)
400 Meters
5. Alex Schwedt / 48.24
110-Meter Hurdles
3. Roland Amarteifio / 14.40 (+0.9m/s)
10. Noah Caudy / 14.90 (+0.8m/s)
13. Drake Johnson / 15.41 (+0.1m/s)
400-Meter Hurdles
Roland Amarteifio / 53.91
4x400 Relay
2. Carpenter, Schwedt, Amarteifio, Melson / 3:13.72
High Jump (Friday)
4. Brandon Piwinski / 2.00m (6-6.75)
7. Max Wagner / 2.00m (6-6.75)
8. Alex Klemm / 1.95m (6-4.75)
Long Jump
5. Daniel Butael / 7.05m (23-1.75) (+0.6m/s)
11. Kevin Stephens / 6.80m (22-3.75) (0.0m/s)
13. Desmond Nicholas / 6.70mw (21-11.75) (+2.3m/s)
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