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Simmons-Harvey Invitational
Michigan Men to Host Simmons-Harvey Invite in Return to Action
1/14/2021 7:07:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
THIS WEEK
Saturday, Jan. 16 -- Simmons-Harvey Invitational (U-M Indoor Track Building), 10 a.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In what will be the program's first official competition of any kind since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world 10 months ago, the University of Michigan men's track and field team will host the Simmons-Harvey Invitational this Saturday (Jan. 16) inside the world-class U-M Indoor Track Building.
In a men-only session of action set to begin at 10 a.m. on the facility's hydraulically-banked 200-meter oval, Michigan will square off with Big Ten foes Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue. Competition is expected to conclude by approximately 1:30 p.m.
In order to keep crowd density and exposure points within the facility to a minimum, a separate women's session will be conducted afterward once the building has been cleared from 3:30 p.m. through approximately 7 p.m.
Spectators will not be allowed into the facility as a precautionary measure and to allow for more room for participants from separate teams to space themselves out within the building.
Fans will be able to follow along with a live stream of the action on the track as well as five separate streams dedicated to field-event coverage. Regular updates will also be provided through Delta Timing's live results page and the official social media channels of Michigan track and field.
Saturday's meet is the first of four home competitions throughout the 2021 indoor regular season in January and February, all of which will be closed to in-person spectators.
Among those making their 2021 debuts will be All-Americans Devin Meyrer and Ayden Owens, the latter of whom will be making his much-anticipated Michigan debut after transferring into the program in 2019-20.
Returning Big Ten Championships scorers John Meyer (shot put); Josh Zeller and Job Mayhue, who will both be in the 60-meter hurdles; and Mason Mahacek and Heath Baldwin, who will both be entered in the hurdles and pole vault.
Team Outlook & Notes
• The Wolverines, led by head coaches Jerry Clayton and James Henry, last competed prior to the pandemic at the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Championships, where they finished eighth overall. Michigan men combined for 42 points, including 41 from individual events. Student-athletes who accounted for 10 of those individual points return, including fourth-place shot putter John Meyer.
• Returning All-Americans: Vail Hartman (outdoor 4x400 relay), Ayden Owens (indoor heptathlon); Jack Aho (cross country), Devin Meyrer (cross country)
• Returning Individual Big Ten Indoor Championships scorers: Meyer (shot put), Mason Mahacek (heptathlon), Josh Zeller (60-meter hurdles), Heath Baldwin (heptathlon), Job Mayhue (2019 60-meter hurdles), Aho (2019 3,000 meters), Will Landowne (2019 3,000 meters)
• After a full season away from competition post-transfer in 2020, Owens is poised to make his much-anticipated debut in 2021. While at USC, Owens was a first-team All-American in the indoor heptathlon and posted the second-best decathlon score ever by an NCAA freshman with his score of 8,130 points. With a full year of training in the Michigan system now under his belt, he is looking to pick up where he left off.
• Shot putter Meyer will pick up the mantle of being Wolverines' top thrower, at least until 2020 NCAA shot put leader Andrew Liskowitz returns for the outdoor season. Meyer is on the cusp of national prominence in his own right, having placed fourth at Big Ten Indoors in 2020 and finished the season No. 26 in the country.
• Led by cross country All-Americans Meyrer and Aho, the distance squad will be pulling double-duty to compete in indoor track while preparing for a truncated cross country season from January through March. The two All-Americans will be looking to translate their cross country success to the track, alongside the likes of multiple-time Big Ten Championships scorer Anthony Berry, former high school national champion Nick Foster and a deep stable of talented runners. Joining the group from the international scene are Englishman Tom Dodd and Australian Oli Raimond, who are expected to be immediate contributors and potential conference scorers.
• Michigan returns one of the country's best hurdles duos in Zeller and Mayhue, both of whom made the 2020 Big Ten Indoor 60-meter hurdles final. The Brit Zeller dazzled in his debut 2020 campaign as he climbed all the way to No. 3 in school history, while Mayhue qualified for the Big Ten final for the second time in as many seasons. They could be joined by Owens in select open races, given his strength in the event. Also returning is 4x400 relay All-American Hartman, who is primed for an individual breakthrough in 2021. Chief among the newcomers is PhD student Austin Lin, an accomplished 400-meter runner from Northeastern.
When to Watch the Wolverines
| Wolverines at the Simmons-Harvey Invite | |||
| Name | Event | Round | Time (ET) |
| Heath Baldwin | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 10:00 AM |
| Mason Mahacek | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 10:00 AM |
| Job Mayhue | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 10:00 AM |
| Ayden Owens | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 10:00 AM |
| Josh Zeller | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 10:00 AM |
| Eli Winter | Weight Throw | Final | 10:00 AM |
| Vail Hartman | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 10:10 AM |
| Noah Stallworth | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 10:10 AM |
| * Heath Baldwin | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 10:45 AM |
| * Mason Mahacek | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 10:45 AM |
| * Job Mayhue | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 10:45 AM |
| * Ayden Owens | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 10:45 AM |
| * Josh Zeller | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 10:45 AM |
| * Vail Hartman | 60 meter dash | Final | 10:55 AM |
| * Noah Stallworth | 60 meter dash | Final | 10:55 AM |
| Heath Baldwin | Pole Vault | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Mason Mahacek | Pole Vault | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Tom Dodd | Mile | Final | 11:05 AM |
| Austin Remick | Mile | Final | 11:05 AM |
| Colton Yesney | Mile | Final | 11:05 AM |
| Leo Gabaron | 400 meter dash | Final | 11:15 AM |
| Austin Lin | 400 meter dash | Final | 11:15 AM |
| Dubem Amene | 600 meter run | Final | 11:30 AM |
| Cassidy Henshaw | High Jump | Final | 11:30 AM |
| John Meyer | Shot Put | Final | 11:30 AM |
| Ayden Owens | Shot Put | Final | 11:30 AM |
| Cole Johnson | 800 meter run | Final | 11:45 AM |
| Thomas Shilgalis | 800 meter run | Final | 11:45 AM |
| Derrick Simmons | 800 meter run | Final | 11:45 AM |
| Vail Hartman | 200 meter dash | Final | 11:55 AM |
| Noah Stallworth | 200 meter dash | Final | 11:55 AM |
| Tom Brady | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| James Gedris | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Michael Hancock | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Christian Hubaker | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Jacob Lee | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Joe Meyers | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Devin Meyrer | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Oli Raimond | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Jack Spamer | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Zach Stewart | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Nick Trevisan | 3000 meter run | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Dubem Amene, Ayden Owens, Vail Hartman Austin Lin |
4x400 relay | Final | 12:50 PM |
| Derrick Simmons, Cole Johnson, Leo Gabaron Tom Dodd |
4x400 relay | Final | 12:50 PM |
| Mason Mahacek, Job Mayhue, Josh Zeller Heath Baldwin |
4x400 relay | Final | 12:50 PM |
* If among eight finalists from prelims
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