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Weekly Notes
Ashland University
Eagles
Three AU athletes have earned automatic marks to the NCAA championship meet. That trio includes senior Rob Klenk (Kettering, OH/Fairmont) in 35-pound weight (67-8.0), senior Bryan Vickers (Circleville, OH) in the shot put (64-0.50) and 35-pound weight (62-5.75) and junior Dan Tierney (Medina, NY/Albion) in the pole vault (16-6). The Eagles will compete at the Akron Open on Saturday, Feb. 2.
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Ferris State University
Bulldogs
The Ferris State University men’s indoor track and field team sent student-athletes to Friday’s (Jan. 25) Grand Valley State Bob Eubanks Open held inside the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena at Allendale, Mich. The GVSU meet featured competitors from a variety of schools including GVSU, Aquinas, Chicago State, Davenport, Ferris, Alma and Olivet. Ferris State registered four top-six efforts in Friday’s GVSU Open. Senior Adam Brown (McMillan/Newberry) was sixth in the pole vault (14-7.25), sophomore Curtis Begley (Ann Arbor/Saline) placed sixth in the 3,000 meters (9:07.86) and sophomore Matt Jozwiak (Berkley) finished sixth in the 800 meters (2:01.97). FSU was fifth in the men’s 4x400-meter relay (3:36.83).The Bulldogs will be in action again Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2, as they take part in the annual Division II Team Challenge hosted by Saginaw Valley State in University Center, Mich. Friday’s opening day of action is set for a 5 p.m. (EST) start.
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University of Findlay
Oilers
The Oilers hosted their Findlay Classic last weekend…Kendell Simon won the 600 meter run with a time of 1:20.65 while Essex Berry took second in the 200 meter dash at 22.34 and fourth in the 60 meter dash at 7.01 to lead the Oilers…Carleton McGrady and Cody Horn added fourth place finishes as McGrady was the fourth best in the shot put at 51’05.00 and Horn was fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 13’05.25…The Oilers 4x400 meter relay team of Erik Birkholz, Simon Bernard, Tom Brown and Simon also came in fourth during their event, finishing with a time of 3:26.27.
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Grand Valley State University
Lakers
Grand Valley State hosted the 2008 Bob Eubanks Open Friday evening at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. The Lakers won seven events and met three NCAA DII provisional marks. GVSU will next be in action at the Division II Challenge at Saginaw Valley State next Friday (Feb. 1) and Saturday (Feb. 2).Michael Palombo and Troy Rock got the Lakers going early with impressive runs in the 200. Palombo crossed the finish line first (23.01), followed by Rock (23.28). Bill Makela finished second in the 400 (52.17), while three Lakers turned in solid runs in the mile. Curtis Barclay finished second (4:25.89), Benjamin McCune third (4:26.64) and Tim Zeerip fourth (4:27.96). Todd Schuster finished first and met the NCAA DII provisional qualifying mark in the 800 with a time of 1:54.08. Nick Polk finished second in the 3000, crossing the finish line in 8:39.84. Garron Lucius improved his NCAA provisional mark in the 55 hurdles with his first-place finish in 7.65. Joey Latz was second (7.98).Ryan Rademacher met the provisional mark with his second in the long jump (23-06.75), while Mitch Bosch claimed top honors in the weight throw (50-06.75), followed by Clay Lipski (48-10.25).
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Hillsdale College
Chargers
On the strength of a NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark by Aaron Falk, and a new school record by Jared Krout, the Hillsdale College Men’s Track & Field team continued their early season surge at the Findlay Classic.Falk, an incredibly explosive athlete, recorded an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark of 17.46m in the 35# Weight Throw. His effort was good enough for 7th place, and currently ranks as the 12th best throw in NCAA Div. II. Krout, Falk’s roommate at Hillsdale, finished second in the 60m Dash with a new school record of 6.96 seconds. Krout’s performance eclipses the 7.00 mark that teammate Josh Hutchison set last year, on his way to the GLIAC Championship. Krout also finished third in the Long Jump.Fellow jumper Andre Holmes also turned in a solid day for the Chargers. Holmes, who doubles as a wide receiver on the Charger football team, claimed first place in the Triple Jump. Holmes’ victory comes just one week after joining the Track & Field team. Other top performers for the Chargers included distance standouts Joel VanDerworp (2nd – 1000) and Alex Ralston (3rd – 3000), as well as Alex Schmidtendorff (4th – 3000), Tyler Breault (5th – PV), the 4x800 Relay team (6th), Nate English (7th – SP) and Timothy Howse (7th – 5000).The Chargers return to action next weekend at the Div. II Challenge, hosted by Saginaw Valley State University.
Weekly Notes
Lake Superior State University
Lakers
Sophomore Jordan Romel (Alpena, Mich.) won the men’s weight throw (14.10m) and shot put (13.36m) to lead LSSU at the 2008 Lake State Classic on Jan. 26...Single event winners for the Laker men were freshman John Preczewski (Roscommon, Mich.) in the 55-meter hurdles (:09.41), sophomore Paul Davis (St. Ignace, Mich.) in the 200 dash (:22.83), freshman Rick Koon (Mayville, Mich.) in the 400 run (:52.25), senior Kevin Macomber (Gregory, Mich.) in the mile run (4:28.4), junior Ben Tarbutton (Gaylord, Mich.) in the 3,000-meter run (9:10.21) and the LSSU 1,600-meter relay (3:37.23)...Davis was also third in the 55-meter dash (:06.796)...Second-place finishes went to junior Dana Skytta (Michigamme, Mich.) in the high jump (6.20m), 55-meter hurdles (:10.57), shot put (13.0m) and weight throw (14.04m), sophomore Evan Williams (Plainwell, Mich.) in the 800 run (2:00.02), and Tarbutton in the mile (4.29.40).
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Northwood University
Timberwolves
Northwood had this week off. They return to action February 1-2 at the DII Challenge, which will be hosted by Saginaw Valley.
Weekly Notes
Saginaw Valley State University
Cardinals
The men’s track and field team competed in the University of Findlay Open this past weekend and had some top finishers in the meet to result in a good showing for the Cardinals. Junior Sam Tilmon (Romulus, Mich.) took home a third-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.45 seconds, while teammate Kyle McDaniel (Yale, Mich.) was not far behind in ninth place with a time of 8.81 seconds. Junior Ben Richards (Goodrich, Mich.) had a top ten finish in the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:35.30 while cross country national qualifier Nick Krus (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview) showed his prowess indoors, finishing tenth in the one mile run with a time of 4:23.77. Senior Eric LaCross (Cheboygan, Mich.) had a 13th place finish in the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:48.38. The performance of the meet, however, was from the men’s distance medley team which finished with a time of 10:09.60. The performance was good enough for the victory and also set a new University of Findlay Open meet record.In the field events, Kyle McDaniel at a height of 6 feet 2.75 inches in the high jump for a fifth place finish. Sophomore Brock Humphries (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica Eisenhower) placed sixth in the triple jump with a distance of 40 feet 10.5 inches. The best field event for the men was the shot put where junior Sean Egan (Marysville, Mich.) took home a third place finish with a distance of 51 feet 8.25 inches, and Josh Koglin (Kimball, Mich./Marysville) finished eighth in the same event with a distance of 48 feet 6.75 inches. Kyle McDaniel also finished fourth in the men’s heptathlon with 4528 points which included a second place finish in the 60 meter dash, and third place finishes in the high jump, 60 meter hurdles, and pole vault. The next meet for the Cardinals is back at home in the Ryder Center when Saginaw Valley State University holds the NCAA Division II Team Challenge on February 1st and 2nd.
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