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Weekly Notes
Ashland
University
Eagles
Senior Rob Klenk (Kettering, OH/Fairmont) bettered his mark in the weight throw last week at the Central Missouri Classic. Klenk entered the event with the longest throw in the nation and extended that measurement to 69-2.75. That’s the second longest throw ever unleashed on the Division II level. The only competitor to better it is Klenk’s former teammate – Kibwe Johnson…junior Dan Tierney continues to thrive in the pole vault. Tierney has the best mark in the nation and he improved that figure last week at the Kent State Tuneup with an effort of 17-0.75…sophomore Max Hiltner (Wadsworth, OH) secured a place on the provisional list last week by running 1:53.36 in the 800 meters at Kent State…Ashland was ranked second in last week’s NCAA Division II national power rankings…the Eagles head to Findlay this weekend for the GLIAC Championships. Last year, AU was second at the conference meet and Bryan Vickers (Circleville, OH) was the field athlete of the meet..
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Ferris State University
Bulldogs
The Ferris State University men’s indoor track and field team tuned up for the final time before the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships as the Bulldogs took part in the Central Michigan Jack Skoog Open Friday (Feb. 22) evening in Mount Pleasant, Mich.The meet included schools such as CMU, FSU, Michigan State, Alma, Adrian, Lake Superior State, Northwood and Saginaw Valley State. The Bulldog men’s squad had four fourth-place performances at the meet. Senior Jared Kelsh (Chippewa Lake/Chippewa Hills) placed fourth in the mile run (4:22.39), senior Dave Czerny (Piedmont, S.D.) was fourth in the pole vault (15-1), junior Joe Periord (Saline) took fourth in the 400 meters (52.84) and FSU came in fourth in the men’s 4x400-meter relay (3:33.79). Sophomore Matt Jozwiak (Berkley) received fifth-place honors in the 600 meters (1:24.92). The 2008 GLIAC Indoor Championships will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 29-March 1 in Findlay, Ohio. The meet begins Friday at 5 p.m. (EST).
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University of Findlay
Oilers
The University of Findlay men’s indoor track and field team competed at the Harold Silverston Invitational in Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as the Kent State Tune-Up in Kent, Ohio on Saturday, February 23. On the men’s side at Kent State, Kendell Simon finished first in the 800 meter run with a school record breaking time of 1:52.56 while James Eric was fifth in the weight throw after a heave of 58’09.50.Curtis Hoag also placed in the top ten, taking ninth in the weight throw at 55’05.75.In Ann Arbor on the men’s side, Ryan McKibben took fifth in the pole vault at 14’09.00 while Brant Finney took sixth in the shot put at 44’08.75 and ninth in the weight throw at 43’06.00. The Oilers will be back in action again on February 29 when they host the first day of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) championship.
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Grand Valley State University
Lakers
Ryan Rademacher picked up one of the men’s four in the track events, taking the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.62 seconds. Bill Makela’s time of 23.29 seconds in the 200-meter dash also earned first-place honors. James Gale took the one-mile event with a time of 4:18.55, and Joey Latz picked up the Laker men’s final track win with a time of 7.84 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles.The men picked up two field wins, as well. Wilson’s Division II best mark of 17’3.75" in the pole vault was followed up by a win by Clay Lipski in the weight throw. Lipski tossed the weight 53’9.75" to earn the victory. The men’s distance medley relay of Nick Polk, Troy Rock, Todd Schuster and Nate Peck competed at the Kent State Tune-Up meet. The relay team took first place by more than six seconds, crossing the line with a time of 9:51.26. Nate Miller and Garron Lucius also competed at the Silverston Invitational at the University of Michigan. Miller took third in the men’s high jump with a heighth of 6’7.50".
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Hillsdale College
Chargers
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Lake Superior State University
Lakers
Sophomore Paul Davis (St. Ignace, Mich.) clocked a :22.46, broke his own school record and won the men’s 200-meter dash at the Jack Skoog Invitational held Friday at Central Michigan University...Freshman Eric Ouellette (Hammer, Ont.) placed was second in the 800-meter run (1:55.87), while sophomore Evan Williams (Plainwell, Mich.) was sixth in 1:58.75 and senior Kevin Macomber (Gregory, Mich.) was seventh in 1:59.17...Other top finishers for the LSSU men were junior Dana Skytta (Michigamme, Mich.), who tied for third in the high jump (6-3 ¼), freshman Rick Koon (Mayville, Mich.), who was fourth in the long jump (21-2 ¾), sophomore Jordan Romel (Herron, Mich.), who was sixth in the weight throw (49-4 ¼) and Davis, who was sixth in the 60-meter dash (:07.15). The LSSU men’s 4x400-meter relay placed third.
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Northwood University
Timberwolves
The Northwood track and field team took part in their final event before the GLIAC Championships Friday night (February 22), taking part in the Jack Skoog Open.The non-scored event was hosted by Central Michigan University. The men’s effort was highlighted by a dominating performance in the 60 meter dash, where the Timberwolves registered the top-five finishers. Will Fulton (Inkster, Mich.) the winner, clocking a time of 6.92. Darrin Tape (Middleville, Mich./Thornapple-Kellogg) was a close second at 6.93. Bill Smith (Comstock Park, Mich.) had a big day, placing second in the 60 meter hurdles (8.52) and third in the 60 meter dash (7.09). Northwood also earned the victory in the 4X400 meter relay, clocking a 3:24.25 to defeat CMU by .40 of a second. Jared Fisher (Unionville, Mich./USA) was fourth in the 800 (1:58.22), while Josh Jerome (Shepherd, Mich.) ran a personal-best time in the 3,000 of 8:49.26 to finish third.Northwood will travel to the GLIAC Championships, hosted by Findlay, February 29-March 1.
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Saginaw Valley State University
Cardinals
The men’s track and field team had an excellent showing at the Jack Skoog Open on the campus of Central Michigan University, collecting 13 top five finishes in the meet.Leading the way was junior Sam Tilmon (Romulus, Mich./Romulus HS) who won the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.42 seconds, after qualifying first in the preliminaries with a time of 8.53 seconds.
Four Cardinals finished in the top ten of the pole vault, as Kyle McDaniel (Yale, Mich./Yale HS), Sean LaPine (Harbor Beach, Mich.), Andrew Fern (Lawton, Mich.), and Jake Morris (Wheeler, Mich./Breckenridge HS) all cleared 14 feet 7.25 inches.Sophomore Mark Badowsky (Lincoln Park, Mich.) and freshman Sean Urbin (Macomb, Mich./Henry Ford II) finished second and third in the long jump, hitting 22 feet 8 inches and 22 feet 5 inches, respectively. Urbin also took home third in the triple jump with a distance of 43 feet 10.5 inches. Junior Sean Egan (Marysville, Mich./Marysville HS) took home second place in the shot put with a distance of 51 feet 10.5 inches. Sophomores Justen Johnson (Lapeer, Mich./West) and Ryan Simmons (Port Austin, Mich./Kinde-North Huron) finished tied for third in the high jump with a height of 6 feet 3.25 inches. Senior Nick Krus (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview) finished third in the mile run with a time of 4:21.94, and freshman Chris Schneider (Laingsburg, Mich./Laingsburg HS) also placed third in the 400 meter dash with a time of 52.57 seconds.
Showing off his long-distance prowess, senior Adam Roach (Port Huron, Mich.) finished fourth in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:50.86. Sophomore Anthony Filipek (Caro, Mich./Kingston) took home third in the 600 meter run as well, with a time of 1:22.90.The men’s track team will be in action again next weekend when they go to Findlay, Ohio, to participate in the GLIAC Indoor Track Championships on February 29 and March 1.
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