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Ashland
University
Eagles
The Eagles were ranked fourth in last week’s NCAA Division II power rankings…senior Rob Klenk (Fairmont, OH/Kettering) was tabbed as the field athlete of the year at last week’s GLIAC championships. Klenk finished first in the hammer throw and javelin. It’s no surprise that he won the hammer – Klenk is ranked first in the country in that event. The javelin is not his specialty and his victory there helped AU edge Grand Valley State in the final team standings…senior Bryan Vickers (Circleville, OH) has the longest throw in the country in the shot put and the fourth best mark in the discus. Vickers established a GLIAC championships record in the shot (63-11)…sophomore Nick Bellanco (Wooster, OH) has become one of AU’s most valuable all-around performers. At the GLIAC meet he won the 400 meters, was third in the 200 and fourth in the long jump and triple jump. Bellanco was part of two first place relays – the 4X100 and 4X400…sophomore Alan Dunson (Columbus, OH/Walnut Ridge) finished first in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the 400 hurdles and was tabbed as the freshman of the year.
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Ferris
State University
Bulldogs
The Ferris State University men’s outdoor track and field team completed action in the 2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships Thursday-Friday (May 1-2) on the campus of Saginaw Valley State in University Center, Mich. Sophomore Matt Jozwiak and senior Jared Kelsh. Jozwiak recorded a third-place showing in the 800 meters (1:56.30) while Kelsh finished third in the 1,500 meters (3:52.10). His time in the 1,500 meters surpassed the national provisional qualifying standard. Selected members of the 2007-08 Bulldog track and field team are next slated to compete in the North Central (Ill.) Invitational next Friday-Saturday, May 9-10, at Naperville, Ill. The meet starts Friday at 4 p.m.
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University
of Findlay
Oilers
The University of Findlay men’s outdoor track and field team completed the 2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championship on Friday, May 2 in University Center, Michigan. The men’s team came in sixth with 48 points. Lee Roberts remained the only Oilers athlete to win an event after taking home the title in the high jump during Thursday’s competition but James Eric came away with a third place finish on Friday in the discus to lead Findlay. Eric came away with the bronze in his event after a NCAA provisional qualifying heave of 160’04. Findlay’s 4x400 meter relay team of Greg Schaible, Simon Bernard, Essex Berry and Erik Birkholz added a fifth place finish after racing to a time of 3:24.83 while Carleton McGrady came in sixth in the shot put and sixth in the discus for the Oilers. McGrady took sixth in the shot put with a school record and NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 53’02.25 and then took sixth in the shot put with a toss of 149’10. Schaible added a seventh place finish in the 400 meter dash at 49.70, Bernard was seventh in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 57.00 and Curtis Hoag took seventh in the shot put after a heave of 50’03.25. Findlay’s 4x100 meter relay team of Curtis Haggard, Schaible, Berry and Birkholz also were the seventh squad to cross the finish line in their event after racing to a time of 43.69.
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Grand
Valley State University
Lakers
Grand Valley State’s streak of five consecutive GLIAC Outdoor Track and Field titles came to and end on Friday, May 2, finishing in second place with 231 points. Nate Peck claimed a second-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.50. Peck, Nick Polk and Grant Fall finished second, third and fourth, respectively, in the 5000-meter run, led by Peck’s time of 14:55.28. GVSU picked up 23 points in the 10,000-meter event, paced by James Gale and Ryan Holm, who finished first and second. Gale crossed the finish line in 31:23.16, while Holm was just four-hundredths of a second behind him, finishing in 31:23.20. Garron Lucius claimed a second-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at a time of 14.74 seconds. GVSU dominated the 3000-meter steeplechase, taking the top three places. Chris Hammer (9:17.31) took first, followed by Tyler Emmorey (9:17.68) and Curtis Barclay (9:18.25). All three times met provisionally qualifying marks.In the pole vault, Bryant Wilson finished second by clearing a height of 16’7.25". Joey Latz was right behind with a height of 15’3.5", claiming second. Nate Miller took second in the high jump, tying the first place height at 6’9". Ryan Rademacher won the long jump by going 23’2.5". He also took third in the triple jump with a distance of 46’5.25". Mike Stowe took third in the javelin throw by hurling 184'. Stowe also won the decathlon by recording a meet record with 6917 points.
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Hillsdale
College
Chargers
Hillsdale’s men finished in fifth place with 55 points when they competed at the 2008 GLIAC Championships on the campus of SVSU. Sophomore Andre Holmes was crowed GLIAC champion in the triple jump, scoring a mark of 47 feet, three inches. He was the only Hillsdale College athlete to win an individual track and field conference championship this year. Jared Krout took fourth place in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes, while teammate Jason Stomps was second in the hammer throw, improving on his impressive performance from last week’s Gina Relays.
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Lake
Superior State University
Lakers
Senior DJ Battistella (Newport, Mich.) moved up to second place in the men’s 400-meter hurdles by clocking a time of :53.50. Battistella also held onto his fifth-place spot in the 400-meter dash, finishing fifth in the finals with a time of :49.28...Sophomore Paul Davis (St. Ignace, Mich.) held onto ninth in the 100-meter dash finals with an :11.48 and moved up from eighth to seventh in the 200 with a :22.70 finish...After qualifying seventh and eighth, respectively, in the men’s 800-meter run, sophomore Evan Williams (Plainwell, Mich.) and freshman Eric Ouellette (Hammer, Ont.) placed eighth and fifth, respectively in the finals. Ouellette clocked a 1:55.57 and met the NCAA Provisional Qualifying Time. Williams, who had a time of 1:57.35 in the finals, made the qualifying standard with a preliminary time of 1:56.07...Junior Luke Allen (Manistee, Mich.) qualified 11th in the 1,500-meter run and moved up to eighth in the finals with a 4:02.31...Also on Friday, senior and LSSU Male Athlete of the Year Tom Thornton (Sand Lake, Mich.) was ninth in the 10,000-meter run (15:35.68), while the men’s 4x400-meter relay was fourth in 3:23.07...Freshman Rick Koon (Mayville, Mich.) cleared 6-3 1/4 to place sixth in the men’s high jump, while junior Dana Skytta (Michigamme, Mich.) tied for seventh by clearing 6-1 1/4. Senior Ben Tarbutton (Gaylord, Mich.) was seventh in the men’s 10,000-meter run (32:36.01).
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Michigan
Tech University
Huskies
Michigan Tech’s Robert Haynes finished second in the prelims of the 100 meter dash with a season best time of 10.66 at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference outdoor championships Thursday (May 1). Haynes, the defending GLIAC champion in the event, missed the NCAA provisional qualifying mark by 0.01. He also finished seventh in the prelims of the 200 meter dash (22.18). Kevin Kayser finished third in the high jump with a leap of 6-7. He also finished 14th in the long jump with a leap of 18-10.75.Ken Gilkerson also advanced to the finals of the 800 meter run after posting a fifth place finish in the prelims (1:56.29). Aaron Knopp was 11th in the 800 in 1:57.32. Stuart Kramer finished 10th in the 10,000 meter run (32:51.40) in his first race at that distance this season and Aaron Tetzloff finished 11th in the 200 meter dash (22.85).Ian Connick finished 14th (4:13.15) in the 1,500 meter run while teammate Sam Kilpela was 15th (4:17.42). Jacob Hill also finished 13th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 10:21.91.
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Northwood
University
Timberwolves
The Northwood University track and field teams competed at the GLIAC Championships Thursday and Friday (May 1-2). The two-day event was hosted by Saginaw Valley State University.The men’s team placed fourth, earning 83 points. The men’s team was led by Darrin Tape (Middleville, Mich./Thornapple-Kellogg) who earned Track MVP honors. He earned victories in the 100 (10.84), the 200 (21.76) and ran legs on the second-place 4X100 meter relay (41.50) and third place 4X400 meter relay teams (3:19.59). Other highlights included Micheal Gillmore (Tuscon, Ariz./Flowing Wells) placing second in the triple jump (46-8.25), fifth in the javelin (172-00) and sixth in the decathlon (5827). Will Fulton (Inkster, Mich.) was third in the 100 (10.69), while Jared Fischer (Unionville, Mich./USA) placed fourth in the 800 (1:55.41).
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Saginaw
Valley State University
Cardinals
The SVSU men’s track team finished in third place at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships with a total of 96 points Friday afternoon at Morley Field.Two Cardinals took home first place finishes on the day. Adam Roach (Port Huron, Mich.) won the 5000 Meters with a time of 14:52.83, more than two seconds faster than his nearest competitor. Nick Krus (St. Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview) joined him with a fifth place finish in the event.
Tony Filipeck (Caro, Mich./Kingston) finished first in the 800 Meters with a time of 1:52.61, nearly one second faster than the second place finisher.The Cardinals had a host of runners place in the 110 Meter Hurdles, led by Sam Tilmon (Romulus, Mich.), who finished third. Kyle McDaniel (Yale, Mich.) and Brock Humphries (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica Eisenhower) finished sixth and seventh respectively in the event. Tilmon also took home a sixth place finish in the 400 Meter Hurdles.Sean Egan (Marysville, Mich.) led several other Cardinal finishers with a fourth place finish in the Shot Put. Sean LaPine (Harbor Beach, Mich.) finished sixth in the Pole Vault while Len Weddel (East Tawas, Mich./Tawas Area) finished seventh in the 1500 Meters.The Cardinals relay teams also had a successful day, finishing fifth in the 4 X 100 M and seventh in the 4 X 400 M.
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