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Sea-Ray Relays
Men’s Track Produces Four NCAA Regional Qualifiers at the Sea Ray Relays
4/11/2009 11:51:25 PM | Men's Track & Field
Brent, Karanja, Vollmar and Gersham all qualify for the NCAA Regional Championships
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The Eastern Michigan University men's track team had and outstanding four-day meet at the 2009 Sea Ray Relays at the University of Tennessee April 8-11. The Eagles had four individuals hit NCAA Regional qualifying marks.
David Brent (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic), Gerald Gersham (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield), Josh Karanja (Ottawa, Canada-Nepean) and Curtis Vollmar (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc) all earned NCAA Mideast Regional qualifying standards in their respective events. Brent ran a time of 3:45.70 in the 1,500-meter run to finish second, while Gersham tossed 55-07.50 to finish eighth in the shot put. Karanja and Vollmar finished three-four in the steeplechase with times of 8:59.06 and 9:01.83, respectively.
The Eagles had several top finishes in the relay events. The distance medley relay team of Cole Sanseverino (Monroe, Mich.-Monroe), Nate Blackwell (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central), Blake Figgins (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) and Brent took second with a time of 9:55.07 to finish second. Neal Naughton (Walled Lake, Mich.-Western), Josh Perrin (Hillsdale, Mich.-Hillsdale), Sanseverino and Brent combined to take second in the 4x1,500-meters.
The quartet of Clint Allen (Muskegon, Mich-Orchard View), Koleon Prescott (Oakland, Calif-Merritt College), Ackeem Forde (Haynesville, Barbados-Cambridge & Parry) and Blackwell placed third in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:26.68.
In other individual events, Naughton was second in the invitational section of the 5,000 meters, clocking in with a time of 14:26:25. Kyle Mena (Portage, Mich.-Portage) finished in sixth in that event with a time of 14:45.72. In the 10,000 meters Luke Chrusciel (Grandville, Mich.-Grandville) took fourth, running 31:05.40) and in the long jump, Oliver Walther (Erfurt, Germany-Pierre-de-Coubertin Gymnasium) placed seventh in the long jump with a mark of 23-00.00.
The Eagles will return home for their only home meet of the outdoor season, hosting the EMU Twilight April 17-18. Eastern Michigan will also be honoring the Pioneers of EMU Track & Field/Cross Country, celebrating the history of the program prior to Eastern's entrance into the Mid-American Conference.
Sea Ray Relays
April 8-11
EMU Results Only
100-meter dash
24. Koleon Prescott 10.72
26. Clint Allen 10.73
110-meter hurdles
25. Kevin Lanier 15.23
400-meter dash
9. Nate Blackwell 48.08
11. Ackeem Forde 48.45
400-meter hurdles
18. Daniel Collins 55.39
32. Kevin Lanier 57.34
4x100-meter relay
7. Forde, Allen, Walther, Prescott 41.17
4x200-meter relay
3. Allen, Precott, Blackwell, Forde 1:26.68
4x400-meter relay
13. Fortin, Figgins, Forde, Blackwell 3:16.96
DMR
2. Sanseverino, Blackwell, Figgins, Brent 9:55.07
4x1,500
2. Naughton, Sanseverino, Perrin, Brent
800-meter run
13. Blake Figgins 1:53.65
24. Nate Blackwell 1:54.86
1,500-meter run
2. David Brent 3:45.70****NCAA Regional Qualifier
18. Josh Perrin 3:57.03
3,000-meter steeplechase
3. Josh Karanja 8:59.06****NCAA Regional Qualifier
4. Curtis Vollmar 9:01.83****NCAA Regional Qualifier
5,000-meter run invitational
2. Neal Naughton 14:26.24
6. Kyle Mena 14:45.72
10,000-meter run
4. Luke Chrusciel 31:05.40
Long Jump
7. Oliver Walther 23-00.00
Open Shot Put
2. Jarid Pearson 52-10.25
Shot Put Invitational
8. Geral Gersham 55-07.50****NCAA Regional Qualifier
David Brent (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic), Gerald Gersham (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield), Josh Karanja (Ottawa, Canada-Nepean) and Curtis Vollmar (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc) all earned NCAA Mideast Regional qualifying standards in their respective events. Brent ran a time of 3:45.70 in the 1,500-meter run to finish second, while Gersham tossed 55-07.50 to finish eighth in the shot put. Karanja and Vollmar finished three-four in the steeplechase with times of 8:59.06 and 9:01.83, respectively.
The Eagles had several top finishes in the relay events. The distance medley relay team of Cole Sanseverino (Monroe, Mich.-Monroe), Nate Blackwell (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central), Blake Figgins (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) and Brent took second with a time of 9:55.07 to finish second. Neal Naughton (Walled Lake, Mich.-Western), Josh Perrin (Hillsdale, Mich.-Hillsdale), Sanseverino and Brent combined to take second in the 4x1,500-meters.
The quartet of Clint Allen (Muskegon, Mich-Orchard View), Koleon Prescott (Oakland, Calif-Merritt College), Ackeem Forde (Haynesville, Barbados-Cambridge & Parry) and Blackwell placed third in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:26.68.
In other individual events, Naughton was second in the invitational section of the 5,000 meters, clocking in with a time of 14:26:25. Kyle Mena (Portage, Mich.-Portage) finished in sixth in that event with a time of 14:45.72. In the 10,000 meters Luke Chrusciel (Grandville, Mich.-Grandville) took fourth, running 31:05.40) and in the long jump, Oliver Walther (Erfurt, Germany-Pierre-de-Coubertin Gymnasium) placed seventh in the long jump with a mark of 23-00.00.
The Eagles will return home for their only home meet of the outdoor season, hosting the EMU Twilight April 17-18. Eastern Michigan will also be honoring the Pioneers of EMU Track & Field/Cross Country, celebrating the history of the program prior to Eastern's entrance into the Mid-American Conference.
Sea Ray Relays
April 8-11
EMU Results Only
100-meter dash
24. Koleon Prescott 10.72
26. Clint Allen 10.73
110-meter hurdles
25. Kevin Lanier 15.23
400-meter dash
9. Nate Blackwell 48.08
11. Ackeem Forde 48.45
400-meter hurdles
18. Daniel Collins 55.39
32. Kevin Lanier 57.34
4x100-meter relay
7. Forde, Allen, Walther, Prescott 41.17
4x200-meter relay
3. Allen, Precott, Blackwell, Forde 1:26.68
4x400-meter relay
13. Fortin, Figgins, Forde, Blackwell 3:16.96
DMR
2. Sanseverino, Blackwell, Figgins, Brent 9:55.07
4x1,500
2. Naughton, Sanseverino, Perrin, Brent
800-meter run
13. Blake Figgins 1:53.65
24. Nate Blackwell 1:54.86
1,500-meter run
2. David Brent 3:45.70****NCAA Regional Qualifier
18. Josh Perrin 3:57.03
3,000-meter steeplechase
3. Josh Karanja 8:59.06****NCAA Regional Qualifier
4. Curtis Vollmar 9:01.83****NCAA Regional Qualifier
5,000-meter run invitational
2. Neal Naughton 14:26.24
6. Kyle Mena 14:45.72
10,000-meter run
4. Luke Chrusciel 31:05.40
Long Jump
7. Oliver Walther 23-00.00
Open Shot Put
2. Jarid Pearson 52-10.25
Shot Put Invitational
8. Geral Gersham 55-07.50****NCAA Regional Qualifier
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