Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 5
South Bend, Ind.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
at
Meyo Invitational
Men's Track and Field Wraps up First Day of Meyo Invite
2/5/2016 10:11:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
The Eagles' first day was highlighted by a bronze finish in the DMR
Complete Results
The Eagles continue the meet tomorrow starting at 10:10 a.m. with the 3000m. The day is slated to close with the conclusion of the 4x400m relay at 4:05 p.m.
EMU Individual Results (* denotes personal best, Q denotes a finals qualifying mark)
60m dash prelims Mark
7. Aitor Ekobo 6.88*Q
20. Wayne Blanchard 6.97
39. Nick Herbert 7.09
200m dash
21. Mark Cooke 22.13
28. Aitor Ekobo 22.27*
38. Nick James 22.52
5000m Run
14. John Knox 14:36.81
22. Abel Flores 14:50.42
60m hurdles prelims
10. Bryce Lindsey 8.15Q
21. Frank Douglas 8.51
D.M.R.
3. Matko, Elam 9:59.48
Bradley, Lenneman
Long Jump
9. Nick Herbert 7.08m/ 23-02.75*
19. Cameron Hart 6.83m/ 22-05.00*
20. Zach Waldron 6.77m/ 22-02.50
Weight Throw
4. Anthony Jones 20.86m/ 68-05.25
13. Keith Williams 18.87m/ 61-11.00
20. Elijah Albert-Grayer 17.49m/ 57-04.75*
26. Andrew Wentz 15.35m/ 50-04.50
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team opened the annual Meyo Invitational today, Feb. 5. The squad had a solid day overall, with the distance medley group nabbing a third-place finish.
In the 60m dash prelims, freshman Aitor Ekobo (Madrid, Spain – Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren Secondary School) managed to qualify for the finals, clocking in at 6.88, which was good for seventh. His mark was also a new personal best. Rounding out the Eagles in the event was senior Wayne Blanchard (Toledo, Ohio – St. Francis De Sales) and freshman Nicholas Herbert (Portage, Mich. – Portage Northern), who took 20th and 39th, respectively.
The Green and White had three runners in the 200m dash, with sophomore Mark Cooke (Edison, N.J. – John P. Stevens) leading the way and crossing the finish line in 22.13. Cooke managed to place 21st, while Ekobo and redshirt junior Nick James (Troy, Ohio – Troy) nabbed 28th and 38th. Moving to the 5000m run, redshirt sophomore John Knox (Gloversville, N.Y. – Gloversville) took 14th in 14:36.81. Additionally, fellow redshirt sophomore Abel Flores (Defiance, Ohio – Defiance) finished 22nd with a time of 14:50.42.
In the 60m hurdles prelims, senior Bryce Lindsey (New Middletown, Ohio – Fairfield Senior) turned in a solid performance, clocking in at 8.15, which qualified him to the finals. Also running was freshman Frank Douglas (Mansfield, Ohio – Madison Comprehensive), who finished in 8.51. The highlight of the day came with the distance medley relay, as the group of sophomore Csaba Matko (Racalmas, Hungary – Szechenyi Istvan Gimnazium), senior Jeff Elam (Latrobe, Pa. – Greater Latrobe Senior), senior Scott Bradley (Battle Creek, Mich. – Lakeview), and graduate student Joshua Sabo (Akron, Ohio – Revere) took home bronze with a time of 9:59.48, just five seconds off the first-place finishers from DePaul.
Herbert paced the Eagles in the long jump, finishing ninth with a mark of 7.08 meters/ 23 feet 2.75-inches, which was a personal-best. Also competing in the event was freshman Cameron Hart (Columbus, Ohio – Bishop Hartley) and redshirt junior Zach Waldron (Grand Rapids, Mich. – Northview), finishing 19th and 20th, respectively. Finishing with the weight throw, redshirt junior Anthony Jones (Sandusky, Ohio – Sandusky) just missed a podium finish, as he took fourth with a mark of 20.86 meters/ 68 feet 5.25-inches. Also finishing in the top-15 was redshirt senior Keith Williams (Sherman, Ill. – Williamsville) in 13th with a throw of 18.87 meters/ 61 feet 11-inches.
In the 60m dash prelims, freshman Aitor Ekobo (Madrid, Spain – Jose Luis Lopez Aranguren Secondary School) managed to qualify for the finals, clocking in at 6.88, which was good for seventh. His mark was also a new personal best. Rounding out the Eagles in the event was senior Wayne Blanchard (Toledo, Ohio – St. Francis De Sales) and freshman Nicholas Herbert (Portage, Mich. – Portage Northern), who took 20th and 39th, respectively.
The Green and White had three runners in the 200m dash, with sophomore Mark Cooke (Edison, N.J. – John P. Stevens) leading the way and crossing the finish line in 22.13. Cooke managed to place 21st, while Ekobo and redshirt junior Nick James (Troy, Ohio – Troy) nabbed 28th and 38th. Moving to the 5000m run, redshirt sophomore John Knox (Gloversville, N.Y. – Gloversville) took 14th in 14:36.81. Additionally, fellow redshirt sophomore Abel Flores (Defiance, Ohio – Defiance) finished 22nd with a time of 14:50.42.
In the 60m hurdles prelims, senior Bryce Lindsey (New Middletown, Ohio – Fairfield Senior) turned in a solid performance, clocking in at 8.15, which qualified him to the finals. Also running was freshman Frank Douglas (Mansfield, Ohio – Madison Comprehensive), who finished in 8.51. The highlight of the day came with the distance medley relay, as the group of sophomore Csaba Matko (Racalmas, Hungary – Szechenyi Istvan Gimnazium), senior Jeff Elam (Latrobe, Pa. – Greater Latrobe Senior), senior Scott Bradley (Battle Creek, Mich. – Lakeview), and graduate student Joshua Sabo (Akron, Ohio – Revere) took home bronze with a time of 9:59.48, just five seconds off the first-place finishers from DePaul.
Herbert paced the Eagles in the long jump, finishing ninth with a mark of 7.08 meters/ 23 feet 2.75-inches, which was a personal-best. Also competing in the event was freshman Cameron Hart (Columbus, Ohio – Bishop Hartley) and redshirt junior Zach Waldron (Grand Rapids, Mich. – Northview), finishing 19th and 20th, respectively. Finishing with the weight throw, redshirt junior Anthony Jones (Sandusky, Ohio – Sandusky) just missed a podium finish, as he took fourth with a mark of 20.86 meters/ 68 feet 5.25-inches. Also finishing in the top-15 was redshirt senior Keith Williams (Sherman, Ill. – Williamsville) in 13th with a throw of 18.87 meters/ 61 feet 11-inches.
The Eagles continue the meet tomorrow starting at 10:10 a.m. with the 3000m. The day is slated to close with the conclusion of the 4x400m relay at 4:05 p.m.
EMU Individual Results (* denotes personal best, Q denotes a finals qualifying mark)
60m dash prelims Mark
7. Aitor Ekobo 6.88*Q
20. Wayne Blanchard 6.97
39. Nick Herbert 7.09
200m dash
21. Mark Cooke 22.13
28. Aitor Ekobo 22.27*
38. Nick James 22.52
5000m Run
14. John Knox 14:36.81
22. Abel Flores 14:50.42
60m hurdles prelims
10. Bryce Lindsey 8.15Q
21. Frank Douglas 8.51
D.M.R.
3. Matko, Elam 9:59.48
Bradley, Lenneman
Long Jump
9. Nick Herbert 7.08m/ 23-02.75*
19. Cameron Hart 6.83m/ 22-05.00*
20. Zach Waldron 6.77m/ 22-02.50
Weight Throw
4. Anthony Jones 20.86m/ 68-05.25
13. Keith Williams 18.87m/ 61-11.00
20. Elijah Albert-Grayer 17.49m/ 57-04.75*
26. Andrew Wentz 15.35m/ 50-04.50
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