Eagles Close Out Strong First Day at Raleigh Relays

Complete Results

RALEIGH, N.C. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team got their outdoor season off to a great start today, March 25, with the first day of the Raleigh Relays. The Eagles had a small number of distance runners participate on the day.

The Green and White were represented by graduate student Joshua Sabo (Akron, Ohio – Revere) in the 1500m. Sabo managed to clock in at 3:52.87 to place 20^th in a field of over 80 runners.

Running in the 5000m, redshirt sophomore Hlynur Andresson (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland / Mountain Ridge) paced the team, crossing the finish line in a career-best 14:10.56 to take 23rd in a talented field. Fellow redshirt sophomore Mitch Lenneman (River Falls, Wis. – River Falls) also took part in the race, running the 5000m for the first time and finishing in 14:24.36 for 34th. Finally, redshirt sophomore Kieran Reilly (Dover, Great Britain - Dover Grammar School for Boys) made his Eagle debut, crossing the finish line in 14:44.94 for a personal-best mark.

Moving to the 10000m, redshirt junior Willy Fink (Maumee, Ohio – Maumee) had a fantastic race, taking home bronze in a talented field with a personal-best time of 29:04.92. Not only was his time a career-best by nearly an entire minute, but it was also the fifth-fastest in the EMU record books. Following Fink, redshirt sophomore Nick Raymond (Erie, Mich. – Mason) took 12^th after crossing the finish line in 29:30.06, while sophomore Csaba Matko (Racalmas, Hungary - Szechenyi Istvan Gimnazium) nabbed 19^th in 29:41.70. Based on his performance, Raymond moved into eighth in program history as well. Rounding out the team was redshirt sophomore John Knox (Gloversville, N.Y. – Gloversville) and redshirt sophomore Lahsene Bouchikhi (Antwerp, Belgium - Stedelijk Lyceum Paardenmarkt Luchthaven) in 33rd and 56th, respectively.

The Green and White continue action at the Raleigh Relays tomorrow, March 26. The day begins at 10 a.m., and is slated to finish with the women's 4x400m relay at 4:50 p.m.

EMU Individual Results (* denotes a personal best
Event                                  Mark
1500m
20. Joshua Sabo 3:52.87

5000m
23. Hlynur Andresson 14:10.56*
34. Mitch Lenneman 14:24.36*
57. Kieran Reilly 14:44.94*

10000m
3. Willy Fink                       29:04.92*
12. Nick Raymond 29:30.06*
19. Csaba Matko 29:41.70*
33. John Knox                    30:08.86
56. Lahsene Bouchikhi 31:18.47

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Players Mentioned

Hlynur Andresson

Lahsene Bouchikhi

Willy Fink

John Knox

Mitch Lenneman

Csaba Matko

Nick Raymond

Kieran Reilly

Joshua Sabo

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