Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, April 28
Des Moines, Iowa
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Eastern Michigan University
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Drake Relays
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Chloe Smith
Men's Track and Field Posts Strong Opening to Weekend
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The Eagles competed in two meets to begin their three days of competition
Drake Relays Day One Results
Kip Janvrin Open Results
INDIANOLA, Iowa / DES MOINES, Iowa (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team took part in a pair of competitions yesterday, April 28. The Eagles participated in both the Kip Janvrin Open, as well as the Drake Relays.
Redshirt senior Keith Williams (Sherman, Ill. – Williamsville) and redshirt junior Anthony Jones (Sandusky, Ohio – Sandusky) both took part in the hammer throw at the Kip Janvrin Open. Williams narrowly edged out Jones to take home the gold, with the redshirt senior posting a mark of 58.38 meters/ 191 feet 6-inches. Jones, who nabbed the silver, finished with a throw of 57.32 meters/ 188 feet 1-inch.
Moving to the Drake Relays, the Eagles took part in four events throughout their first day of competition. Beginning with the 5000m run, redshirt sophomore Lahsene Bouchikhi (Antwerp, Belgium – Stedelijk Lyceum Paardenmarkt Luchthaven) finished 10th in the talented field of runners, turning in a personal-best time of 14:14.36. In the 10000m run, fellow redshirt sophomore John Knox (Gloversville, N.Y. – Gloversville) took home the bronze for the Green and White, turning in a time of 30:09.79. Also running for EMU was redshirt sophomore Abel Flores (Defiance, Ohio – Defiance), clocking in at 31:29.00, which was a career-best time.
Finally, EMU took home their second top-three finish of the day in the 4x1600m relay. The group of redshirt sophomores Nick Raymond (Erie, Mich. – Mason) and Hlynur Andresson (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland – Mountain Ridge), sophomore Csaba Matko (Racalmas, Hungary – Szechenyi Istvan Gimnazium), and redshirt junior Willy Fink (Maumee, Ohio – Maumee) claimed the silver, barely being edged out by the team from Wisconsin by just one second. The group crossed the finish line in 16:40.46 to beat out Nebraska by less than half a second.
The Eagels continue competition at the Drake Relays, as well as the Gina Relays, today, April 29. For more information on the Drake Relays, please click here. For more information on the Gina Relays, click here.
EMU Individual Results (* denotes a personal best, Q is a finals qualifying mark)
Event Mark
Kip Janvrin Open
Hammer Throw
1. Keith Williams 58.38m/ 191-06
2. Anthony Jones 57.32m/ 188-01
Drake Relays
5000m Run
10. Lahsene Bouchikhi 14:14.36*
10000m Run
3. John Knox 30:09.79
26. Abel Flores 31:29.00*
4x1600m Relay
2. Raymond, Andresson 16:40.46
Matko, Fink
Kip Janvrin Open Results
INDIANOLA, Iowa / DES MOINES, Iowa (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team took part in a pair of competitions yesterday, April 28. The Eagles participated in both the Kip Janvrin Open, as well as the Drake Relays.
Redshirt senior Keith Williams (Sherman, Ill. – Williamsville) and redshirt junior Anthony Jones (Sandusky, Ohio – Sandusky) both took part in the hammer throw at the Kip Janvrin Open. Williams narrowly edged out Jones to take home the gold, with the redshirt senior posting a mark of 58.38 meters/ 191 feet 6-inches. Jones, who nabbed the silver, finished with a throw of 57.32 meters/ 188 feet 1-inch.
Moving to the Drake Relays, the Eagles took part in four events throughout their first day of competition. Beginning with the 5000m run, redshirt sophomore Lahsene Bouchikhi (Antwerp, Belgium – Stedelijk Lyceum Paardenmarkt Luchthaven) finished 10th in the talented field of runners, turning in a personal-best time of 14:14.36. In the 10000m run, fellow redshirt sophomore John Knox (Gloversville, N.Y. – Gloversville) took home the bronze for the Green and White, turning in a time of 30:09.79. Also running for EMU was redshirt sophomore Abel Flores (Defiance, Ohio – Defiance), clocking in at 31:29.00, which was a career-best time.
Finally, EMU took home their second top-three finish of the day in the 4x1600m relay. The group of redshirt sophomores Nick Raymond (Erie, Mich. – Mason) and Hlynur Andresson (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland – Mountain Ridge), sophomore Csaba Matko (Racalmas, Hungary – Szechenyi Istvan Gimnazium), and redshirt junior Willy Fink (Maumee, Ohio – Maumee) claimed the silver, barely being edged out by the team from Wisconsin by just one second. The group crossed the finish line in 16:40.46 to beat out Nebraska by less than half a second.
The Eagels continue competition at the Drake Relays, as well as the Gina Relays, today, April 29. For more information on the Drake Relays, please click here. For more information on the Gina Relays, click here.
EMU Individual Results (* denotes a personal best, Q is a finals qualifying mark)
Event Mark
Kip Janvrin Open
Hammer Throw
1. Keith Williams 58.38m/ 191-06
2. Anthony Jones 57.32m/ 188-01
Drake Relays
5000m Run
10. Lahsene Bouchikhi 14:14.36*
10000m Run
3. John Knox 30:09.79
26. Abel Flores 31:29.00*
4x1600m Relay
2. Raymond, Andresson 16:40.46
Matko, Fink
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