EMU Notches 10 Personal Records in Day Two of Tennessee Relays

Day Two Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team notched 10 career-best performances in the second day of the Tennessee Relays Friday, April 13, in Knoxville, Tenn.

EMU's best collective performance came in the 400m dash, where all three Eagles placed within the top-10. Redshirt senior Tyler Brown (Findlay, Ohio-Findlay) took third-place, crossing in 46.95. Finishing back-to-back were junior Tyler Underwood (Clinton, Mich.-Clinton) and freshman Owen Richardson (Basingstoke, England), who marked times of 47.73 and 47.76 to place seventh and eighth, respectively.

Richardson also had an excellent day in the 200m dash, as the freshman set a personal-record time of 21.00, finishing eighth in the event. Sophomore Tyler Johnson (Dayton, Ohio-Stivers School for the Arts) followed suit by posting a career-best of his own, as he ran to a time of 21.34 to place 17th.

The 110m hurdles was home to two of the performances that set personal-bests, with sophomores Devonte Findlay (Lauderhill, Fla.-Blanche Ely) and Ivan Suazo (Columbus, Ohio-Westland) placing seventh and 10th with strong times of 14.19 and 14.48, respectively.

Redshirt senior Hlynur Andresson (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland-Mountain Ridge) captured EMU's highest finish of the evening, claiming second in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:20.71.2.

In the field events, junior Derek Ziegenfuss (Allentown, Pa.-Parkland) returned to action after only have competed once since May 2017, and threw to an impressive distance of 66.01m to take home bronze.

Eastern will look to take its momentum into the final day of the Relays, which will get kicked off tomorrow, April 13, at 10 a.m., starting with discus.

EMU Individual Results (* Denotes personal-record)

100m Dash
15. Joshuwa Holloman         10.542
16. Leighton Antonio            10.550
21. Tyler Johnson                 10.65
25. Sean Beckom                 10.74*

200m Dash
8. Owen Richardson              21.00*
17. Tyler Johnson                  21.34*
20. Tyler Brown                      21.41
22. Tyler Underwood             21.44
31. Leighton Antonio              21.74

400m Dash
3. Tyler Brown                      46.95
7. Tyler Underwood            47.73
8. Owen Richardson              47.76

800m Run
20. Tom Jozwiak                   1:54.90
23. Roderic Wilson                 1:56.39
29. Daniel Kuhn                    1:59.03

1500m Run
19. Lahsene Bouchikhi         3:57.39
22. Nick Raymond                  3:59.26
29. Caleb Hess                       4:02.06
33. Csaba Matko                    4:03.88

5000m Run
6. Austin Wicker                     14:51.53

3000m Steeplechase
2. Hlynur Andresson              9:20.71
14. Johnelle Joe                     10:14.18

110m Hurdles
7. Devonte Findlay                14.19*
10. Ivan Suazo                  14.48*
11. Frank Douglas                 14.63

400m Hurdles
17. Elijah Barber                     55.61
21. Charles Calhoun              57.66*

Long Jump
5. Tyler Brown                      7.53/24-08.50
14. Cameron Hart                  6.97/22-10.50

Javelin Throw
3. Derek Ziegenfuss              66.01/216-07.00

Shot Put
20. Zach Purcilly                     16.34/53-07.50
24. Mike Hierholzer             15.22/49-11.25

Pole Vault
12. Alex Jacobs                       4.65/15-03.00

Decathlon 110m Hurdles
7. Skyler Lester                       11.30*
12. Ryan Long                        11.65
13. Drew Lament                    12.05*

Decathlon Discus Throw
5. Drew Lament                    36.25/118-11.00
6. Ryan Long                          36.14/118-07.00
11. Skyler Lester                     31.62/103-09.00

Decathlon Pole Vault
4. Drew Lament                      4.10/13-05.25
10. Skyler Lester                     2.80/09-02.25
11. Ryan Long                         2.50/08-02.50

Decathlon Javelin Throw
7. Drew Lament                      42.31/138-09.00*
11. Skyler Lester                     33.40/109-07.00
12. Ryan Long                        23.66/77-07.00

Decathlon 1500m Run
6. Drew Lament                     4:54.14
10. Ryan Long                       5:04.08
11. Skyler Lester                    5:12.59

Decathlon Final Standings
9. Drew Lament                     6147
10. Skyler Lester                   5986
12. Ryan Long                        4857

EMU Notches 10 Personal Records in Day Two of Tennessee Relays

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Players Mentioned

Hlynur Andresson

Leighton Antonio

Elijah Barber

Sean Beckom II

Lahsene Bouchikhi

Tyler Brown

Charles Calhoun

Frank Douglas

Devonte Findlay

Cameron Hart

Caleb Hess

Mike Hierholzer

Joshuwa Holloman

Alex Jacobs

Johnelle Joe

Tyler Johnson

Tom Jozwiak

Drew Lament

Skyler Lester

Ryan Long

Csaba Matko

Zach Purcilly

Nick Raymond

Owen Richardson

Ivan Suazo

Tyler Underwood

Austin Wicker

Roderic Wilson

Derek Ziegenfuss

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