Field Performances Lead Eagles at Doug Hansen Open

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team earned event titles in all but one field event Friday, Jan. 18., at the Doug Hansen Open on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University. The highlight of the day was the Eagles' field athletes, who earned top finishes in five of the six field events. Additionally, 14 members of the Green and White earned personal-best finishes at the open.

"We saw some steady development and progress today to build on in the next week, so we are ready for our home meet next weekend," noted head coach John Goodridge.

Sophomore Newlyn Stephenson (Gary, Ind.-Thea Bowman Leadership Academy) followed his EMU chart topping performance at the Wolverine Invitational with another excellent weight throw effort, earning the top finish by clearing 18.72m. Redshirt senior Zach Purcilly (Troy, Mich.-Avondale) won his first event title of the year in the shot put with a 16.77m throw. Both junior Colin Etchen (Edgerton, Ohio- Edgerton) and senior Alex Jacobs (Dublin, Ohio- Dublin Jerome) registered the top performances in the pole vault, both clearing 1.48m for a share of the top of the podium.

On the track, the Eagles snagged three top finishes, as junior Terrell Posada (Naples, Fla.-Naples High) earned top finishes in the 60m dash and 200m while sophomore Hayelom Fitsum (Denver, Colo.-Denver School of Science and Technology) topped the leaderboards in the 800m. Both athletes earned their podium-topping finishes with career-best efforts.

EMU has a short eight-day hiatus before it heads to the friendly confines of Bowen Field House to host the Can-Am International, Saturday, Jan. 26. The meet is set to begin with the first field event at 9 a.m. Official meet information is available on the Men's Track and Field schedule page on EMUEagles.com.

EMU Individual Results
(Q denotes a finals qualifying mark, * denotes a personal-best, # denotes a program record, !- Meet Record)

60H Prelims
Frank Douglas – 8.15
Ivan Suazo – 8.15
Payne Wylie— 8.19

400 m
3. Treston White – 49.66*
6. Elijah Barber – 50.49
11. Kendaruis Coward – 51.39*
18. Dan Kuhn – 52.95

60m Prelims
Terrell Posada- 6.91q
Sean Beckom II- 6.97q
Ivan Suazo- 7.16

60m Finals
1. Terrell Posada – 6.83*
8. Sean Beckom II- 7.12

800 m
1. Hayelom Fitsum – 1:53.66*
2. Roderic Wilson –1:54.46
4. Solomon Costa – 1:56.99*
12. Phoenix Myers – 1:59.91*
19. Joseph Ingram- 2:03.83
23. Derek Jones – 2:04.93

200 m
1. Terrell Posada – 21.87*
2. Frank Douglas – 22.54*
15. Payne Wylie – 22.82*
22. Skyler Lester – 23.40*

High Jump
2. Cameron Hart – 1.98m
3. Skyler Lester- 1.98m

Pole Vault
1. Colin Etchen – 4.85m
1. Alex Jacobs – 4.85m

Long Jump
1. Carlos Sanchez Juan – 7.41m*
6. Nick Herbert – 6.60m

Triple Jump
1. Micah Peters – 14.37m

Shot Put
1. Zach Purcilly – 16.77m
2. Mike Hierholzer –16.71m*
4. Zach Harkey – 15.67m
6. Newlyn Stephenson –14.25m
12. Skyler Lester –12.49m

Weight Throw
1. Newlyn Stephenson –18.72m
2. Zach Harkey – 18.52m
3. Taige Bryant – 17.47m*
4. Mike Hierholzer – 17.20m*

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Players Mentioned

Elijah Barber

Sean Beckom II

Taige Bryant

Solomon Costa

Kendaruis Coward

Frank Douglas

Colin Etchen

Hayelom Fitsum

Zach Harkey

Cameron Hart

Nick Herbert

Mike Hierholzer

Alex Jacobs

Derek Jones

Dan Kuhn

Skyler Lester

Phoenix Myers

Micah Peters

Terrell Posada

Zach Purcilly

Newlyn Stephenson

Ivan Suazo

Treston White

Roderic Wilson

Payne Wylie

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