Men's Track and Field Shines at Doug Hansen Open

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team earned a half-dozen event titles at the Doug Hansen Open Friday, Jan. 17, inside SVSU Fieldhouse. The meet served as the Eagles' final tune-up before hosting the Can-Am International, which will take place Saturday, Jan. 25 at Bob Parks Track inside Bowen Field House.

Junior sprinter Owen Richardson (Basingstoke England-The Costello School), who was honored as the Mid-American Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week this past Tuesday, Jan. 14, claimed first prize in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes. EMU had four of the top five finishers in the 200-meter race, which Richardson won with a time of 21.29 seconds. Meanwhile, redshirt freshman Alec Frymier (Hilliard, Ohio-Hilliard Bradley) and freshman Trent Barron (Flint, Mich.-Carman-Ainsworth) placed third and fourth with times of 21.94 and 22.48, respectively, before senior Sean Beckom II (Saginaw, Mich.-Heritage) came in fifth with a mark of 22.61.

Richardson then took home the 400-meter title in convincing fashion. He cruised in the opening section of the event with a time of 47.62 seconds, while freshman Frankie Grey (Brentwood, N.Y.-Brentwood) was the runner-up as he crossed the finish line in 49.09. After needing fewer than eight seconds to post the fastest time in the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries, redshirt junior Devonte Findlay (Lauderhil, Fla.-Banche Ely) won the final round with a near-identical time of 7.98.

The Eagles also had each of the top-four runners in the 800-meter race. Junior Derek Jones (Erie, Pa.-Cathedral Preparatory) led the pack with a time of 1:55.17, while redshirt freshman Ronald Brandal (Huron, Ohio-Huron), senior Roderic Wilson (Atlanta, Ga.-Blanche Ely), and sophomore Charlie Young (Grand Haven, Mich.-Grand Haven) followed in second (1:55.66), third (1:57.80), and fourth (2:00.62), respectively.

The Green and White notched a pair of titles in the field, as freshman Kappa Bedoui (Doha, Qatar-Aspire Academy) recorded the meet's farthest weight throw at 19.59 meters, while junior Chukwusom Enekwechi (Valley Stream, N.Y.-Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences (Monroe College)) won the shot put with a heave of 16.84 meters For his part, reigning MAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week Baboucar Sallah-Moahmmed (Arlington, Va.-Fishburne Military) finished second in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 7.26 meters.

Field events at the Can-Am International Saturday, Jan. 25 are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., while track events are set to start 1 p.m.

EMU Individual Results

60m Dash Prelims
3. Sean Beckom II 7.01Q
4. Alexander Trower 7.16Q
6. Terrance Hinds III 7.05q
11. Kyle Martin 7.23
12. Dorian Hooker 7.26

60m Dash Final
3. Terrance Hinds III 7.04
4. Sean Beckom II 7.06
7. Alexander Trower 7.19

60m Hurdles Prelims
1. Devonte Findlay P 7.97Q
4. Alec Frymier 8.34q
6. Skyler Lester 8.42q

60m Hurdles Final
1. Devonte Findlay 7.98P
3. Alec Frymier 8.16P
6. Skyler Lester 8.46

200m Dash
1. Owen Richardson 21.29P
3. Alec Frymier 21.94
4. Trent Barron 22.48
5. Sean Beckom II 22.61
7. Kyle Martin 22.85
9. Skyler Lester 23.04
11. Dorian Hooker 23.10
15. Alexander Trower 23.33

400m Dash
1. Owen Richardson 47.62P
2. Frankie Grey 49.09

800m Run
1. Derek Jones 1:55.17
2. Ronald Brandal 1:55.66
3. Roderic Wilson 1:57.80
4. Charlie Young 2:00.62

Pole Vault
3. Skyler Lester 3.40m

Long Jump
2. Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed 7.26mP
3. Carlos Sanchez Juan 6.80m

Triple Jump
2. Renfei Chang 11.94m

Shot Put
1. Chukwusom Enekwechi 16.84mP
2. Omar Ibrahim 14.37m
6. Zach Harkey 13.51m
7. Brian Jones 13.48m
9. Skyler Lester 13.03m

Weight Throw
1. Kappa Bedoui 19.59mP
2. Taige Bryant 19.56mP
3. Omar Ibrahim 16.66m
4. Chukwusom Enekwechi 16.65m
-- Zach Harkey FOUL

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Players Mentioned

Trent Barron

Sean Beckom II

Kappa Bedoui

Ronnie Brandal

Taige Bryant

Renfei Chang

Chukwusom Enekwechi

Devonte Findlay

Alec Frymier

Frankie Grey

Zach Harkey

Terrance Hinds III

Omar Ibrahim

Brian Jones

Derek Jones

Skyler Lester

Kyle Martin

Owen Richardson

Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed

Carlos Sanchez Juan

Alexander Trower

Roderic Wilson

Charlie Young

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