Men's Track and Field Wins Six Events at Jack Skoog Open

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team captured a half-dozen event titles at the Jack Skoog Open Friday, Jan. 31, inside the Jack Skoog Indoor Track.

Redshirt freshman Alec Frymier (Hilliard, Ohio-Hilliard Bradley) set EMU's fastest time of the season in the 60-meter dash as he claimed first prize with a mark of 6.91 seconds. He was also the program's lone entry in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing in fourth place with a time of 8.29.

All three Eagles to compete in the 200-meter dash finished in the top-four, with freshman Alexander Trower (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Penn Hills) placing second with a time of 22.99 seconds. From there, freshman Kyle Martin (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ann Arbor Huron) was right behind in third place at exactly 23 seconds, while freshman Dorian Hooker II (Sylvania, Ohio-Northview) ranked fourth with a personal-best time of 23.05.

Meanwhile, freshman Frankie Grey (Brentwood, N.Y.-Brentwood) clinched the 400-meter title with a time of 50.23 seconds, before fellow freshman Trent Barron (Flint, Mich.-Carman-Ainsworth) finished as the runner-up with a personal-best mark of 50.33. EMU also secured each of the top three positions in the 800-meter run. Senior Roderic Wilson (Atlanta, Ga.-Blanche Ely) won the event with a time of 1:55.90, while junior Derek Jones (Erie, Pa.-Cathedral Preparatory) and redshirt freshman Ronald Brandal (Huron, Ohio-Huron) placed second and third place with marks of 1:55.95 and 1:57.41, respectively. For his part, Wilson anchored the 4x400-meter relay team that finished in first place with a time of. Additionally, redshirt junior Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney) took home the 3000-meter title as he crossed the finish line in 9:01.17.

In the field events, redshirt junior Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed (Arlington, Va.-Fishburne Academy) won the triple jump with a mark of 15.03 meters. Freshman Omar Ibrahim (Cairo, Egypt-Aspire Academy) competed in a pair of events, finishing third in the shot put with a toss of 15.30 meters and sixth in the weight throw at 16.59 meters. A pair of Eagles set career-bests in the weight throw, redshirt senior Taige Bryant (Edmond, Okla.-Edmond Memorial) finished second overall with a personal-best heave of 20.42 meters, freshman Kappa Bedoui (Doha, Qatar-Aspire Academy) finished in third place at 20.40, and redshirt senior Zach Harkey (Huron, Ohio-Huron) also eclipsed the 20-meter mark as he placed fourth with a personal-best throw of 20.26.

Eastern resumes its indoor slate Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8 as it travels to Notre Dame, Ind. to compete in the Meyo Invitational.

EMU Individual Results

60m Dash
1. Alec Frymier 6.91
4. Sean Beckom II 7.00
5. Terrance Hinds III 7.01
8. Alexander Trower 7.15
10. Dorian Hooker II 7.17
11. Kyle Martin 7.22

200m Dash
2. Alexander Trower 22.99
3. Kyle Martin 23.00
4. Dorian Hooker II 23.05

400m Dash
1. Frankie Grey 50.23
2. Trent Barron 50.33

800m Run
1. Roderic Wilson 1:55.90
2. Derek Jones 1:55.95
3. Ronald Brandal 1:57.41
7. Charlie Young 2:00.27

3000m Run
1. Austin Wicker 9:01.17
4. Ian Cook 9:17.18

60m Hurdles
4. Alec Frymier 8.29

4x400m Relay
1. EMU A (Charlie Young, Ronald Brandal, Derek Jones, Roderic Wilson) 3:30.74

Triple Jump
1. Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed 15.03m
3. Renfei Chang 12.08m

Shot Put
3. Omar Ibrahim 15.30m
9. Brian Jones 13.48m
-- Skyler Lester ND

Weight Throw
2. Taige Bryant 20.42m
3. Kappa Bedoui 20.40m
4. Zach Harkey 20.26m
6. Omar Ibrahim 16.59m

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Players Mentioned

Trent Barron

Sean Beckom II

Kappa Bedoui

Ronnie Brandal

Taige Bryant

Renfei Chang

Ian Cook

Alec Frymier

Frankie Grey

Zach Harkey

Terrance Hinds III

Dorian Hooker II

Omar Ibrahim

Brian Jones

Derek Jones

Skyler Lester

Kyle Martin

Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed

Alexander Trower

Austin Wicker

Roderic Wilson

Charlie Young

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