Men's Track Places Third in Lone Home Meet
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
January 23, 1999
EAST LANSING,Mich. - In their only home meet of the season, the Michigan State men's track and field team placed third out of four teams with a total of 133 points on Saturday in Jenison Field House. Central Michigan won the meet with 178 points.
Five Spartans tallied victories at the meet. Junior E.J. Martin (Orange Village, Ohio) won both the 60-meter high hurdles and the 200-meter run. He won the 60-meter high hurdles for the second week in a row with a time of 8.16, and placed with a time of 22.11 to win the 200-meter run. Martin also placed second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.98.
In the distance events, the Spartans took home three titles. Junior Ryan Taylor (Melbourne, Australia) placed first in the one mile run, finishing with a time 4:14.49. Freshman Andy Lixey (East Tawas, Mich.) finished the 800-meter run in a time of 1:56.05, earning his first collegiate victory. The Spartans most successful event for the second consecutive week was the 3,000 meter run. Senior Kyle Baker (Anderson, Ind.) led the pack with a time of 8:12.25, capturing the win by edging out fellow teammates Jim Jurcevich (Defiance, Ohio), Chris Wehrman (Pinckney, Mich.) and Steve Schell (Dearborn, Mich.), who finished in second, third and fourth places, respectively.
In field events, junior Okoineme Giwa-Agbomeirele (Midland, Mich.) won the long jump with a leap of 23'08" (7.23m). In the high jump, sophomore Jeff Kus (Grand Ledge, Mich.) finished second, leaping to a height of 6'09.75" (2.08m).
Michigan State's next meet is Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Michigan Indoor Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Team Results 1. Central Michigan 178 2. Western Michigan 168 3. Michigan State 133 4. Northwood 28Weight Throw 1. Glenn Jenkins (CMU) 19.18m 2. Nick Squires (CMU) 17.55m 3. Cary Redman (NU) 17.28m 4. Adam Takace (WMU) 17.16m 5. William Henagan (WMU)16.91m 6. Jay Desimone (WMU) 15.51m 7. Justin Selden (MSU) 15.03m 8. Pat Walderzak (CMU) 14.99m 9. Carl Taylor (CMU) 14.86m 10. Dale Cowper (WMU) 14.75m 11. Seth Newberry (WMU) 14.63m 12. Ralph Neal (WMU) 14.60m 13. Eric Mikula (MSU) 14.37m 14. Chad Schwinderman (NU)13.15m - Joe Keller (MSU) Foul
Pole Vault 1. Courtney Wenzel (CMU)5.13m 2. Aaron Gebauer (CMU) 4.58m 3. Caleb Siedlecki (CMU)4.43m 3. Jesse Roberson (CMU) 4.43m 5. Dave Cutler (WMU) 4.28m 6. Nathan Parker (CMU) 4.12m 7. Ryan Blue (WMU) 3.66m 8. Jeff Kus (MSU) 3.36m 9. Matt Ingram (MSU) 3.20m 10. Joe Digby (WMU) 3.05m - Matt Deering (MSU) NH - Jake Diner (MSU) NH - Jason Morris (WMU) NH
Long Jump 1. Okoi Giwa-Agbomeirele (MSU) 7.23m 2. Jack Milito (WMU) 7.15m 3. Nathan Parker (CMU) 7.03m 4. Jeff Kus (MSU) 6.73m 5. Jeka Euhahi (WMU) 6.57m 6. Ronnie Zatkoff (CMU) 6.49m 7. John Snead (WMU) 6.46m 8. Shannon Williams (NU)6.29m 9. Mike Terpak (CMU) 6.28m 10. Jason Morris (WMU) 6.01m 11. Joe Digby (WMU) 5.89m 12. Ryan Blue (WMU) 5.83m 13. Brian Fairchild (CMU)5.78m 14. Joshua Ray (CMU) 5.72m - Matt Ingram (MSU) ND - Scott Luchenbill (NU) ND
Shot Put 1. Ralph Neal (WMU) 16.44m 2. Glenn Jenkins (CMU) 16.03m 3. George Ghattas (CMU) 15.88m 4. Dale Cowper (WMU) 15.39m 5. Paul Brieger (CMU) 15.13m 6. Jay Desimone (WMU) 14.59m 7. Pat Walderzak (CMU) 14.58m 8. Nick Squires (CMU) 14.53m 9. Adam Takace (WMU) 14.47m 10. Seth Dewberry (WMU) 14.31m 11. Cary Redman (NU) 14.00m 12. Joe Keller (MSU) 13.85m 13. Mack Wiggins (NU) 13.16m 14. Jeff Kus (MSU) 11.80m 15. Chad Schwinderman (NU)11.76m 16. Ryan Blue (WMU) 10.86m 17. Jason Morris (WMU) 10.75m 18. Matt Ingram (MSU) 10.07m 19. Joe Digby (WMU) 9.46m - Dave Cutler (WMU) ND
High Jump 1. Mike Hanson (WMU) 2.08m 2. Jeff Kus (MSU) 2.08m 3. Ronnie Zatkoff (CMU) 2.04m 4. Nathan Parker (CMU) 1.98m 5. Matt Ingram (MSU) 1.93m 5. Travis Dykman (WMU) 1.93m 7. Brian Fairchild (CMU)1.93m 8. Keith Sudeheimer (MSU)1.93m 9. Joshua Ray (CMU) 1.88m 10. Ryan Blue (WMU) 1.78m 10. Joe Digby (WMU) 1.78m 12. Jason Morris (WMU) 1.73m - Mike Armock (WMU) NH
Triple Jump 1. Jeka Euhahi (WMU) 13.67m 2. Mike Terpak (CMU) 13.21m 3. Mike Armock (WMU) 13.13m 4. Jack Milito (WMU) 12.90m 5. Scott Luchenbill (NU)12.71m 6. Ronnie Zatkoff (CMU) 12.54m 7. Chad Dykgraaf (WMU) 12.45m 8. Brian Fairchild (CMU)12.23m
60-meter high hurdles finals 1. EJ Martin (MSU) 8.16 2. John Snead (WMU) 8.17 3. Shaka Dhladhla (CMU) 8.45 4. Okoi Giwa-Agbomeirele (MSU) 8.48 5. Clive Roberts (CMU) 8.51 6. Jeff Kus (MSU) 8.56 7. Leron Davis (NU) 8.63 8. Nathan Parker (CMU) 8.67
60-meter dash finals 1. Ryan Johnson (WMU) 6.97 2. EJ Martin (MSU) 6.98 3. Clive Roberts (CMU) 7.05 4. Justin Rumph (WMU) 7.13 4. Rashad McDade (WMU) 7.13 6. Okoi Giwa-Agbomeirele (MSU) 7.22 7. Shaka Dhladhla (CMU) 7.27 - Josh Culver (WMU) DQ
1 Mile Run 1. Ryan Taylor (MSU) 4:14.49 2. Jeremy Hurley (CMU) 4:15.20 3. Matt Flachs (WMU) 4:17.55 4. Damian Sherck (WMU) 4:20.74 5. Gene Lebron (CMU) 4:22.25 6. Frank Kinkead (WMU) 4:22.39 7. Matt Zissler (NU) 4:25.84 8. Matt Lafave (MSU) 4:27.53 9. Tim Boring (MSU) 4:35.29 10. Mark Ermis (WMU) 4:35.89 11. Scott Clews (NU) 4:37.46 12. Tom Davis (NU) 4:37.84
400-meter run 1. Coye Boyer (WMU) 48.81 2. Emerson Jones (CMU) 49.06 3. Lee Mays (MSU) 49.72 4. Jon Hanson (MSU) 49.85 5. Brad Manor (WMU) 50.35 6. Josh Stryker (NU) 51.16 7. Jamell Jefferson (CMU)51.20 8. Travis Kelly (CMU) 51.30 9. Joe Knizacky (NU) 52.01 10. Blake Stapleton (NU)53.85
800-meter run 1. Andy Lixey (MSU) 1:56.05 2. Ian Searcy (CMU) 1:56.58 3. Tom Kessel (CMU) 1:57.46 4. Jeremy Hurley (CMU) 1:57.91 5. Damian Sherck (WMU) 1:58.30 6. Aaron Blakemore (NU) 1:59.43 7. Gene Lebron (CMU) 2:02.98 8. Matt Flachs (WMU) 2:07.79
200-meter dash 1. EJ Martin (MSU) 22.11 2. Josh Culver (WMU) 22.22 3. Coye Boyer (WMU) 22.36 4. Ryan Johnson (WMU) 22.43 4. Okoi Giwa-Agbomeirele (MSU) 22.43 6. Rashad McDade (WMU) 22.54 7. Leron Davis (NU) 22.62 8. Braden Bush (CMU) 22.87 9. Justin Rumph (WMU) 23.01 10. Larry Jones (MSU) 23.25 11. Clive Roberts (CMU) 23.28 12. Shaka Dhladhla (CMU)23.33 12. Travis Kelly (CMU) 23.33 14. Lawrence Jones (MSU)23.44 15. Josh Stryker (NU) 24.04 16. Jamell Jefferson (CMU) 24.43 17. Ajaeia Nzenwa (MSU) 25.00
3,000-meter run 1. Kyle Baker (MSU) 8:12.25 2. Jim Jurcevich (MSU) 8:13.53 3. Chris Weherman (MSU) 8:17.16 4. Steve Schell (MSU) 8:22.23 5. Richie Brinker (CMU) 8:24.42 6. Ryan Watson (CMU) 8:35.06 7. Matt Meyer (WMU) 8:47.12 8. Jacob Brundage (CMU) 8:47.20 9. Jared Biniecki (CMU) 8:49.14 10. Frank Kinkead (WMU) 8:58.10 11. Matt Flachs (WMU) 9:02.30 12. Tim Morehouse (WMU) 9:07.24 13. Chuck Knuth (NU) 9:14.72 14. Tom Davis (NU) 9:22.44 15. Nathan Walker (NU) 9:30.57 - Ryan Taylor (MSU) DNF
4X400 meter relay 1. Central Michigan 3:21.37 2. Michigan State 3:21.82 3. Western Michigan 3:26.05 4. Northwood 3:29.25 5. Western Michigan B 3:34.75 6. Western Michigan C 3:41.40
