Michigan State University
Big Ten Championships
Men's Track Finishes 10th At Big Ten Championships
5/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
May 21, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's track and field team finished in 10th place with 21 points at the 2000 Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track in Iowa City, Iowa. Wisconsin won the conference title with 155 points.
Steve Schell (Sr., Dearborn, Mich.) led the Spartans on day three, placing third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:12.78. Also scoring for the Spartans was senior E.J. Martin (Sr., Orange Village, Ohio), who finished fourth in the 110-meter high hurdles.
Schell and Martin join Jeff Kus (Decathlon/Jr., Grand Ledge, Mich.), Matt Ingram (Decathlon/Sr., Lyons, Mich.) and Okoineme Giwa-Agbomeirele (Long Jump/Sr., Midland, Mich.), who scored points for the Spartans on days one and two of the championships.
Final Team Scoring1. Wisconsin 1552. Minnesota 105.53. Ohio State 1034. Purdue 88.55. Illinois 846. Iowa 767. Penn State 71.58. Michigan 659. Indiana 48.510. Michigan St.21
SPARTAN COMPETITORS ON SUNDAYShot Put17. Joe Keller 15.10m (49' 6-1/2")
110-meter high hurdles4. E.J. Martin 14.15
Javelin Throw14. Brad Dieffenbacher 48.18m (158' 1")
5,000 meter run3. Steve Schell 14:12.78
SPARTAN SCORERS FROM DAY ONE AND DAY TWODecathlon3. Jeff Kus 6,859 points8. Matt Ingram 6,521
Long Jump6. Okoineme Giwa-Agbomeirele 7.32m
