Steve Manz To Compete At NCAA Track And Field Championships
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
June 1, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Senior Steve Manz will be the lone member of the Michigan State men's track and field team to compete at the NCAA Championships June 9-12 in Austin, Texas, it was confirmed today by the NCAA Track and Field committee.
Manz is seeded fifth in the shot put based on his season-best throw of 64-11 1/4 at the Len Paddock Invitational May 7. Manz automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships when he placed second in the shot put at the NCAA Mideast Regional meet Friday, May 28, with a throw of 63-4 1/4.
The qualifying round of the shot put will take place Thursday, June 10 at 8:30 p.m. (Central time). The finals are slated for 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 12.
Several other MSU student-athletes competed at the NCAA Regionals but did not qualify for the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Brad Gebauer finished sixth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 16-11 but just missing out on one of the five automatic qualifying spots. Junior Steve Sherer was 11th in the 5,000-meter run (14:39.05), junior Julien Williams placed 19th in the long jump (23-2 1/2) and freshman Mark Langlois competed in the pole vault, but did not clear a height.
