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Men's Track Has Strong Efforts at Two Indoor Meets

Eagles compete in both the Grand Valley State University Big Meet and at Akron Invite

Click Here for Complete Results from the GVSU Meet.

ALLENDALE, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University men's indoor track and field squad sent competitors to the Grand Valley State University Big Meet here Friday-Saturday, Feb. 12-13, as well as sending several student-athletes to the University of Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio. The Eagles came up with outstanding efforts at both venues.

Junior Ackeem Forde (Haynesville, Barbados-Colleridge & Parry School) led the Eagles at Grand Valley with a second-place finish in the 200-meters in 21.63 and a fourth-place spot in the 400-meter invitational in 48.22. David Brent (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's) was second in the 800-meter invitational in 1:50.04. Gerald Gersham (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield) was first in the open shot put at Grand Valley with a toss of 58-2.5.

Gregor Harzer was outstanding for the Eagles at the Akron Invitational, finishing sixth in the heptathlon with 4,828 points. Adam McMillian (Ann Arbor, Mich.-Huron) was third in the Blue Division of the pole vault at 15-1.00.

The complete EMU results from both the Grand Valley State University Big Meet and the University of Akron Invitational are listed below.

EMU Men's Track and Field Finishes at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet
(Feb.. 12-13, 2010)

200 METERS (Invitational)
2. Ackeem Forde (EMU) 21.63
T-5. Koleon Prescott (EMU) 21.78
26. jairus Saunders (EMU) 22.59

800 METERS (Invitational)
2. David Brent (EMU) 1:50.04
5. Blake Figgins (EMU) 1:50.54

SHOT PUT (Open)
2,. Gerald Gersham (EMU) 58-2.5

400 METERS (Invitational)
4. Ackeem Forde (EMU) 48.22

600 METERS
T4. Nate Blackwell (EMU) 1:22.09
7. Kyle Fortin (EMU) 1:22.32

HIGH JUMP (Open)
T-7. Xavier Clais (EMU) 6-6.25

MILE INVITATIONAL
10. Curtis Vollmar (EMU) 4:08.43

5,000 METERS
22. Austin Hendrix (EMU) 14:46.65
69. Matt Hammersmith (EMU) 15:35.78

SHOT PUT (Invitational)
2. Gerald Gersham (EMU) 58-2.5

60 METERS
4. Clint Allen (EMU) 6.77
6. Koleon Prescott (EMU) 6.91

60-METER HIGH HURDLES
18. Vanier Joseph (EMU) 10.30
29. Daniel Collins (EMU) Prelim finish 8.70

ONE MILE
7. Blake Figgins (EMU) 4:20.25
14. Wes Stoody (EMU) 4:23.89

SHOT PUT (Open)
1. Gerald Gersham (EMU) 48-2.5
20. Andrew Meyer (EMU) 50-11.5

LONG JUMP (Open)
6. Xavier Clais (EMU) 22-5.75
33. Danny Ngo (EMU) 19-6.75

WEIGHT THROW
20. Andrew Meyer (EMU) 53-11.75 

HEPTATHLON
6. Gregor Harzer (EMU) 4,828 points

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