Day Two Track Events
Day Two Field Events
Buffalo, N.Y. (EMUEagles.com) – David Brent, Curtis Vollmar and Matt Hammersmith scored a combined 19 huge points for the Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team on Friday, May 14, as the second day of the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship concluded.
The Eagles currently sit in fifth place with 39 points, looking up at fourth-place Central Michigan (41.5 points), third-place Buffalo (52 points), second place Kent State (66 points) and the leader Akron (81.5 points).
The three Eagle runners—Brent, Vollmar and Hammersmith—finished first, second and eighth, respectively, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, helping Eastern to more than double its total points from day one of the event. The seniors Brent and Vollmar crossed the line at nearly the same time, as Brent finished in 9:00.02 and Vollmar followed at 9:00.08. The six-hundredths of a second margin of victory was even slimmer than the time separating first and second place in the 100-meter dash. The title marked Brent's seventh in his storied career at EMU.
Also scoring for the Green and White were Oliver Walther in the long jump and Gerald Gersham in the shot put. Each athlete picked up two points with seventh place finishes.
A host of other runners moved on to the finals after scoring top times in preliminary races. Clint Allen ran a 10.52 100-meter dash to advance, while Ackeem Forde ran the fastest 400-meter dash and Vanier Joseph had the best 100-meter hurdle time. Each, along with other finals qualifiers, will try to make up the 49.5 point deficit and help Eastern claim its 21st MAC Championship during tomorrow's conclusion.
During day one, freshman #Terefe Ejigu#, who holds the conference's fastest time in the 5,000-meter run this year, took home his first MAC Title as the New Zealander won the 10,000-meter race in 30:01.17 to claim 10 points for the Green and White.
Other scorers were #R. P. White#, also in the 10,000-meter run (seventh place), and #Joseph Tesner#, in the pole vault (eighth place). #Adam McMillian# and #Andrew Meyer# participated in the pole vault and the hammer throw, respectively, but did not score.
Day Two Scores
1) Akron 81.50
2) Kent State 66
3) Buffalo 52
4) Central Michigan 41.50
5) Eastern Michigan 39
6) Miami 32
(Top 8 finishers advance from prelims to finals)
100-meter dash (Prelims)
2. Clint Allen 10.52
5. Koleon Prescott 10.58
6. Jairus Saunders 10.71
200-meter dash (Prelims)
3. Ackeem Forde 21.36
5. Koleon Prescott 21.44
6. Jairus Saunders 21.77
400-meter dash (Prelims)
1. Ackeem Forde 48.90
8. Nathan Blackwell 50.28
800-meter run (Prelims)
4. Blake Figgins 1:55.39
10. Nathan Blackwell 1:57.61
110-meter hurdles (Prelims)
1. Vanier Joseph 14.16
4. Kevin Lanier 14.51
14. Xavier Clais 15.46
400-meter hurdles (Prelims)
7. Kevin Lanier 55.14
8. Daniel Collins 56.01
3,000-meter steeplechase
1. David Brent 9:00.02 (10 points)
2. Curtis Vollmar 9:00.08 (8 points)
8. Matt Hammersmith 9:30.93 (1 point)
Long Jump
7. Oliver Walther 22-05.75 (2 points)
12. Xavier Clais 21-00.00
Shot Put
7. Gerald Gersham 55-00.25 (2 points)
9. Andrew Meyer 53-04.50
10,000-meter run
1. Terefe Ejigu 30:01.17 (10 points)
7. R.P. White 31:13.64 (2 points)
9. James Hughes 31:51.63
Pole Vault
8. Joe Tesner 15-01.50 (1 point)
10. Adam McMillian 15-01.50
Javelin
11. Gregor Harzer 159-08
Hammer Throw
11. Andrew Meyer 157-09
Decathlon
Gregor Harzer
