Aprill, Nalli Score Top-10 Finishes at Penn Relays
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April 23, 2010

Site: Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field)
Event: Penn Relays (Day 1 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Friday, April 23 -- at Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa), 9:48 a.m. CDT; at Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.), 4:10 p.m.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day One)

5,000-meter Run Championship
 1. Lewis Woodard, William & Mary    14:01.51
11. Craig Forys, U-M                 14:14.96
25. Brandon Fellows, U-M             14:35.15

5,000-meter Run 1. Brad Kenimer, Dartmouth 14:24.20 24. Peter Christmas, U-M 14:50.91

10,000-meter Run 1. Colin Leak, William & Mary 29:38.01 5. Bobby Aprill, U-M 29:45.88 8. Tony Nalli, U-M 30:14.75



N O T E S

• Junior tri-captain Craig Forys took 11th place in the 5,000-meter run championship with a season-best time of 14:14.96. Senior Brandon Fellows came in 25th place (14:35.15).

• In the other running of the 5,000-meter, senior Peter Christmas took 24th place (14:50.91).

• The last event of the night was the 10,000-meter run, with both of U-M's runners scoring top-10 finishes. Redshirt freshman Bobby Aprill finished in fifth place (29:45.88), with fifth-year senior Tony Nalli coming in eighth place (30:14.75). Both earned season-best marks.

• Fifth-year senior Lex Williams, the nation's leader in the 10,000-meter run, did not run on Thursday. He will run a leg of the distance medley relay on Friday (April 23) and in the mile relay on Saturday (April 24).

Contact: Brad Rudner (734) 763-4423

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