May 15, 2010
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Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Robert C. Haugh Complex)
Event: 2010 Big Ten Outdoor Championships (Day 2 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: 6th of 10 Teams (26 points) After Day 2
Next U-M Event: Sunday, May 16 -- at Big Ten Outdoor Championships - Day Three (Bloomington, Ind.), 12:30 p.m.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- University of Michigan men's track and field junior tri-captain Frank Shotwell (Medina, Ohio/Medina) set a new school record in the decathlon on Saturday (May 15) at the 2010 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, highlighting the second day of action at the Robert C. Haugh Complex. Fellow juniors Craig Forys (Howell, N.J./Colts Neck) and Robert Peddlar (Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer's Boys) also scored points for Michigan during the second day. As a team, the Wolverines remain in sixth place with 26 points.
Shotwell, who won the decathlon in 2008, missed out on claiming the title for a second time in his career by just two points. R.J. McGinnis (Minnesota) won the competition with 7,381 points. Still, Shotwell's point total of 7,379 broke the old record by 17 points, set nearly two years ago to the day (May 17, 2008, at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships). Shotwell will be an All-Big Ten second team selection. Sophomore Kurt Reichenbach (Brighton, Mich./Pinckney Community) was the other U-M decathlete in action, taking 12th (5,850 points).
Elsewhere in the field, Peddlar was unable to repeat as the conference's long jump champion but finished in fourth place with a far jump of 7.23 meters (23-8 3/4 feet). Peddlar won the long jump at the indoor conference championships in February, beating Korbin Smith (Ohio State), who won on Saturday.
On the track, the only two Michigan finals qualifiers were both junior hurdlers. Nick McCampbell (Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical) took fourth place in the preliminaries in the 110-meter hurdles (14.24), while Carl Buchanon (South Bend, Ind./Clay) was fourth in the preliminaries of the 400-meter hurdles (52.21). Sophomore Nicholas Neuman (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) missed out on the finals of the 200-meter dash by a mere tenth of a second and settled for a 10th-place finish (21.57).
Forys concluded the final day with a fourth-place showing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:48.18).
The 2010 Big Ten Outdoor Championships conclude tomorrow (Sunday, May 15) at 12:30 p.m., beginning with the shot put.
Team Standings (After Day 2)
1. Minnesota 79
2. Indiana 36
3. Purdue 35
Wisconsin 35
5. Ohio State 32
6. Michigan 26
7. Michigan State 24
8. Penn State 19
9. Illinois 15
10. Iowa 11
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
Decathlon #6 - 110-meter Hurdles
1. R.J. McGinnis, Minnesota 14.85
2. Frank Shotwell, U-M 15.11
7. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M 15.94
Decathlon #7 - Discus
1. Frank Shotwell, U-M 43.89m (144-0)
13. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M 29.04m (95-3)
Decathlon #8 - Pole Vault
1. Heath Nickles, Ohio State 4.90m (16-0 3/4)
T4. Frank Shotwell, U-M 4.40m (14-5 1/4)
Kurt Reichenbach, U-M NH
Decathlon #9 - Javelin
1. Heath Nickles, Ohio State 51.92m (170-4)
2. Frank Shotwell, U-M 50.93m (167-1)
11. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M 39.79m (130-6)
Decathlon #10 - 1,500-meter Run
1. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M 4:30.67
7. Frank Shotwell, U-M 4:39.78
Decathlon (Final Standings)
1. R.J. McGinnis, Minnesota 7,381 points
2. Frank Shotwell, U-M 7,379 points!
12. Kurt Reichenbach, U-M 5,850 points
Long Jump
1. Korbin Smith, Ohio State 7.49m (24-7)
4. Robert Peddlar, U-M 7.23m (23-8 3/4)
Discus
1. Bill Hardcastle, Purdue 54.86m (180-0)
10. Sean Pruitt, U-M 48.37m (158-8)
4x100-meter Relay (Preliminaries)
1. Iowa 40.54
(Richardson, Sayon,
Bee, Richards)
6. MICHIGAN 41.23
(Kyle Terpak, Matthew Campbell,
Aaron Taylor, Nick McCampbell)
1,500-meter Run (Preliminaries)
1. Jack Bolas, Wisconsin 3:45.86
16. Brandon Fellows, U-M 3:50.06
21. Brendon Blacklaws, U-M 3:52.36
22. Sean McNamara, U-M 3:53.55
400-meter Dash (Preliminaries)
1. Thomas Murdaugh, Ohio State 46.73
12. David St. Amant, U-M 48.34
16. James Wade, U-M 48.66
100-meter Dash (Preliminaries)
1. Andrew Riley, Illinois 10.52
19. Davis Craw, U-M 11.13
20. Erik Braun, U-M 11.24
110-meter Hurdles (Preliminaries)
1. Andrew Riley, Illinois 14.12
4. Nick McCampbell, U-M 14.24
400-meter Hurdles (Preliminaries)
1. Elon Simms, Ohio State 51.68
4. Carl Buchanon, U-M 52.21
800-meter Run (Preliminaries)
1. Casimir Loxsom, Penn State 1:49.58
17. Dallas Bowden, U-M 1:52.01
21. Jeff Merrill, U-M 1:53.10
200-meter Dash (Preliminaries)
1. Stephen Robinson, Ohio State 21.17
10. Nicholas Neuman, U-M 21.57
15. Aaron Taylor, U-M 21.84
3,000-meter Steeplechase
1. De'Sean Turner, Indiana 8:43.72
4. Craig Forys, U-M 8:48.18
12. Zach Ornelas, U-M 9:08.01
! University of Michigan record
• Previous Results: Day One
N O T E S
• Sophomore Joe Strizich began the decathlon on Friday, competing in the first three events, but was unable to compete in the others, forcing him out of the competition.
• Michigan did not have a competitor in the high jump.
• Nick McCampbell was also on the Wolverines' 4x100-meter relay team along with senior Kyle Terpak, sophomore Matthew Campbell and freshman Aaron Taylor. The quartet took sixth but managed to set a new team season high with a time of 41.23.
• Freshman Dallas Bowden and senior Jeff Merrill set new season bests in the 800-meter run.
Contact: Brad Rudner (734) 763-4423
