April 14, 2007
IOWA CITY, IA –
The University of Iowa men’s track team sent competitors to two meets Saturday. Part of the squad competed at the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, OK, while other Hawkeyes competed at the Jim Duncan Invitational in Des Moines. A third group of Hawkeyes will compete at the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational Sunday in Macomb, IL.
At the Jacobs Invitational, senior Adam Hamilton qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional in the hammer throw for the third time this season, placing third in that event with a throw of 207-7. That distance was almost seven feet more than his previous season best. Sophomore John Hickey also qualified for the regional in the shot put for the second time this season with a throw of 59-0.
At the Jim Duncan Invitational, sophomore Ryan Kelly placed second in the high jump (6-6 3/4) while junior Jeff Raymond and freshman Alex Zona tied for second in the pole vault (15-1).
The Hawkeyes will host the ninth-annual Iowa Musco Twilight Meet Saturday, April 21 at Cretzmeyer Track in Iowa City. Teams scheduled to compete at the co-ed meet are Drake, Illinois-Chicago, Marquette, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Western Illinois and Wisconsin. Starting times are 1 p.m. for “B” section field events, 3 p.m. for field event finals and “B” section and preliminary running events, and 6 p.m. for running event finals. Admission is $3 for adults. Youth and University of Iowa students will be admitted free of charge.
JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL RESULTS (Winner Plus Iowa Placers)
800 Meters – Distance Carnival
1. Shaun Smith, Oral Roberts 1:50.89
13. Adam Hairston, Iowa 1:56.96
18. Daniel Peoples, Iowa 1:58.65
26. Zach Splan, Iowa 1:59.73
1,500 Meters – Distance Carnival
1. Dorian Ulrey, Northern Iowa 3:54.70
10. Jesse Luciano, Iowa 3:57.86
5,000 Meters – Distance Carnival
1. Colby Wissel, Kansas 14:12.11
13. Andy Napier, Iowa 14:55.29
200 Meters
1. Nate Probasco, Nebraska 21.20
9. Lee Elbert, Iowa 21.83
10. Max Milder, Iowa 21.89
400 Meters
1. Lukas Hulett, Nebraska 46.65
7. David Pierre, Iowa 48.23
8. Prince Riley, Iowa 48.43
15. Zach Splan, Iowa 49.41
1,500 Meters
1. Brad Miller, Syracuse 4:05.65
5. Adam Hairston, Iowa 4:09.84
400-Meter Hurdles
1. Andretti Bain, Oral Roberts 51.23
5. Ray Varner, Iowa 52.67
1,600-Meter Relay
1. Northern Iowa “A” 3:08.33
7. Iowa “A” 3:14.71
(Pierre, Elbert, Varner, Riley)
10. Iowa “B” 3:20.39
(Rolling, Milder, Splan, Peoples)
High Jump
1. Dusty Jonas, Nebraska 6-10 3/4
6. Dan Rolling, Iowa 6-4 3/4
Hammer Throw
1. Egor Agafonov, Kansas 225-10
3. Adam Hamilton, Iowa 207-7
7. John Hickey, Iowa 168-9
Shot Put
1. Sheldon Battle, Unattached 64-5
3. John Hickey, Iowa 59-0
5. A.J. Curtis, Iowa 55-0 3/4
Discus
1. Sheldon Battle, Unattached 191-1
5. A.J. Curtis, Iowa 168-2
Click HERE for complete John Jacobs Invitational results.
JIM DUNCAN INVITATIONAL RESULTS (Winner Plus Iowa Placers)
1,500 Meters
1. Ross Schilling, N. Dakota St. 3:52.86
7. Tommy Tate, Iowa 4:00.13
10. Jay Renaud, Iowa 4:00.99
3,000 Meters
1. Chris Gruenhagen, S. Dakota St. 8:26.59
3. Tommy Tate, Iowa 8:31.67
11. Brendan Camplin, Iowa 8:48.85
15. Jay Renaud, Iowa 8:51.24
110-Meter Hurdles
1. Derek Johnson, Drake 14.15
7. Frank Prill, Iowa 15.26
11. Brice Wilson, Iowa 15.39
High Jump
1. Julian Morris, Iowa State 6-6 3/4
2. Ryan Kelly, Iowa 6-6 3/4
Pole Vault
1. Peter Sprecher, Monmouth 16-6 3/4
2. Alex Zona, Iowa 15-1
Jeff Raymond, Iowa 15-1
10. Frank Prill, iowa 14-1 1/4
Click HERE for complete Jim Duncan Invitational results.
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