Shotwell Concludes Decathlon in 14th at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Friday, June 11

Eugene, Ore.

10:00 AM PT

Michigan

NCAA Outdoor Championships (Day 3)

Shotwell Concludes Decathlon in 14th at NCAA Outdoor Championships

6/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

June 11, 2010

Site: Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)
Event: NCAA Outdoor Championships (Day 3 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: No Points Scored
Next U-M Event: Season Completed

EUGENE, Ore. -- Junior Frank Shotwell (Medina, Ohio/Medina) of the University of Michigan men's track and field team completed the decathlon in 14th on Friday (June 11) on day three of the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field.

Shotwell began the day in 17th place (3,728 points) but turned it up in the first two events of the day, beginning with an eighth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles (14.91) and followed up with a fifth-place showing in the discus (41.22m/135-3). He also tied for 14th place in pole vault (4.40m/14-5 1/4), moving him up to 13th in the overall standings with two events to go.

He concluded the decathlon by taking 12th place in the javelin (52.82m/173-3) and 15th in the 1,500-meter run (4:47.69), completing the two-day event with 7,271 points and wrapping up Michigan's season.

Ashton Eaton (Oregon) won the decathlon with 8,457 points, his third straight title in the event.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

Decathlon #6 - 110-meter Hurdles  1. Ashton Eaton, Oregon            13.68  8. Frank Shotwell, U-M             14.91
Decathlon #7 - Discus  1. Daniel Kinsey, Akron            48.89m (160-5)  5. Frank Shotwell, U-M             41.22m (135-3)
Decathlon #8 - Pole Vault   1. Daniel Keller, North Carolina    4.90m (16-0 3/4)T14. Frank Shotwell, U-M              4.40m (14-5 1/4)
Decathlon #9 - Javelin   1. Kurt Felix, Boise State         63.00m (206-8) 12. Frank Shotwell, U-M             52.82m (173-3)
Decathlon #10 - 1,500-meter Run  1. Ashton Eaton, Oregon          4:21.85 15. Frank Shotwell, U-M           4:47.69
Decathlon - Final Standings   1. Ashton Eaton, Oregon            8,457 points 14. Frank Shotwell, U-M             7,271 points