Michigan
Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Michigan Men Finish Sixth at Big Ten Outdoors
5/12/2019 5:36:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track)
Event: Big Ten Outdoor Championships (Day 3 of 3)
U-M Result: 6th of 13 Teams (54.5 points)
Next U-M Event: Thu-Sat., May 23-25Â -- at NCAA East Preliminaries (Jacksonville, Florida)
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Led by silver medalist Taylor McLaughlin and two-time individual scorer Roland Amarteifio, the University of Michigan men's track and field team closed out the final day of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Sunday (May 12) with a sixth-place team finish.
McLaughlin was the runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles and Amarteifio was fourth in that event and eighth in the 110-meter hurdles. Michigan also got points from true freshman Job Mayhue in the 110-meter hurdles as he finished seventh.
Amarteifio and McLaughlin closed out the day with more points as half of the 4x400 team that took sixth. The day on the track also started with a seventh-place finish in the 4x100 relay.
With 54.5 total points on the weekend, the Wolverines edged out in-state rival Michigan State by 1.5 points for sixth place. Minnesota was 3.5 points back at 51, with Penn State and Wisconsin also right there at 50 and 49 points, respectively.
Host Iowa took the team title with 116 points.
McLaughlin, running just his second 400-meter hurdles race of the year and his third at any distance this spring, nearly won his third Big Ten title in his signature outdoor event. Leading for much of the way, McLaughlin found himself in a battle with eventual champion Chris Douglas of Iowa down the final 100 meters.
The defending champ could not hold off the Hawkeye, as he finished just .1 of a second off the win in a season's best 50.42.
McLaughlin earned the third silver medal of the weekend for the Wolverines, joining decathlete Jack Lint and hammer thrower Joe Ellis.
In addition to the eight team points netted by McLaughlin's runner-up finish, the Wolverines got five more from fourth-place Amarteifio. The junior rallied in the second half of the race after falling slightly off the lead pace early, picking off several competitors in the final 200 meters to come home in a near-personal-record 51.37.
The effort was Amarteifio's second scoring performance of the day, as he put points on the board in both the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles for the second-straight year.
Amarteifio was eighth in the 110-meter hurdles in a season's best 14.16 (+0.9m/s) for an additional point, just behind Mayhue's seventh-place 14.14 (+0.9m/s), good for two points. Both Mayhue and Amarteifio also scored in both this outdoor 110-meter hurdles final and the indoor 60-meter hurdles final.
Michigan's other points on the day also came by way of the sprints, as the 4x100 relay team of Stephen Hagen, Ian Davis, Joe McCarthy and Desmond Nicholas finished seventh overall in that event to kick off the track program with two points.
Michigan got the win in the first of two sections in the 4x100, clocking 40.84 as Nicholas broke through a bunched-up field on the anchor leg with a strong carry of the baton to bring it home.
Amarteifio and McLaughlin would return one last time to bookend the sixth-place 4x400 relay. Like their 4x100 relay teammates, the 4x400 squad posted a win in the first of two sections in a season's best 3:09.71. Amarteifio and Vail Hartman ran the first two legs, giving the stick to Davis in third. By the end of his leg, Davis had clocked a quick 46.31 to hand off to McLaughlin in second.
Battling Illinois' Doug WIlson, McLaughlin eventually pulled ahead and secured the win with a 46.72 carry to close things out.
Full Michigan results for the full weekend can be found below.
With the Big Ten Championships in the books, the Michigan men now shift their focus to the NCAA postseason. First up is the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds on May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Florida, to which the top-48 declared student-athletes in each individual event in the NCAA East Region will qualify.
The final list of qualifiers for the NCAA East Prelims will be announced Thursday (May 16) by 1 p.m.
Berths to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas, on June 5-8 will be earned at the NCAA East Prelims. Only 12 individuals per event will advance.
Collegiate Career-Best Performances
Career debuts in events not included; indoor career bests are considered separate, even for the same event; wind-aided performances (greater than +2.0m/s) are not included.
Daniel Butael -- 15.19m (49-10) (+1.6m/s) / Triple Jump (O)
Full Michigan Results by Event
Q = Automatic qualifier into final; q = non-automatic qualifier into final; w = wind-aided performance (Wind readings greater than +2.0m/s are considered "wind-aided" and are not eligible for record purposes. Wind readings up to and including +4.0m/s are allowable for NCAA East Preliminaries qualifying purposes.)
100 Meters
PRELIMS
13. Desmond Nicholas / 10.75 (+0.2m/s)
21. Stephen Hagen / 11.10 (-0.6m/s)
200 Meters
PRELIMS (Friday)
23. Joe McCarthy / 22.00 (+2.0m/s)
400 Meters
PRELIMS
17. Vail Hartman / 48.20
23. Alex Schwedt / 48.94
27. Desmond Melson / 49.61
800 Meters
FINAL
11. Derrick Simmons / 1:52.18
PRELIMS
16. Matt Plowman / 1:52.79
34. Derrick Simmons / 2:04.33 (advanced to final via protest)
1,500 Meters
FINAL
12. Ben Hill / 3:49.09
PRELIMS (Friday)
8. Ben Hill / 3:46.54q
12. Cole Johnson / 3:48.15
22. Chase Barnett / 3:54.30
5,000 Meters
FINAL
11. Jack Aho / 14:46.21
14. Will Landowne / 14:52.37
15. Isaac Harding / 14:54.24
10,000 Meters (Friday)
FINAL
4. Devin Meyrer / 29:40.20 [5 points]
15. Gabe Mudel / 30:37.77
110-Meter Hurdles
FINAL
7. Job Mayhue / 14.14 (+0.9m/s)
8. Roland Amarteifio / 14.16 (+0.9m/s)
PRELIMS (Saturday)
7. Job Mayhue / 14.20q (-0.4m/s)
8. Roland Amarteifio / 14.32q (-0.4m/s)
9. Sierra Hendrix-Williams / 14.33 (-0.1m/s)
400-Meter Hurdles
FINAL
2. Taylor McLaughlin / 50.42
4. Roland Amarteifio / 51.38
PRELIMS (Friday)
1. Taylor McLaughlin / 50.83Q
2. Roland Amarteifio / 51.27Q
15. Noah Caudy / 53.02
17. Sean Marshall / 53.65
3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Saturday)
FINAL
6. Lewis Tate / 9:00.16 [3 points]
9. Joost Plaetinck / 9:09.81
4x100-Meter Relay
FINAL
7. Hagen, Davis, McCarthy, Nicholas / 40.84
4x400-Meter Relay
FINAL
6. Amarteifio, Hartman, Davis, McLaughlin / 3:09.71
High Jump (Saturday)
FINAL
Tie-8. Max Wagner / 2.11m (6-11) [0.5 point]
17. Alex Klemm / 2.03m (6-8)
Long Jump (Saturday)
FINAL
16. Daniel Butael / 6.79m (22-3.5) (+1.8m/s)
Triple Jump
FINAL
9. Daniel Butael / 15.19m (49-10) (+1.6m/s)
Shot Put (Saturday)
FINAL
3. Andrew Liskowitz / 19.91m (65-4) [6 points]
Discus Throw
FINAL
15. Andrew Liskowitz / 47.74m (156-7)
--. Manning Plater / NM
Hammer Throw (Friday)
FINAL
2. Joe Ellis / 70.65m (231-9) [8 points]
6. Manning Plater / 63.98m (209-11)
Decathlon (Friday-Saturday)
FINAL
2. Jack Lint / 7,543 points [8 points]
100-meter dash / 11.13 (+1.1m/s) (832 points) [Friday]
Long Jump / 7.03m (23-0.75) (+1.2m/s) (821 points) [Friday]
Shot Put / 13.16m (43-2.75) (677 points) [Friday]
High Jump / 1.88m (6-2) (696 points) [Friday]
400-meter dash / 49.03 (860 points) [Friday]
110-meter hurdles / 14.70 (-0.7m/s) (886 points)
Discus / 39.27m (128-10) (650 points)
Pole Vault / 4.70m (15-5) (819 points)
Javelin / 54.16m (177-8) (650 points)
1,500-meter run / 4:44.56 (652 points)
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