Michigan
Tyson Invitational
Wolverines Impress on First Day of Road Swing
2/14/2020 10:33:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team kicked off its three-meet road trip with a dramatic victory and multiple historic performances on Friday (Feb. 14).
Manning Plater scored a come-from-behind win in the weight throw to headline Michigan's session at the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge, while Devin Meyrer and Ian Davis ran into the record books at the Iowa State Classic and the Arkansas Tyson Invitational, respectively.
Iowa State Classic
Site: Ames, Iowa (Lied Recreation Center)
Event: Iowa State Classic (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 15 -- at Iowa State Classic - Day 2 (Ames, Iowa), 1 p.m. CST
• Complete Results (PDF)
AMES, Iowa -- Distance runner Devin Meyrer made Michigan indoor history on the first day of the Iowa State Classic on Friday (Feb. 14) at Lied Recreation Center.
Meyrer became the 11th man in school history to run faster than 14 minutes for 5,000 meters during the indoor season, clocking 13:56.80 to take seventh in the invitational section of the event.
After sticking with the leaders early, he began to drift from the front about midway through. After coming through halfway at sub-13:50 pace, he appeared to be at risk of being bypassed by the chase pack that had reconnected with him. Meyrer rallied and never fell farther than two spots back into that secondary group, keeping himself on track for a quick time.
At the conclusion of the race, he chopped nearly 12 seconds off of his previous career best and had moved to No. 9 in school history on the indoor list.
In the non-invitational sections of the 5,000 meters, Jacob Lee posted a career-best 14:15.13 to finish 13th overall.
Action at the Iowa State Classic will resume on Saturday (Feb. 15) just after 1 p.m. CST.
Arkansas Tyson Invitational
Site: Fayetteville, Ark. (Randall Tyson Track Center)
Event: Arkansas Tyson Invitational
U-M Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 15 -- at Arkansas Tyson Invitational - Day 2 (Fayetteville, Ark.), 11:30 a.m. CST
• Complete Results (PDF)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Michigan's sprint and hurdles corps turned in several historic and season-best performances to kick off the first of two days at the Arkansas Tyson Invitational on Friday (Feb. 14) at Randall Tyson Track Center.
Ian Davis ran an incremental career best over 400 meters for the second consecutive weekend, this time improving his best by .02 seconds to go 47.78. He needed the extra boost in speed to get the win in his section, as he trailed Minnesota's Elliot Davis coming off the final turn with about 40 meters to go. Davis swung wide off the curve, charged past the Golden Gopher in lane two and beat him to the line by .13 seconds.
The performance was quick enough to move him into a tie for No. 10 in school history with Michael Parker and his time from the 2012 Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Michigan's national-caliber 60-meter hurdles squad competed at the same meet in its entirety for the first time in 2020, posting some strong results along the way. Josh Zeller and Roland Amarteifio just missed the eight-man final with identical 7.94 performances for 10th and 11th overall, respectively. For Amarteifio, the effort was a season best, while Zeller also clocked 7.93 in the qualifying round.
Sierra Hendrix-Williams and Job Mayhue were 15th and 17th in 8.06 and 8.11, respectively. Mayhue ran a superior 8.03 in the qualifying rounds.
Action will resume at Arkansas on Saturday (Feb. 15) at 11:30 a.m. CST.
Vanderbilt Music City Challenge
Site: Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility)
Event: Vanderbilt Music City Challenge (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 15 -- at Vanderbilt Music City Challenge - Day 2 (Nashville, Tenn.), 1:50 p.m. CST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Manning Plater captured a come-from-behind victory in the weight throw to headline the first day of action at the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge on Friday (Feb. 14) at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility.
In what was his third victory of the 2020 indoor campaign, Manning took the title with a near-personal-record 21.63m (70 feet, 11.5 inches) effort in the fourth round, defeating another potential NCAA Championships qualifier in Logan Kusky of Notre Dame by nearly a full meter.
Plater trailed by four centimeters entering the final three throws, but quickly turned that around with his best of the day.
Action at Vanderbilt will resume at 1:50 p.m. CST on Saturday (Feb. 15).
Michigan Collegiate Career-Best Performances
Career debuts not included
Ian Davis -- 47.78 / 400m (I)
Jacob Lee -- 14:15.53 / 5000m (I)
Mason Mahacek -- 49.32 / 400m (I)
Mason Mahacek -- 6.73m (22-1) / Long Jump (I)
Devin Meyrer -- 13:56.80 / 5000m (I)
Michigan Results by Events
Q = Automatic qualifier into the next round; q = Non-automatic qualifier into the next round; events are sorted by mark, with the best at the top, regardless of meet (meet is denoted next to result).
60 Meters (at Arkansas and Vanderbilt)
To be contested Saturday at Vanderbilt
QUALIFYING ROUND
19. Asani Hampton / 6.90
44. Heath Baldwin / 7.50
200 Meters (at Arkansas and Vanderbilt)
17. Joe McCarthy / 22.14 (at Vanderbilt)
To be contested Saturday at Arkansas
400 Meters (at Arkansas)
6. Ian Davis / 47.78
32. Mason Mahacek / 49.32
37. Desmond Melson / 49.71
800 Meters (at Iowa State)
To be contested Saturday
Mile (at Iowa State)
To be contested Saturday
3,000 Meters (at Iowa State)
-- Will Landowne / DNF
5,000 Meters (at Iowa State)
7. Devin Meyrer / 13:56.80 (Invitational)
13. Jacob Lee / 14:15,53
27. Gabe Mudel / 14:23.78
30. Isaac Harding / 14:26.43
40. James Gedris / 14:40.54
60-Meter Hurdles (at Arkansas)
PRELIMS
10. Josh Zeller / 7.94
11. Roland Amarteifio / 7.94
15. Sierra Hendrix-Williams / 8.06
17. Job Mayhue / 8.11
QUALIFYING ROUND
2. Josh Zeller / 7.93q
7. Job Mayhue / 8.03q
7. Roland Amarteifio / 8.03q
9. Sierra Hendrix-Williams / 8.08q
High Jump (at Arkansas)
To be contested Saturday
Long Jump (at Arkansas)
17. Mason Mahacek / 6.73m (22-1)
19. Heath Baldwin / 6.53m (21-5)
Triple Jump (at Arkansas)
To be contested Saturday
Shot Put (at Vanderbilt)
To be contested Saturday
Weight Throw (at Vanderbilt)
1. Manning Plater / 21.63m (70-11.5)
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