Michigan
Michigan Invitational
Michigan Concludes Two-Day Michigan Invitational
1/27/2024 7:35:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Indoor Track Building)
Event: Michigan Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Feb. 2-3 -- at Meyo Invitational (South Bend, Ind.)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team concluded competition at the final day of the Michigan Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 27) at the U-M Indoor Track Building.
Adam Wright and Benny Diaz finished fifth (8.41 seconds) and sixth (8.45) in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, respectively, while Dante Bassham finished fifth (6.94) and Amit Rutman finished seventh (7.04) in the 60-meter dash.
In the 800-meter dash, Henry Johnson finished second with a season-best time of 1:49.75 and Camden Law finished fifth with a career-best time of 1:50.00.
Nick Foster ran a season-best mile (3:58.27) and earned a second-place finish while Tom Brady set a personal best of 4:01.63 to finish sixth. Six Wolverines set personal bests in the 3,000-meter run, with Owen MacKenzie's sixth-place finish (8:06.76) leading the group.
The throwers had a solid day, with Aiden Felty's personal best of 17.97m (58 feet, 11.5 inches) earning him a second-place finish in the shot put and Zane Forist finishing sixth with a mark of 17.02m (55 feet, 10.25 inches). In the high jump, Luke Stowasser cleared a season-best 2.00m (6 feet, 6.75 inches) for a fifth-place finish.
U-M will hit the road for the first time this season when they head to South Bend, Ind., for the two-day Notre Dame Meyo Invitational on next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 2-3). Competition on Friday (Feb. 2) is slated for 4 p.m., while Sunday's (Feb. 3) action gets underway at 10 a.m.
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