Michigan
Len Paddock Open
Machiniak Sets Program 200m Record at Len Paddock Open
5/8/2026 5:55:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Track and Field Stadium)
Event: Len Paddock Open
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sun., May 15-17 -- at Big Ten Championships (Lincoln, Neb.)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's track and field team closed out the regular season on Friday (May 8), hosting the Len Paddock Open at U-M Track and Field Stadium and setting one record and one top-10 program mark.
Jake Machiniak ran a personal-best 20.58 seconds in the 200-meter dash for first and a new program standard. The time was 0.32 seconds faster than the second-place finisher and 0.09 seconds faster than the previous record.
Zane Forist posted a personal-best mark of 58.40m (191 feet, 7 inches), the No. 2 mark on the program performers list, for the win.
Machiniak also finished first and tied his personal best in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.28 (+2.3m/s) while Amit Rutman finished third with a personal-best time of 10.49 (+2.3m/s).
Benny Diaz ran a personal-best 13.89 (+3.7m/s) in the 110-meter hurdles prelims to qualify for the finals, where he finished third with a time of 14.29. Had the preliminary time been wind-legal, it would have been the No. 10 time on the program performers list.
In the 400-meter dash, Malachi Moseley placed first with a time of 47.88 and Nick Butler-Simpson placed fourth with a time of 48.83.
A trio of Wolverines finished in the top five of the 800-meter run, with Aiden Sullivan finishing first with a time of 1:51.47 to lead the contingent. Jonathan Miles (1:52.99) finished just behind him in second and Marcus Reilly (1:54.39) finished fourth.
Cole Sheldon cleared a season-best 4.91m (16-1.25) in the pole vault to place sixth.
The Wolverines will open the postseason at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Friday through Sunday (May 15-17) in Lincoln, Neb., at the Nebraska Outdoor Track.
