University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA BOWS OUT IN STYLE AT DRAKE RELAYS
4/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Junior Tom Gerding finished second in the men's special 400m dash finals at 45.86 P and the 4x100m relay team of Matt Taylor, Steve Burkholder, Adam Freed, and Gerding garnered second place honors as well with a time of 40.20 P in the 4x100m relay finals.
Junior Marc Johannsen, who was unable to retain his Drake Relays high jump title, placed third in the high jump finals with a leap of 6- 11 (2.11m). Also, placing third for the Golden Gophers was the team of Taylor, Burkholder, Bob Quade, and Toby Henkels who rounded out the top three in the sprint medley relay finals with a time of 3:19.05.
Other notable finishes included Jason Owen, Nathan Clay, Andrew McKessock, and Eric Pierce placing fourth in the 4x1,600m relay finals (16:31.68) and Mark Fahey placing sixth in the discus with a throw of 182-10 (55.72m).
2000 Drake Relays
April 29, 2000
Day 2 Agate (Golden Gopher Races/Events Only)
Men's Special 400 Meter Dash Finals
1. Michael Blackwood, OKLAHOMA 45.48 POT; 2. Tom Gerding, MINNESOTA 45.86 P; 3. Chris Lloyd, TEXAS SOUTHERN 46.99.
Invitational Men's 5,000 Meter Run Finals
1. Stetson Steele, IOWA 14:02.76 P; 2. Jason Lehmkuhle, DRAKE 14:04.21 P; 3. Matt Hoyt, SOUTH DAKOTA 14:14.02; 7. Joe Corr, MINNESOTA 14:33.21; 10. Jeremy Polson, MINNESOTA 14:39.13.
University Men's 4x100 Meter Relay Finals
1. Ron Bramlett, Jeremy Taylor, Jason McAddley, Miguel Pate, ALABAMA 39.93 P; 2. Matt Taylor, Steve Burkholder, Adam Freed, Tom Gerding, MINNESOTA 40.20 P 3. Jermaine Joseph, Caiman Douglas, Lee Mays, Aaron egbele, TEXAS EL-PASO 40.27
Frank Cramer University Men's 4x800 Meter Relay
1. Blair Hansard, Phil Councilor, Timothy dunne, Derrick Peterson, MISSOURI 7:16.23 2. Ryan Carroll, Gabe Jennings, Mark Hassell, Michael Stember, STANFORD 7:16.94 3. Jon Capron, Damian Davis, Jonathan Pike, Floyd Thompson, BAYLOR 7:17.55 8. Andrew McKessock, Nathan Clay, Brian Meyer, Toby Henkels, MINNESOTA 7:28.38
University and College Men's 4x1,600 Meter Relay Finals
1. Levente Timar, Mate Nemeth, Rob Brock, Balazs Csillag, NORTHERN IOWA 16:21.53; 2. Andrew Powell, Brent Hauser, Jonathon Riley, Brad Hauser, STANFORD 16:21.58; 3. Zac Schendel, Matt Gabrielson, Jason Lehmkuhle, Troy Trygstad, DRAKE 16:27.67 4. Jason Owen, Nathan Clay, Eric Pierce, Andrew McKessock, MINNESOTA 16:31.68
University Men's Sprint Medley Relay Finals
1. Babatunde Ridley, Charles Burton, Sherman Armstrong, Jason Van Swol, ILLINOIS 3:16.89; 2. Kyle Johnson, Seth Catlin, Mike Winslow, Cory Buechler, INDIANA STATE 3:18.00; 3. Matt Taylor, Steve Burkholder, Bob Quade, Toby Henkels, MINNESOTA 3:19.05
University Men's Distance Medley Relay Finals
1. Michael Stember, Mark Hassell, Ryan Carroll, Gabe Jennings, STANFORD 9:32.86; 2. David Bohlen, Derron Davis, Shawn McCullough, Dwight Davis, TULSA 9:40.17; 3. Jeff Dutoit, Mike Kenyon, Mike White, Chris Schaefer, ARIZONA 9:42.53; 15. Jason Owen, Andy Wohlin, Zach Edmondson, Scott Utne, MINNESOTA 10:05.31
University and College Men's High Jump Finals
1. Marcus Swiat, BAYLOR 7-01 (2.16m); 2. Joey Brunkhorst, IOWA STATE 7-01 (2.16m); 3. Marc Johannsen, MINNESOTA 6- 11 (2.11m)
Men's Special High Jump Finals
1. Nathan Leeper, Manhattan, Kansas 7-05 APOT (2.26m); 2. Adam Shunk, BALL STATE 7-03 P (2.21m); 3. Shaun Guice, PURDUE 7-01 (2.16m); 5. Marc Johannsen, MINNESOTA 6-11 (2.11m)
University and College Men's Triple Jump Finals
1. Drexell Owusu, RICE 52'08.75" P (16.07m); 2. Ike Olekaibe, PURDUE 52'02.50" P (15.91m); 3. Randy Lewis, WICHITA STATE 51'09.25" P (15.78m); 15. Chris Dixon, MINNESOTA 47'03.75" (14.42m)
University and College Men's Discus Finals
1. Jason Gervais, WYOMING 205-1 APOT (62.50m); 2. Tom Barrett, ILLINOIS STATE 196-10 APOT (60.00m); 3. Stefanos Konstas, TEXAS-EL PASO 190-08 P (58.12m); 6. Mark Fahey, MINNESOTA 182-10 (55.72m)
University and College Men's Hammer Finals
1. Libor Charfreitag, SMU 235- 04 AP (71.72m); 2. Janne Vartia, TEXAS-EL PASO 224-02 AP (68,32m); 3. Arno Van der Westhuizen, IOWA 201-07 P (61.44m); 15. Mark Fahey, MINNESOTA 178-01 (54.28m)
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