MEN'S TRACK & FIELD POSTS SECOND PLACE FINISH

1The University of Minnesota men's track and field team fell short of capturing its third consecutive Big Ten Outdoor Championship crown Sunday as the Golden Gophers posted a second place finish with 105.5 points at the Big Tens in Iowa City, Iowa.

Wisconsin, who also won this year's Big Ten Indoor Championships, claimed the outdoor title with 155 points while Ohio State took third with 103 points.

Senior Eric Pierce finished second in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 8:44.49 while junior Tom Gerding also placed second in the 400m dash with a 46.27 mark to pace the Golden Gophers. In addition, Minnesota finished in the top three in two relay events placing second in the 4x400m and third in the 4x100m. The Golden Gophers' 4x400m relay team of Bob Quade, Adam Freed, Gerding, and Andy Wohlin posted a time of 3:06.65 while the 4x100 unit of Fred Rodgers, Matt Taylor, Freed, and Steve Burkholder finished with a mark of 40.17. Freshman Andrew McKessock also placed third in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:46.94.

Although Minnesota's streak of Big Ten Outdoor Championships came to an end, the Golden Gophers were able to garner the 2000 Big Ten All-Sports title since they placed higher than Ohio State. This year's All-Sports Championship marks Minnesota's third in its last four years.

Day Three Results

Team scores: 1. Wisconsin, 155; 2. Minnesota, 105.5; 3. Ohio State, 103; 4. Purdue, 88.5; 5. Illinois, 84; 6. Iowa, 76; 7. Penn State, 71.5; 8. Michigan, 65; 9. Indiana, 48.5; 10. Michigan State, 21. 100-meter dash: 1. Michael Bennett, Wisconsin, 10.22; 2. Len Herring, Wisconsin, 10.37; 3. B.J. Tucker, Wisconsin, 10.38; 4. Ryan Grear, Ohio State, 10.41; 5. Ike Okenwa, Michigan, 10.43; 6. Babatunde Ridley, Illinois, 10.50; 7. Russell Brooks, Indiana, 10.59; 8. Steve Burkholder, Minnesota, 10.61. 200-meter dash: 1. Michael Bennett, Wisconsin, 20.76; 2. Andrew Pierce, Ohio State, 20.95; 3. Ike Okenwa, Michigan, 20.97; 4. B.J. Tucker, Wisconsin, 21.20; 5. Fred Rodgers, Minnesota, 21.28; 6. Tom Gerding, Minnesota, 21.35; 7. Babatunde Ridley, Illinois, 21.37; 8. Ryan Grear, Ohio State, 21.86. 400-meter dash: 1. Andrew Pierce, Ohio State, 44.87; 2. Tom Gerding, Minnesota, 46.27; 3. Thomas Dickson, Ohio State, 47.18; 4. Ben Karcz, Penn State, 47.22; 5. Tyrone Jones, Illinois, 48.30; 6. Kambon Sampson, Ohio State, 48.48. 800-meter run: 1. Jason Van Swol, Illinois, 1:48.09; 2. Ryan Huber, Indiana, 1:49.01; 3. Jason Owen, Minnesota, 1:50.38; 4. Toby Henkels, Minnesota, 1:50.88; 5. Greg O'Hair, Purdue, 1:50.88; 6. Jeff Minks, Purdue, 1:51.09; 7. Jeremy Schneider, Michigan, 1:51.25; 8. Brian Meyer, Minnesota, 1:51.66. 1,500-meter run: 1. Rob Myers, Ohio State, 3:46.47; 2. Jay Cantin, Michigan, 3:46.78; 3. Andrew McKessock, Minnesota, 3:46.94; 4. Aaron Gillen, Indiana, 3:47.92; 5. David Gonzalez, Ohio State, 3:48.82; 6. Brad DelMuto, Penn State, 3:50.41; 7. Nick Gow, Illinois, 3:50.64; 8. Christopher Ekman, Indiana, 3:51.68. 5,000-meter run: 1. Jay Schoenfelder, Wisconsin, 14:05.78; 2. Stetson Steele, Iowa, 14:12.24; 3. Steve Schell, Michigan State, 14:12.78; 4. Ian Connor, Ohio State, 14:20.25; 5. Jason Vanderhoof, Wisconsin, 14:23.12; 6. J.J. O'Rielly, Ohio State, 14:24.96; 7. Donnie Fellows, Purdue, 14:28.23; 8. Scott McClennan, Illinois, 14:31.16. 110-meter hurdles: 1. Sherman Armstrong, Illinois, 13.72; 2. Ryan Grear, Ohio State, 13.84; 3. T.J. Nelson, Wisconsin, 13.95; 4. E.J. Martin, Michigan State, 14.15; 5. Prentice Stovall, Purdue, 14.23; 6. Brian Derby, Penn State, 14.63; 7. Brandon Lloyd, Illinois, 15.07. 400-meter hurdles: 1. Sherman Armstrong, Illinois, 49.62; 2. Matt Rodgers, Wisconsin, 50.92; 3. Russell Peterson, Iowa, 51.28; 4. Bob Quade, Minnesota, 51.60; 5. Josh Sellers, Michigan, 51.66; 6. Derek Applewhite, Michigan, 51.96; 7. Ben Karcz, Penn State, 52.89; 8. Brian Derby, Penn State, 53.45. 4x100-meter relay: 1. Wisconsin, 39.68; 2. Illinois, 40.15; 3. Minnesota, 40.17; 4. Michigan, 40.68; 5. Ohio State, 40.94; 6. Purdue, 41.28; 7. Penn State, 41.44; 8. Iowa, 41.63. 4x400-meter relay: 1. Ohio State, 3:05.80; 2. Minnesota, 3:06.65; 3. Penn State, 3:08.22; 4. Wisconsin, 3:10.52; 5. Purdue, 3:10.70; 6. Illinois, 3:11.55; 7. Michigan, 3:11.58; 8. Iowa, 3:11.83. Triple jump: 1. Greg Yeldell, Indiana, 55-2; 2. Ike Olekaibe, Purdue, 54-5 1/2; 3. Len Herring, Wisconsin, 54-4; 4. Charles Burton, Illinois, 52-2 1/2; 5. Amukela Gwebu, Purdue, 50-7 1/2; 6. Hasaan Reddick, Indiana, 50-2 3/4; 7. Chavous Nichols, Penn State, 48-4; 8. Chris Dixon, Minnesota, 48- 3 1/4. Pole vault: 1. Charles DeWildt, Michigan, 17-1 1/2; 2. Justin Norberg, Illinois, 16-9 1/2; 3. Dino Efthimiou, Indiana, 16-9 1/2; 4. Christian Williams, Wisconsin, 16-5 1/2; 5. Corey Johnson, Ohio State, 16-5 1/2; 6. Steve Slattery, Minnesota, 16-5 1/2; 7. (tie) Jeff Gilbert, Purdue, Linus Lindroth, Minnesota, 15-11 3/4. Javelin: 1. George Hoover, Ohio State, 227-5; 2. Dave Matson, Penn State, 218-8; 3. Kelly Campagna, Penn State, 214-2; 4. Zack Kennedy, Penn State, 211-10; 5. Andy Derr, Michigan, 211-5; 6. Brian Bowman, Indiana, 202-5; 7. Matt Lasely, Illinois, 200-11; 8. Scott Holsopple, Penn State, 189-9. Shot put: 1. Anders Holmstrom, Wisconsin, 63-6; 2. Jeremy Allen, Iowa, 59-8 1/ 4; 3. Chris Spurrier, Purdue, 59-4; 4. Arno van der Westhuizen, Iowa, 58-8 3/4; 5. Robert Salamo, Wisconsin, 56-5 1/4; 6. Chris Cassata, Iowa, 56-0 1/2; 7. Bernard Grady, Illinois, 55-6 1/4; 8. Ross Kolodziej, Wisconsin, 55-5.

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