University of Minnesota Athletics
MCKESSOCK ADVANCES TO FINALS IN 1,500M; GERDING FALLS SHORT
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Sophomore Andrew McKessock finished fourth in the first heat of the 1,500m run on Thursday with a time of 3:45.16. The only automatic qualifier for the Golden Gophers at the outdoor NCAA championships this year, McKessock will advance to the finals on Saturday. Junior Tom Gerding was not quite as successful. Despite running the 400m in just 45.89 - .03 seconds short of his school record - Gerding finished seventh in his heat.
McKessock is the only representative from Minnesota to advance to the finals. Senior Eric Pierce ran the 3,000m steeplechase in 8:52.33 on Wednesday, but also failed to qualify.
Preliminaries MEN'S 400 METER DASH Heat 1: 1. Michael Blackwood, Oklahoma 45.17; 2. Geno White, Florida 45.29; 3. Bryan Swarn, Georgia Tech 45.58; 4. Sanjay Ayre, Auburn 45.58; 5. Michael Decker, Liberty 45.59; 6. Jimmie Hackley, So. Carolina 45.69; 7. Thomas Gerding, Minnesota 45.89. Heat 2: 1. Avard Moncur, Auburn 45.43; 2. Derrick Brew, LSU 45.79; 3. Tawanda Chiwira, Idaho 45.99; 4. Darrick Ingram, E. Carolina 46.13; 5. Torrance Chaplin, Navy 46.34; 6. Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech 46.80; 7. Godfrey Herring, Midd. Tenn. St. 48.11. Heat 3: 1. Brandon Couts, Baylor 45.34; 2. Andrew Pierce, Ohio State 45.34; 3. Christopher Brown, Norfolk 45.39; 4. Johnny Collins, TCU 45.79; 5. Mike Kenyon, Arizona 46.40; 6. Tyrone Dozier, N.C. State 46.61. Preliminaries MEN'S 1,500 METER RUN Heat 1: 1. David Kimani, S. Alabama 3:44.70; 2. Michael Stember, Stanford 3:44.88; 3. Sharif Karie, Arkansas 3:44.99; 4. Andrew McKessock, Minnesota 3:45.16; 5. Ryan Travis, Arkansas 3:45.39; 6. Christian Goy, Illinois St. 3:45.44; 7. Steve Fein, Oregon 3:45.63; 8. Andrew Powell, Stanford 3:45.68; 9. Drew Griffin, Georgia 3:46.46; 10. Mike Feist, Montana St. 3:54.13. Heat 2: 1. Gabe Jennings, Stanford 3:43.18; 2. Bryan Berryhill, Colorado St. 3:43.57; 3. Daniel Kinyua, Iowa State 3:43.98; 4. James Karanu, Arkansas 3:44.30; 5. Dwight Davis, Tulsa 3:44.78; 6. Brendan Rodgers, N.C. State 3:44.96; 7. Charlie Gruber, Kansas 3:46.85; 8. Gezachw Yossef, Texas Tech 3:47.03; 9. Marcus Tanner, Tennessee 3:47.98; 10. Clay Schwabe, Army 3:50.5
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