May 17, 2002

The Falcon Men's Track team is currently 10th in the standings at the 2002 MAC Outdoor Championships. BG has earned nine points thus far in competition through seven events.

Junior Drew Downey took bronze in the pole vault with a mark of 16'02 3/4" while fellow junior Troy Stiles finished 13th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:37.76.

Men's events scheduled for Saturday are as follows:

Field Events
Men High Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Discus Throw
Men Javelin Throw
Track Events
Men 4x100 Meter Relay
Men 1500 Meter Run Final
Men 110 Meter Hurdles Final
Men 400 Meter Dash Final
Men 100 Meter Dash Final
Men 800 Meter Run Final
Men 400 Meter Hurdles Final
Men 200 Meter Dash Final
Men 5000 Meter Run
Men 4x400 Meter Relay

Complete Results:

Event 26  Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase
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 Top 18 Seed marks on front row
   NCAA Auto: A 8:43.00
   NCAA Prov: P 8:54.00
         MAC: M 8:34.70  1971        Jeromee Liebenberg, WMU
    Name                    Year School                   Final  Points
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Final
  1 Jordan Desilets           SO Eastern Michigan       8:46.87P  10
  2 Casey Batey               SR Marshall               8:50.29P   8
  3 Peter Weisz               SO Kent State             8:56.80    6
  4 Chris Stine                  Western Michigan       9:04.88    5
  5 Matt Mayer                   Western Michigan       9:08.76    4
  6 Jeff Davis                SO Central Michigan       9:08.85    3
  7 Ryan Desgrange            JR Eastern Michigan       9:08.87    2
  8 Rick Stewart              JR Buffalo                9:16.57    1
  9 Steve Samuel              SO Ball St.               9:20.75
 10 Eamon Brazunas            FR Kent State             9:23.47
 11 Paul Pobursky             SO Eastern Michigan       9:24.29
 12 Adam Cross                15 Miami                  9:37.42
 13 Troy Stiles               JR Bowling Green          9:37.76
 14 Pete Remien               JR Central Michigan       9:41.77
 15 John Sainna               JR Toledo                 9:44.93
 16 Matt Wintersteen             Western Michigan       9:51.29
 17 Alan Hemmelgarn           FR Ball St.               9:58.50
 18 Justin Kempe              JR Ohio                  10:16.72
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                          Men - Team Rankings - 7 Events Scored
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    1) Eastern Michigan            47        2) Western Michigan           37
    2) Central Michigan            37        4) Ball St.                   31
    5) Akron                       29.50     6) Kent State                 21.50
    7) Toledo                      21        7) Buffalo                    21
    9) Marshall                    13       10) Bowling Green               9
   11) Miami                        3       11) Ohio                        3


Event 26  Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase
=======================================================================
 Top 18 Seed marks on front row
   NCAA Auto: A 8:43.00
   NCAA Prov: P 8:54.00
         MAC: M 8:34.70  1971        Jeromee Liebenberg, WMU
    Name                    Year School                   Final  Points
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Final
  1 Jordan Desilets           SO Eastern Michigan       8:46.87P  10
  2 Casey Batey               SR Marshall               8:50.29P   8
  3 Peter Weisz               SO Kent State             8:56.80    6
  4 Chris Stine                  Western Michigan       9:04.88    5
  5 Matt Mayer                   Western Michigan       9:08.76    4
  6 Jeff Davis                SO Central Michigan       9:08.85    3
  7 Ryan Desgrange            JR Eastern Michigan       9:08.87    2
  8 Rick Stewart              JR Buffalo                9:16.57    1
  9 Steve Samuel              SO Ball St.               9:20.75
 10 Eamon Brazunas            FR Kent State             9:23.47
 11 Paul Pobursky             SO Eastern Michigan       9:24.29
 12 Adam Cross                15 Miami                  9:37.42
 13 Troy Stiles               JR Bowling Green          9:37.76
 14 Pete Remien               JR Central Michigan       9:41.77
 15 John Sainna               JR Toledo                 9:44.93
 16 Matt Wintersteen             Western Michigan       9:51.29
 17 Alan Hemmelgarn           FR Ball St.               9:58.50
 18 Justin Kempe              JR Ohio                  10:16.72
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                          Men - Team Rankings - 7 Events Scored
================================================================================
    1) Eastern Michigan            47        2) Western Michigan           37
    2) Central Michigan            37        4) Ball St.                   31
    5) Akron                       29.50     6) Kent State                 21.50
    7) Toledo                      21        7) Buffalo                    21
    9) Marshall                    13       10) Bowling Green               9
   11) Miami                        3       11) Ohio                        3


Event 34  Men Pole Vault
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   NCAA Auto: A 5.55m
   NCAA Prov: P 5.25m
         MAC: M 5.32m  1998        Travis Downey, BGSU
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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Finals
  1 BJ McKay                  SR Ball St.                 5.05m   16-06.75  10
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85 4.95 5.05 5.15
        P    O   XO    O    O    O  XXX
  2 Kevin Poest               SO Akron                    5.05m   16-06.75   8
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85 4.95 5.05 5.15
        P    P    O  XXO    O  XXO  XXX
  3 Drew Downey               JR Bowling Green            4.95m   16-02.75   6
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85 4.95 5.05
        P    P   XO   XO    O  XXX
  4 Jim DeMarco               SR Akron                    4.85m   15-11.00   5
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85 4.95
        P    P    O    O  XXX
  5 Ryan Nau                  SR Kent State               4.85m   15-11.00   3.50
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85 4.95
        P   XO   XO    O  XXX
  5 Greg Miller               JR Akron                    4.85m   15-11.00   3.50
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85 4.95
        P    P  XXO    O  XXX
  7 Paul Panning              SO Ball St.                 4.70m   15-05.00   2
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85
        P    O    O  XXX
  8 Greg Miller               JR Eastern Michigan         4.70m   15-05.00   1
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85
        P   XO    O  XXX
  9 Blake Burnett             JR Eastern Michigan         4.70m   15-05.00
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85
      XXO    O   XO  XXX
 10 Dustin Anderson              Western Michigan         4.70m   15-05.00
     4.40 4.55 4.70 4.85
        O   XO  XXO  XXX
 11 Nick Schaibly                Western Michigan         4.55m   14-11.00
     4.40 4.55 4.70
        O    O  XXX
 12 Hunter Downey             FR Bowling Green            4.55m   14-11.00
     4.40 4.55 4.70
       XO    O  XXX
 13 Ed Luthy                     Western Michigan         4.55m   14-11.00
     4.40 4.55 4.70
      XXO    O  XXX
 14 Drew Walter               SO Miami                    4.55m   14-11.00
     4.40 4.55 4.70
        O   XO  XXX
 15 Zeb Egbert                SO Toledo                   4.40m   14-05.25
     4.40 4.55
        O  XXX
 16 Dan Simpson               SO Buffalo                  4.40m   14-05.25
     4.40 4.55
       XO  XXX
 -- Robert Tant               JR Marshall                    NH
     4.40
      XXX
 -- Pete Reynolds             FR Kent State                  NH
     4.40
      XXX
 -- Kelly Tenbrink            SO Miami                       NH
     4.40
      XXX
 -- Kerry Koontz              SO Bowling Green               NH
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                          Men - Team Rankings - 7 Events Scored
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    1) Eastern Michigan            47        2) Western Michigan           37
    2) Central Michigan            37        4) Ball St.                   31
    5) Akron                       29.50     6) Kent State                 21.50
    7) Toledo                      21        7) Buffalo                    21
    9) Marshall                    13       10) Bowling Green               9
   11) Miami                        3       11) Ohio                        3