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Jesse Owens Classic, May 2nd, 2003
at
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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Story
Jeremiah Johnson Races
to First Place at Jesse Owens Invite
Columbus, Ohio. (May 2, 2003)-- Several
University
of Wyoming track and field athletes competed on the first day of action
at the Jesse Owens Classic Friday on the campus of Ohio State
University
in Columbus, Ohio. The meet is named after the legendary Olympic and
Ohio
State athlete, and features top collegiate track and field teams from
across
the country
Freshman Jeremiah Johnson stole the show by
taking
first place in the 800 meter run. The Laramie, Wyo. native crossed the
finish
line in 1:52.58, surpassing his competition by over half -second.
Senior
Quincy Howe leaped his way to a second place finish in the triple jump
with
a mark of 50’ 4.5”. In the 5,000 meter run freshman Brian Knight posted
a Cowboy season best and personal best time of 14:32.82 to finish
fifth.
Freshman Michael Huntington also ran a personal best time in the event,
15:18.91, finishing 23rd. Other Cowboy’s that ran in the meet were
freshman
Matt Hudson who finished ninth in the 1500 meter run with a time
4:02.39
and senior Mervin Swaby who ran a Cowboy season best time of 10.68 in
the
100 meter dash to place eighth.
Wyoming’s Jennifer Thompson and Natalie
Kean
were the only Cowgirls to compete on Friday. The two sophomore’s both
set
personal records in the 5,000 meter run. Thompson ran a time of
17:42.86,
which is a Cowgirl season best time in the event. Kean finished 12th
with
a time of 18:11.90.
“We traveled 15 hours to get here and our kids
ran
today as if they had been here for a week,” said UW head track and
field
coach Don Yentes. “Our distance runners did an outstanding job.
Tomorrow
some of our athletes will be competing in the Invitational division of
the
meet, which is the highest division. Our kids have to step it up
because
they will be seeing some very fast athletes tomorrow.”
UW concludes its competition at the Jesse Owens
Classic
tomorrow, while another group of Cowboy and Cowgirl track and field
athletes
will be competing at the UNC Cowtown Classic in Greeley, Colo.
Results
Men
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Event
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Mark
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Place
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Cody Millemon
Jeremiah Johnson
Matthew Hudson
Brian Knight
Quincy Howe
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400m
800m
1500m
5000m
Triple Jump
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48.49
1:52.58
4:02.39
14:32.83
15.35m
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9th
1st
9th
5th
2nd
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Women
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Shauna Smith
Kim Demers
Jenifer Thompson
Natalie Kean
Charles, Fox, Harper, Smith
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400H
400H
5000K
5000K
4x100m
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58.46
1:02.48
17:42.82
18:11.90
46.50
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1st
6th
7th
12th
2nd
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Editor's
note,
1500m: Matthew Hudson was running with the lead pack when he said he
heard
something pop in his previously injured foot toward the end of the
second
lap. He somehow finished the race and then collapsed. He was taken to
the
meet doctor who indicated that Matthew had finally torn the planter
fascia
tendon in his foot.
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