April 10, 2000

Men's Track Team Takes First At Washington University (Mo.) Invitational

The Truman State University men's track & field team took first place out of 18 teams on Saturday at the Washington University (Mo.) Invitational in St. Louis. The Bulldogs scored 100 points on the day to edge out the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater by a single point.

Two Bulldogs posted provisional qualifying marks for the NCAA Division II Championships. Sophomores Andy Doering (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North) and Ben Rosario (St. Louis/University HS) turned in times of 30:57.71 and 31:09.80, respectively, for second and third place in the 10,000-meter run. Both times are provisional marks for the Division II national championships, which will be held next month in Raleigh, N.C.

First-place finishes went to Keith Aumiller (Independence, Mo./William Chrisman) in the 400-meter hurdles, Ryan Easley (Elmer, Mo./LaPlata) in the javelin and the men's 4x400-meter relay squad.

The Bulldogs will compete at the Lee Calhoun Invitational in Macomb, Ill. next Saturday (April 15).

Here are the complete results from the Washington University Invitational:

Results from Washington (Mo.) Invitational
April 8, 2000, St. Louis, Mo.

EVENT          PLACE, ATHLETE                      TIME/MARK
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200 meters     4th, Danny McDonald                     21.77
400 meters     4th, Vasean Nixon                       50.99
              10th, Nolan White                        52.46
1,500 meters  28th, Mike Nelson                      4:22.83
5,000 meters   9th, Mike Nelson                     15:49.00
              10th, Mark DeBold                     15:51.70
              11th, Brad Peter                      15:52.80
              27th, Paul Lightner                   16:51.92
              30th, Robert Taylor                   17:33.07
10,000 meters  2nd, Andy Doering                    30:57.71
               3rd, Ben Rosario                     31:09.80
               5th, Jason Shotwell                  33:43.87
              13th, Andy Schermbeck                 35:27.72
110m hurdles   3rd, Chad Froelker                      14.93
               4th, Dave Mayhew                        15.19
400m hurdles   1st, Keith Aumiller                     54.38
               3rd, Dave Mayhew                        55.73
3,000 steeple  2nd, Nick Blackburn                   9:23.99
               5th, Pat Boyle                        9:46.67
               8th, Dan Boyle                        9:50.98
4x100m relay   7th,                                    43.63
4x400m relay   1st                                    3:15.9
Pole Vault     7th, Calvin Buhler                   12'-2.75"
Long Jump      3rd, Chad Froelker                  21'-10.75"
Discus         7th, Charlie Eblen                     135'-6"
Hammer         7th, Ryan Easley                       127'-3"
Javelin        1st, Ryan Easley                       177'-5"
              12th, Jake Kingery                      145'-1"