Jan. 29, 2001

Men's Track Team Competes at Smith-Barney Invitational

The Truman State University men's track and field team traveled to Indianapolis over the weekend for Saturday's Smith Barney Invitational, hosted by Butler University.

Senior Ryan Easley (Elmer, Mo./LaPlata) earned an NCAA Division II provisional qualifiying mark in the weight throw with a carer-best heave of 52'-7.25", a distance that earned him fifth place in that event. He was the highest finishing non-Division I competitor in the weight throw.

Freshman Brian Dzingai (Harare, Zimbabwe/St. George's) placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.86 seconds. He also was seventh in the 60-meter dash (7.03 seconds) and had a leg on the Bulldogs' sixth-place finishing 4x400-meter relay squad. Other members of the relay were freshman Mike Pope (West Burlington, Iowa) and juniors Danny McDonald (Hermann, Mo.) and Nolan White (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge).

McDonald also collected a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash, with a clocking of 49.68 seconds.

Junior Matt Helbig (Fenton, Mo./Rockwood Summit) finished the 800-meter run in 1:55.72, good enough for eighth place overall.

Freshman Alfonso Pugh (Galesburg, Ill.) leaped 21'-6.75" to place sixth in the long jump. Sophomore Pat Boyle (St. Charles, Mo.) and freshman Alan Heincker (Dittmer, Mo./Grandview) had 11th place finishes in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters, respectively.

Truman will be back in action this Friday in Iowa City, Iowa, for the University of Iowa Triangular. Along with Truman and Iowa, Western Michigan University will also be competing.

Here are the Bulldogs' complete results from the Butler University Smith Barney Invitational:

TRUMAN RESULTS -- 
BUTLER UNIVERSITY/SMITH BARNEY INVITATIONAL
Jan. 27, 2001
60-meter dash	7th, Brian Dzingai	7.03
		35th, Mike Pope		7.46
		40th, Nolan White	7.50
200-meter dash	2nd, Brian Dzingai	21.86
		14th, Alfonso Pugh	22.73
		18th, Geoff Jensen	22.90
400-meter dash	7th, Danny McDonald	49.68
800-meter run	8th, Matt Helbig	1:55.72
Mile Run	52nd, Matt Judson	4:50.04
3,000-meters	11th, Pat Boyle		9:05.68
		12th, Brad Peter	9:05.95
		25th, Brian McQueary	9:28.93
5,000-meters	11th, Alan Heincker	15:26.48
		26th, Mark DeBold	16:24.97
4x400-relay	6th, Brian Dzingai, Mike Pope, Danny McDonald, Nolan White	3:23.43
Long Jump	6th, Alfonso Pugh	21'-6.75"
Weight Throw	5th, Ryan Easley	52'-7.25"

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