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Friday, February 28
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Men’s Track and Field Leads After Day One of MAC Indoor Championships
2/28/2020 8:25:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Baldvin Magnusson and Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed each captured an individual title
AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's track and field sits in first place with a team score of 46 points after the opening day of the 2020 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday, Feb. 28 inside Stile Athletics Field House.
Redshirt junior Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed (Arlington, Va.-Fishburne Military) earned one of EMU's two individual titles at day one of the conference meet, as he claimed first prize in the long jump with a personal-best distance of 7.58 meters. The Eagles also earned three of the top four spots in the weight throw, as redshirt senior Zach Harkey (Huron, Ohio-Huron) was the runner-up with a toss of 21.11 meters, while fellow redshirt senior Taige Bryant (Edmond, Okla.-Edmond Memorial) finished in third place at 20.60 meters, and freshman Kappa Bedoui (Doha, Qatar-Aspire Academy) was fourth with his own heave of 20.60 meters.
On the track, sophomore Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) emerged victorious in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 14:25.25, while redshirt freshman Chris Devaney (New Plymouth, New Zealand-New Plymouth) finished in third place at 14:28.12. Junior Owen Richardson (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School) shined in both of his events, placing third in the 400-meter qualifiers with a mark of 48.01 seconds, and fourth in the 200-meter prelims with a time of 21.35 seconds.
Meanwhile, redshirt junior Devonte Findlay (Lauderhill, Fla.-Blanche Ely) finished first overall in the 60-meter hurdles trials with a time of 7.90 seconds, while sophomore Payne Wylie (Saskatachewan, Canada-Colonsay School) also qualified for the title race as he finished seventh overall at 8.27. Additionally, senior Sean Beckom II (Saginaw, Mich.-Heritage) qualified for the 60-meter dash championship, finishing seventh in the preliminary round with a time of 6.91 seconds.
The MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will resume Saturday, Feb. 29 with the remaining men's heptathlon events starting at 10 a.m. Field events will get back underway at 1 p.m., while running events start back up at 1:25 p.m. The awards ceremony is expected to take place at 5 p.m.
Team Results
1. Eastern Michigan 46
2. Akron 39
3. Kent State 26
4. Buffalo 24
5. Central Michigan 19
EMU Individual Results
60m Dash Trials
7. Sean Beckom 6.91q
11. Terry Hinds 7.02
12. Alec Frymier 7.04
60m Hurdles Trials
1. Devonte Findlay 7.90Q
7. Payne Wylie 8.27q
10. Alec Frymier 8.34
200m Dash Trials
4. Owen Richardson 21.35q
10. Kyle Martin 22.36
11. Alec Frymier 22.41
400m Dash Trials
3. Owen Richardson 48.01q
5. Frankie Grey 48.78q
-- Dorian Hooker DQ
5000m Run
1. Baldvin Magnusson 14:25.25
3. Chris Devaney 14:28.12
12. Andy Payne 15:12:21
4000m Distance Medley Relay
5. EMU A (Toby Gualter, Trent Barron, Ronald Brandal, Eddie Zuercher) 10:13.84
Weight Throw
2. Zach Harkey 21.11m
3. Taige Bryant 20.60m
4. Kappa Bedoui 20.60m
Long Jump
1. Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed 7.58m
11. Carlos Sanchez Juan 6.30m
Redshirt junior Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed (Arlington, Va.-Fishburne Military) earned one of EMU's two individual titles at day one of the conference meet, as he claimed first prize in the long jump with a personal-best distance of 7.58 meters. The Eagles also earned three of the top four spots in the weight throw, as redshirt senior Zach Harkey (Huron, Ohio-Huron) was the runner-up with a toss of 21.11 meters, while fellow redshirt senior Taige Bryant (Edmond, Okla.-Edmond Memorial) finished in third place at 20.60 meters, and freshman Kappa Bedoui (Doha, Qatar-Aspire Academy) was fourth with his own heave of 20.60 meters.
On the track, sophomore Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) emerged victorious in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 14:25.25, while redshirt freshman Chris Devaney (New Plymouth, New Zealand-New Plymouth) finished in third place at 14:28.12. Junior Owen Richardson (Basingstoke, England-The Costello School) shined in both of his events, placing third in the 400-meter qualifiers with a mark of 48.01 seconds, and fourth in the 200-meter prelims with a time of 21.35 seconds.
Meanwhile, redshirt junior Devonte Findlay (Lauderhill, Fla.-Blanche Ely) finished first overall in the 60-meter hurdles trials with a time of 7.90 seconds, while sophomore Payne Wylie (Saskatachewan, Canada-Colonsay School) also qualified for the title race as he finished seventh overall at 8.27. Additionally, senior Sean Beckom II (Saginaw, Mich.-Heritage) qualified for the 60-meter dash championship, finishing seventh in the preliminary round with a time of 6.91 seconds.
The MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will resume Saturday, Feb. 29 with the remaining men's heptathlon events starting at 10 a.m. Field events will get back underway at 1 p.m., while running events start back up at 1:25 p.m. The awards ceremony is expected to take place at 5 p.m.
Team Results
1. Eastern Michigan 46
2. Akron 39
3. Kent State 26
4. Buffalo 24
5. Central Michigan 19
EMU Individual Results
60m Dash Trials
7. Sean Beckom 6.91q
11. Terry Hinds 7.02
12. Alec Frymier 7.04
60m Hurdles Trials
1. Devonte Findlay 7.90Q
7. Payne Wylie 8.27q
10. Alec Frymier 8.34
200m Dash Trials
4. Owen Richardson 21.35q
10. Kyle Martin 22.36
11. Alec Frymier 22.41
400m Dash Trials
3. Owen Richardson 48.01q
5. Frankie Grey 48.78q
-- Dorian Hooker DQ
5000m Run
1. Baldvin Magnusson 14:25.25
3. Chris Devaney 14:28.12
12. Andy Payne 15:12:21
4000m Distance Medley Relay
5. EMU A (Toby Gualter, Trent Barron, Ronald Brandal, Eddie Zuercher) 10:13.84
Weight Throw
2. Zach Harkey 21.11m
3. Taige Bryant 20.60m
4. Kappa Bedoui 20.60m
Long Jump
1. Baboucar Sallah-Mohammed 7.58m
11. Carlos Sanchez Juan 6.30m
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