YSU men finish third; Michaelis wins twice

INDIANAPOLIS -- Youngstown State senior Kurt Michaelis won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 1,500-meter run to pace the Penguins to a third-place finish at the Horizon League outdoor championship Friday at the Michael A. Carroll Track and Field Stadium.
The Penguins also got a lift from winning the 4x100 and 4x400 relays and 26 points from junior thrower Jarrod Davis.
Michaelis won the steeplechase on Thursday with a mark of 9 minutes, 15.27 seconds and turned around to win the 1,500 in 3:50.71 on Friday. He added a seventh-place finish in the 800 with a time of 2:01.93 to earn Men's Outstanding Track Performer of the Year.
Shatters own record
Davis shattered his own school record in the hammer with a mark of 169 feet, 11 inches to place second in the event. He also placed second in the discus (155-10), third in the javelin (171-6) and fourth in the shot put (46-111/2). His marks in the discus and javelin were personal-bests.
The 4x400 quartet of Scott Weiser, Papis Joh, Ryan Strzalka and Kevin Breckenridge set the Horizon League and YSU record with a first-place time of 3:14.39. Wiezer teamed up with Dorian Chenault, T.J. Peterson and Chris Goffer to capture the victory in the 4x100.
Weiser led the way for the Penguins in the sprints with a second-place finish in the 400 dash with a school-record time of 48.11 and a fifth-place finish in the 200 with a time of 22.29. Chenault placed fourth in the 100 in 11.31 and sixth in the 200 in 22.33 while Joh recorded a fourth-place finish in the 400 with a time of 48.18. Goffer added a fifth-place finish in the 100 with a mark of 11.50 and Strzalka finished seventh in 11.61.
The Penguins claimed the sixth through ninth spots in the 5,000 as Nick Buzek headed the pack with a time of 15:19.99. Tony Orcena came in seventh with a time of 15:29.92 while Chris Hine placed eighth in 15:32.45 and Nick Kruse placed ninth in 15:35.10.
Adam Lewis placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.41 while Breckenridge placed eighth with a time of 57.79.
In the field evens, Derek Riker placed second in the pole vault by clearing a height of 14-11/4 while Dustin Reimond placed fifth with a mark of 13-11/2. Joe Bruderly finished third in the shot put with a mark of 47-10, seventh in the discus (130-5) and seventh in the hammer (134-8). Drew Weizer placed fifth in the discus (136-7), seventh in the shot put (42-23/4) eighth in the hammer (129-3) and ninth in the javelin (134-4) while Mike DeToro placed sixth in the javelin with a mark of 154-9.