Transportation Issues Don't Slow EIU Track
Saturday, February 4 2012 - Notre Dame Meyo Invite
Day One Results
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Transportation issues slowed down some of the Eastern Illinois indoor track team on Friday as they arrived late at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite. Despite the late arrival EIU still posted three top ten finishes while Zye Boey moved on to the 60m finals. Competition resumes on Saturday.
The one person the bus issue did not slow down on the track was senior sprinter Boey. He advanced to the finals of the 60m dash with a time of 6.90, good for seventh in the prelims.
Donald Romero continued his strong season in field events. He placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 65'9". That throw moved him into second on the EIU career weight throw list trailing only Braidy Miller in the event. Miller's school record is 67'0.75" set in 1991.
Mick Viken was among six pole vaulters that cleared the 16'11" height on Friday evening. Four of those athletes including Viken were tied as number of attempts determined the final order for places 3 through 6. Viken placed sixth.
Bryce Hogan was able to break through and crack the EIU career top ten in the long jump. Hogan was fifth overall and third among collegiate competitors in the event with jump of 23'11.50". That jump landed him in 10th on the EIU list.
The bus did not arrive in time for some competitors to compete in their scheduled heat. EIU missed the women's 60m hurdles but the three EIU athletes werer able to run their own heat at the end of the night. Jalisa Paramore posted a time of 8.81 followed by Justine Moore at 8.99 and Jill MacEachen at 9.13. Paramore and Moore's times would have qualified for the Saturday finals.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Transportation issues slowed down some of the Eastern Illinois indoor track team on Friday as they arrived late at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite. Despite the late arrival EIU still posted three top ten finishes while Zye Boey moved on to the 60m finals. Competition resumes on Saturday.
The one person the bus issue did not slow down on the track was senior sprinter Boey. He advanced to the finals of the 60m dash with a time of 6.90, good for seventh in the prelims.
Donald Romero continued his strong season in field events. He placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 65'9". That throw moved him into second on the EIU career weight throw list trailing only Braidy Miller in the event. Miller's school record is 67'0.75" set in 1991.
Mick Viken was among six pole vaulters that cleared the 16'11" height on Friday evening. Four of those athletes including Viken were tied as number of attempts determined the final order for places 3 through 6. Viken placed sixth.
Bryce Hogan was able to break through and crack the EIU career top ten in the long jump. Hogan was fifth overall and third among collegiate competitors in the event with jump of 23'11.50". That jump landed him in 10th on the EIU list.
The bus did not arrive in time for some competitors to compete in their scheduled heat. EIU missed the women's 60m hurdles but the three EIU athletes werer able to run their own heat at the end of the night. Jalisa Paramore posted a time of 8.81 followed by Justine Moore at 8.99 and Jill MacEachen at 9.13. Paramore and Moore's times would have qualified for the Saturday finals.