Men's Track Places Third at Miami Invitational

Saturday, April 12

Oxford, Ohio

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University of Louisville

at Miami Invitational

Matt Berrier cleared a personal-best height of 6-7.50 in the high jump

April 12, 2003 | Men's Track and Field

April 12, 2003

Results

OXFORD, Ohio - Freshman Brandon Cook won the discus event to lead the University of Louisville men's track and field team to a third-place finish at the Miami Invitational Saturday in Oxford, Ohio.

The Cardinals tallied 78.5 points on the day, two points ahead of fourth-place finisher Marshall. Ball State won the nine-team competition with 210 points, narrowly edging Miami (207) for the title.

Cook took home individual honors in the discus for the first time in his young collegiate career with a throw of 155 feet, 1 inch. Cook also placed sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 150-11.

Fellow freshman teammate Arthur Turland had a pair of second-place finishes and a third-place effort on the day. The Kincardine, Ontario, native placed second in both the shot put (48-4) and discus (154-7) and third in the hammer (159-6) to score in all three events for the Cardinals.

Sophomore Matt Berrier cleared a personal-best height of 6-7.50 in the high jump to finish third. Berrier's previous best was 6-6.75, a mark he has cleared twice in the past year.

In the 200-meter dash, sophomore Marques Robie sprinted to a third-place finish with a time of 21.96. Robie also place fourth in the long jump with a leap of 21-10.

Junior Eric Cockley finished third in the pole vault (15-1) and freshman Tim Kaiser was fifth in the 5000-meter run (15:12.81) to round out the Cardinals' top-five performers.

Louisville travels to the west coast this week to participate in a couple meets in California. The Cardinals will be represented in the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, Mt. SAC Relays and Long Beach Open.

Team Scores    1.  Ball State  210.0    2.  Miami       207.0    3.  LOUISVILLE  78.5    4.  Marshall    76.5    5.  Valparaiso  55.0    6.  Purdue      44.0    7.  Butler      37.5    8.  Cedarville  21.5    9.  IUPUI       1.0
LOUISVILLE FINISHERS
200m    3.  Marques Robie 21.96400m    6.  Steven Perkins   49.65    7.  Jonathan Combs   49.66800m    9.  P.J. Fox     1:55.51    11. Dennis Wolff   1:55.72    12. Dan Barczak 1:56.56    16. Tim Franxman   1:59.371500m    9.  Tim Franxman   4:02.64    11. Vernon Stephen   4:05.42    17. Chris Davis 4:09.465000m    5.  Tim Kaiser       15:12.81    17. Mike Horan       16:04.141600m Relay    4.  Louisville          3:20.04High Jump    3.  Matt Berrier   6-7.50/2.02m    10. Shawn Denk       6-1.50/1.87mPole Vault    3.  Eric Cockley   15-1/4.60mLong Jump    4.  Marques Robie 21-10/6.65m    16. Matt Berrier   19-6/5.94mShot Put    2.  Arthur Turland   48-4/14.73m    6.  John Blackwell   44-9.75/13.66mDiscus    1.  Brandon Cook   155-1/47.28m    2.  Arthur Turland   154-7/47.12mJavelin    6.  Brad Roach       167-8/51.10m    11. Brandon Cook   150-11/46.00mHammer Throw    3.  Arthur Turland   159-6/48.62m    6.  Brandon Cook   147-0/44.82m    8.  John Blackwell   138-11/42.35m