Turland Sets Javelin Record to Lead Cardinals at Ben Brown Invitational

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Senior Josh Gentry won the 3000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 9:18.6

Turland Sets Javelin Record to Lead Cardinals at Ben Brown Invitational

March 14, 2004 | Men's Track and Field

March 14, 2004

Results

FULLERTON, Calif. - Sophomore Arthur Turland broke the school javelin record and nine other personal records fell as the University of Louisville men's track and field team competed at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton, Calif.

The Cardinals won three events on the day, the most by any of the 25-plus schools and clubs competing in the meet.

The 4x100-meter (41.72) and 4x400-meter (3:16.05) relay teams had comfortable wins in their events. Strong anchor legs by freshman Ronnie Stringer in the 4x100 and sophomore Jonathan Combs in the 4x400 helped the Cardinals to victories.

Senior Josh Gentry won the 3000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 9:18.6 to win by more than 30 meters.

The team's throwers continued to lead the way despite not having a win to their credit. The group garnered six personal records and one NCAA Regional qualifying mark to go along with the school record. Five other throws were within two meters of the NCAA Regional standard.

In his first attempt at competing in the javelin at the collegiate level, Turland finished second with a throw of 192 feet, 11 inches, shattering the school's previous mark by 10 feet. Turland also had personal records in two other events as he finished fourth in the discus with an NCAA qualifying mark of 174-8 and fifth in the hammer throw with a distance of 178-5.

Sophomore Brandon Cook placed fifth in the discus with a personal-best mark of 166-4, just two feet from the NCAA mark.

In the hammer throw, senior Joe Swiderski was sixth at 177-1 and senior Josh Brannen was seventh at 176-0, both personal records.

Combs won his section of the 200-meter dash with a personal-best mark of 21.74, the ninth fastest time of the day. Senior Ryan Bridgeman had a PR in the race with a time of 22.21 to place 17trh overall. Senior Dennis Wolff finished fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.87.

The team's distance runners also fared well as freshman Wes Seacat qualified for the USA Junior Nationals with a 5000-meter time of 14:54.31 and sophomore Tim Kaiser ran a personal-best time of 15:08.54 in the race.

"We expected this meet to fit us very well, and we expected to get good performances from it," said head coach Gene Weis. "We've now got 5-6 guys on the very brink of NCAA Regional qualifying, and we'll have any number of guys near the top of our Conference rankings. We've accomplished what we hoped with these early meets out west, setting a very positive tone for the year. If we can stay healthy and keep our guys focused, we'll achieve everything we thought we could and then some before it's all over."

Ben Brown Invitational
Fullerton, Calif.

100m    17. Ronnie Stringer 10.93    33. Aaron McAndrew   11.23
200m    9.  Jonathan Combs   21.74    17. Ryan Bridgeman   22.21
800m    5.  Dennis Wolff   1:54.87
5000m    19. Wes Seacat   14:54.31    32. Tim Kaiser   15:08.54    45. Michael Jesse 15:23.59
3000m Steeplechase    1.  Josh Gentry 9:18.6h
4x100m Relay    1.  Louisville  41.72
4x400m Relay    1.  Louisville  3:16.05
Discus    4.  Arthur Turland   53.23m/174-8    5.  Brandon Cook   50.69m/166-4    7.  Troy Williams 47.91m/157-2
Hammer Throw    5.  Arthur Turland   54.38m/178-5    6.  Joe Swiderski 53.99m/177-1    7.  Josh Brannen   53.66m/176-0    15. Brandon Cook   46.41m/152-3
Javelin    2.  Arthur Turland   58.80m/192-11    7.  Joe Swiderski 52.17m/171-2