Turland Wins Discus at Miami Invitational

Saturday, April 10

Oxford, Ohio

All Day

University of Louisville

at Miami Invitational

Arthur Turland claimed his first individual title of the spring

April 10, 2004 | Men's Track and Field

April 10, 2004

Results

OXFORD, Ohio - Sophomore Arthur Turland won the discus with an NCAA Regional Qualifying mark to lead the University of Louisville men's track and field team at the Miami Invitational Saturday in Oxford, Ohio.

Louisville placed fourth in the 10-team event with 56.5 points. Cincinnati won the team title with 236.5 points, followed by Miami (157.5) and Ball State (143.5).

Turland claimed his first individual title of the spring with a throw of 170 feet, one inch, marking his third regional qualifying throw of the year. He also placed fourth in the hammer (164-6) and sixth in the javelin (178-3) on the day.

Sophomore Brandon Cook and seniors Joe Swiderski and Troy Williams also had stellar performances in the throwing competitions. Cook was second in the discus with a mark of 162-3, while Swiderski was second in the hammer at 174-5 and fifth in the javelin at 178-8. Williams finished fifth in the discus (149-10) and 12th in the shot put (41-0.50).

Redshirt freshman Michael Jesse finished fourth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14 minutes, 53.45 seconds, a season best. Sophomore Brian Hurst was ninth in the race with a personal-best time of 15:09.33.

In the 1500-meter run, sophomore Vernon Stephen ran a persona-best time of 4:00.91 to place sixth.

Senior Eric Cockley cleared a season-best height of 15-5 in the pole vault to finish tied for fifth, and redshirt freshman Antoine Wilson was sixth in the triple jump at 43-4.25, a season best.

Louisville returns to action Friday at the Commodore Invitational in Nashville.

Miami Invitational
Oxford, Ohio

400m    14. Steven Perkins   50.81
1500m    6.  Vernon Stephen   4:00.91    9.  Chris Davis 4:04.62
5000m    4.  Michael Jesse 14:53.45    9.  Brian Hurst 15:09.33    10. Wes Seacat   15:09.78    15. Kyle Bowling   15:39.80    19. Tim Kaiser   15:54.59
High Jump    12. Matt Berrier   1.95m/6-4.75
Pole Vault    t-5.    Eric Cockley   4.70m/15-5
Long Jump    9.  Antoine Wilson   6.16m/20-2.50
Triple Jump    6.  Antoine Wilson   13.21m/43-4.25
Shot Put    12. Troy Williams 12.51m/41-0.50
Discus    1.  Arthur Turland   51.85m/170-1    2.  Brandon Cook   49.46m/162-3    5.  Troy Williams 45.66m/149-10
Javelin    5.  Joe Swiderski 54.46m/178-8    6.  Arthur Turland   54.33m/178-3
Hammer Throw    2.  Joe Swiderski 53.17m/174-5    4.  Arthur Turland   50.15m/164-6