Cardinals Lead After First Day of Conference USA Championship
May 13, 2004 | Men's Track and Field
May 13, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's track and field team is in first place after day one of the Conference USA Championship Thursday. The three-day event is being held at Cardinal Park.
The Louisville men tallied 27 points to lead the competition with two events scored. Marquette is in second with 12 points, followed by DePaul (11) and South Florida (9).
The Cardinals placed three guys in the top four of the hammer throw. Senior Joe Swiderski finished second with a throw of 172-9 to lead the Cards. Sophomore Arthur Turland was third at 172-8 and senior Josh Brannen was fourth at 167-8.
In the 10,000-meter run, freshman Wes Seacat paced the Cardinals with a third-place time of 31:37.33, the seventh fastest time in school history. Junior Michael Jesse placed seventh in 32:22.76 to round out the Cardinal scorers on day one.
"This was a great day for us," said men's coach Gene Weis. "We had high hopes for these two events, and the guys turned in strong performances to score us some points. Hopefully we'll have more success like this the next two days."
Day two of the C-USA Championship begins Friday at 9 a.m. Tickets for the event for Friday and Saturday are $7 for adults per day. Tickets for students with a valid college ID and those 18 and under are $4 per day. Children two and under will be admitted free.
Tickets will be sold at the gate of both the Cardinal Park Track Stadium and at the throws field located near old Parkway Field. Wristbands will be issued so that fans can get in at both venues throughout the day.
