Cards Win 10 Event Titles at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational

Saturday, April 1

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University of Louisville

at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational

Cards Win 10 Event Titles at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational

April 01, 2006 | Track & Field

April 1, 2006

Results

CINCINNATI, Ohio - University of Louisville junior thrower Arthur Turland earned an NCAA regional qualifying mark in the hammer to lead the Cardinal men to a second place finish while the Cardinal women finished third overall led by the three event titles from the throwers at Saturday's Oliver Nikoloff Invitational at the University of Cincinnati's Gettler Stadium.

Overall, the Cardinal men scored 156 points to finish second to the host Bearcats with 183 points, while Eastern Michigan was third in the field of 10 teams with 125 points. The U of L women scored 124 points for third overall out of 12 teams while Eastern Michigan won the team title with 209.5 points. The Cardinal men and women combined to win 10 event titles.

"This was a highly competitive meet and we had some strong performances winning 10 event titles and earning another NCAA regional qualifier," said U of L head coach Ron Mann. "It was also important for us to earn a couple of more BIG EAST qualifiers. Overall, it was a good meet and very competitive in every event."

Turland, a native of Kincardine, Ont., won the hammer with a personal best mark of 183 feet, 4 inches to earn a spot in a second event at the NCAA Mideast Regional on May 26-27 in Knoxville, Tenn. On March, 18, Turland qualified for the NCAA regional in the discus with a mark of 170-02 at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. Through three outdoor events, the Cardinal men and women have a combined nine NCAA regional qualifiers.

Another strong performer for the Cardinal men was freshman Tony Belt who won three event titles, ran the anchor leg for the 4x100-meter relay team's third place finish and scored 36 points for U of L on the day. Belt, a native of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., won the high jump with a mark of 6-08.75, the long jump with a mark of 23-08.00 and the triple jump with a mark of 47-06.25, while teaming with Brad Keys, Bryan Webb and Robert Amedee for a time of 42.12 in the 4x100m relay.

Leading the way for the Cardinal women were throwers Emily Turland and ZeNai Savage who combined to win all three throwing events they competed in. Turland, a native of New Albany, Ind., won the discus with a mark of 150-04 and the hammer with a mark of 185-09, while also finishing fourth in the shot with a mark of 44-01.50. Savage, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., won the shot put with a mark of 46-00.00 and finished fifth in the hammer with a mark of 147-04.00.

U of L also added two more BIG EAST Championship qualifiers taking the total to 46 as P.J. Fox and Chris Danks finished first and second respectively in the 800m. Fox, a native of Hebron, Ind., earned his first win of the season with a time of 1:52.89, while Danks, a native of Florence, Ky., was second with a time of 1:52.95.

Rounding out the Cards list of individual winners on the day was junior Brandon Cook in the discus and senior Kelley Bowman in the high jump. Cook, a native of Borden, Ind., won the discus with a mark of 172-07, while Bowman, a native of Mt. Vernon, Ky., won the high jump with a mark of 5-07.00.

Up next, the Cards will compete at the prestigious Texas Relays scheduled for April 5-8 in Austin, Texas.

Oliver Nikoloff InvitationalGettler Stadium - Cincinnati, Ohio
Men's Team Scores1   Cincinnati  183 points2   LOUISVILLE  156 points3   Eastern Michigan    125 points4   Miami (OH)  95 points5   Findlay     80 points6   Ashland     49 points7   Morehead State  17 points8   Xavier      10 points9   Eastern Kentucky    6 points10  Georgetown College  4 points
Women's Team Scores1   Eastern Michigan    209.5 points2   Cincinnati  155.5 points3   LOUISVILLE  124 points4   Ashland     67 points5   Findlay     54.5 points6   IUPUI       47.5 points7   Eastern Kentucky    40 points8   Morehead State  11 points8   Xavier      11 points10  Georgetown College  6 points10  Campbellsville  6 points12  Wright State    2 points
U of L Men's Individual Results100m5   Robert Amedee    10.87
110m Hurdles2   Brad Keys        14.786   Nathan Navaro    15.07
200m7   Bryan Webb  22.1311  Tony Belt        22.5614  Darin Bright  22.8919  Brandon Newell  23.56
400m5   Bryan Webb  48.6815  Robbie Moore  51.84
400m Hurdles2   Brad Keys        53.376   Nathan Navaro    55.90
800m1   P.J. Fox        1:52.892   Chris Danks    1:52.956   Curtis Persinger  1:54.79
1500m4   Cory Thorne    3:59.768   Ryan Byrne  4:02.35
5000m4   Tim Kaiser  14:57.665   Wes Seacat  14:58.7010  Thad Schroeder  15:11.92
High Jump1   Tony Belt        2.08m/6-08.75
Long Jump1   Tony Belt        7.21m/23-08.0013  Darin Bright  6.18m/20-03.5015  Brandon Newell  6.12m/20-01.00
Triple Jump1   Tony Belt        14.48m/47-06.254   Brandon Newell  13.33m/43-09.00
Pole Vault7   Robbie Moore  4.30m/14-01.25
Discus1   Brandon Cook  52.60m/172-07.003   Arthur Turland  47.34m/155-04.008   Andrew Hackney  44.23m/145-01.0012  Steven Hnat    42.90m/140-09.00
Hammer1   Arthur Turland  55.88m/183-04.00 #5   Andrew Hackney  49.38m/162-00.00-   Brandon Cook  FOUL
Javelin2   Arthur Turland  55.24m/181-34.00
Shot Put3   Steven Hnat    16.18m/53-01.0010  Andrew Hackney  13.87m/45-06.2525  Robbie Moore  10.10m/33-01.75
4x100m Relay3   Keys, Webb, 42.12    Amedee, Belt
4x400m Relay6   Fox, Navaro,    3:20.87    Danks, Persinger
U of L Women's Individual Results100m10  Vanessa Hicks    13.5613  Jackie Faulkenberg  14.13
100m Hurdles2   Aajah Showell    14.075   Heather Trimiew    14.4913  JoEllyn Graham  15.4018  Kourtney Trainor  17.33
200m3   LaShondra Durias  24.9612  Kelley Bowman    26.5313  Chimson Oleka    27.2514  JoEllyn Graham  27.4115  Christine Krellwitz    27.9116  Londyn Peeler    28.2017  Vanessa Hicks    28.2820  Jackie Faulkenberg  29.22
400m6   Sanny Eugene  58.799   Chimson Oleka    1:01.95
400m Hurdles2   Heather Trimiew    1:01.489   Kourtney Trainor  1:08.47
800m3   Allissa Moore    2:18.189   Sarah Weir  2:21.94
1500m6   Sarah Weir  4:50.4510  Ashley Ruberg    4:57.2318  Nicole Haworth  5:08.36
5000m14  Jessie Faulkenberg  19:35.4916  Meredith Edwards  19:45.18
High Jump1   Kelley Bowman    1.70m/5-07.003   Christine Krellwitz    1.60m/5-03.00
Long Jump2   Aajah Showell    5.59m/18-04.257   Kelley Bowman    5.09m/16-08.508   Shareka Nance    5.08m/16-08.0013  Kourtney Trainor  4.76m/15-07.50
Triple Jump6   Shareka Nance    10.65m/34-11.259   Christine Krellwitz    10.21m/33-06.00
Shot Put1   ZeNai Savage  14.02m/46-00.004   Emily Turland    13.45m/44-01.50
Discus1   Emily Turland    45.82m/150-04.005   Jill Andres    38.22m/125-05.0013  ZeNai Savage  34.34m/112-08.00
Hammer1   Emily Turland    56.63m/185-09.005   ZeNai Savage  44.91m/147-04.009   Christine Krellwitz    41.87m/137-04.0012  Jill Andres    37.84m/124-02.00
4x100m Relay2   Showell, Trimiew,   47.73    Bowman, Durias
4x400m Relay4   Showell, Trimiew,   4:01.91    Eugene, Ennis6   Moore, Oleka,   4:10.58    Hicks, Graham
# = NCAA regional qualifying mark