Louisville Baseball Completes Day One of Omaha Challenge
November 15, 2010 | Baseball
Nov. 15, 2010
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville baseball team opened the 2010 Omaha Challenge on Monday with the 2100-yard shuttle run and the pull-ups competition.
Sophomore pitcher Justin Amlung (Team Red) opened the day by winning the shuttle run with an Omaha Challenge record time of 7 minutes, 56.11 seconds. Freshman Adam Engel (Team Black) was second with a time of 8:00.31, while sophomore Zak Wasserman, captain for Team Red, was third at 8:03.35. Junior Travis Tingle (Team Black) was fourth with a time of 8:04.19 and freshman Ryan Seiz (Team Black) was fifth at 8:05.11.
In the afternoon event, Team Red earned 10 bonus points in the team matchup after scoring 243 points in the pull-ups event. Freshman Ty Young of Team Black had the best individual performance in the pull-ups competition with 33, while senior Drew Haynes of Team Red finished with 31.
After the first day of competition, Team Black and captain Matt Koch leads the way with 1,366 points, while Team Red has 1,338 points. The 2010 Omaha Challenge will continue on Tuesday with the towel hang at 6 a.m., and the bike race at 3 p.m.
About the Omaha Challenge
Two captains are selected and teams are drafted to compete against one another in a five-day series of events that tests the athleticism of the teams and the individuals, with a team crown and an individual champion to be named at the end of the competition. Sports performance coach Eric Hammer oversees the competition, while also motivating his charges to extend themselves to their limits.
The 10 events for 2010 include the 2100-yard shuttle run, pull-ups, towel hang, bike race, 100-meter swim, sand pit relay race, tire flip, "move the mountain", tug-of-war and 300-yard medley.
Team Red
Zak Wasserman (captain), Justin Amlung, Ryan Wright, Kyle Grieshaber, Drew Haynes, Gabriel Shaw, Cole Sturgeon, Jeff Gardner, Kyle Gibson, Alex Chittenden, Joe Stilphen, Chad Green, Jeff Thompson, Cade Stallings, Brandon Alphin, Mike Nastold.
Team Black
Matt Koch (captain), Adam Engel, Cody Ege, Jarred Clarkson, J.J. Ethel, Stewart Ijames, Travis Tingle, Dace Kime, Ty Young, Ryan Seiz, Curtis McCombs, Derek Self, Andy Flett, Tony Zych, Keith Landers, Brad Hedden.
