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May 8, 2003
Penguins Look for Second League Title in Indy
Youngstown -- The
Youngstown State men's and women's
track and field teams will travel to
Indianapolis to compete in the 2003
Horizon League Outdoor Track and
Field Championships at the Michael
A. Carroll Track and Field Stadium
held today and tomorrow.
The men's squad will look to capture thier first outdoor
championship by riding on their
success in the indoor campaign where
they captured YSU's first Horizon
League Championship in any sport.
The young women's squad will look to
make noise in the middle of the pack
and gain valuable experience for
future championships.
The men's squad boasts a pair of double-winners from the 2002
Championship in Eugene Harris and
Kurt Michaelis. Harris set a
new championship record in the
200-meter dash last season with a
time of 21.46 and also captured the
league title in the 100.
Michaelis, the Horizon League Indoor
Track and Field Athlete of the Year,
won the 800 and 1,500 last season.
The Penguins are especially strong in the sprinting events.
In the 100, Sherrod Holmes, Edwin
Jackson and Harris hold three of the
top four times run this season.
Harris, Ryan Strzalka and T.J.
Peterson hold three of the top five
times in the 200.
According to Coach Brian Gorby, the distance races will be
the deciding factor for the
Penguins. Michaelis holds the
top time in the 800 and the 1,500
while Nick Buzek and Tony Orcena
hold the second and third ranking in
the 10,000.
The throws events begin today at 5 p.m. while the running
events start at 6 p.m. The
Championship concludes tomorrow. |
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