Men's Track & Field In Third Place After First Day Of Horizon League Championships
May 9, 2008
Youngstown, Ohio - After completing the first day of the 2008 Horizon League Championships, the UIC men's track and field team finds itself in third place. UIC has tallied a combined 29 points and sits behind Valparaiso (31) and host Youngstown State (51). Joe Bailey finished out his career strongly in the hammer throw with a solid fourth-place finish. The senior garnered a career-best toss of 49.94 meters. Bailey also turned in a heave of 35.33 meters in the discus. In the 10,000-meter run, Alex Sutphen led the way earning another fourth-place finish for the Flames. Sutphen clocked in with a time of 32:23.62. The remainder of the first day of competition included preliminary races in the running events. Cory Renner (100-meter dash), Stephen Royal (800-meter run), and Lewis Brown (800-meter run) all advanced to today's finals. The women's side was paced by Kristen McMurray and Monique Bostert in the throwing events. McMurray finished ninth in the hammer throw with a heave of 44.05 meters. Bostert placed eighth in the discus with a toss of 38.47 meters. The Flames will conclude the final day of competition today (May 9) beginning at 8 a.m. CST in Youngstown, Ohio.
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