Central Michigan University Athletics
Men 3rd at MAC Championships With Three Winners Saturday
5/13/2012 12:00:00 AM | MTF
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MOUNT PLEASANT – Central Michigan's men's team finished day three of the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in third place, headlined by senior thrower Ryan McCullough being named the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the meet and individual championships in two events.
The Chippewas finished with 137 points on the weekend, behind 2012 MAC Champions Akron with 161 and runner-up Kent State with 150. Eastern Michigan finished fourth with 130 points.
McCullough, who was awarded the Most Outstanding Field Performer honor after his school-record MAC Championship hammer throw performance on Thursday, was joined at the top of the podium today by junior Alex Rose and senior Branden Post in the discus and 400m hurdles, respectively. Each of the three earned first-team All-MAC honors.
“Those athletes worked extremely hard all year long, and they deserved it,” director of track and field and cross country Willie Randolph said. “It was not an easy fight, but it was a fight they said they were ready for. I was proud to see them step onto the podium and take what they deserved. There were so many other athletes who didn't necessarily win from that perspective, but they won as a team, and that is just as great to me as seeing them becoming MAC Champions.”
Rose, an All-American in the discus in 2011, won the event with a toss of 180-10 on his final attempt. He won by 4-03 over Corey Knox of Buffalo. McCullough added two points with a seventh place effort of 167-07, and senior Kevin Mays finished eighth with a mark of 163-11.
Post, who also won the 2010 400m hurdles MAC Championship, took the top spot on Saturday with a career-best time of 52.11. He won by just .18 over William Cole of Buffalo.
Sophomore Cory Noeker was the lone Chippewa to earn second-team All-MAC honors after his runner-up performance in the 110m hurdles finals in a career-best time of 14.45. Junior Renaldo Powell finished sixth in 14.66 and redshirt freshman Brandon Piligian took seventh in 15.04.
Senior David Ashcraft, who like Post and McCullough was competing in his final MAC Championships, finished third in the 400m dash in a season-best 47.88. Sophomore Clay Holman finished fourth in a career-best 48.18.
Redshirt freshman Kyle Stacks stepped up in the 5,000m run to take third place in 15:14.81.
Sophomore Ross Parsons claimed a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 100m and 200m dashes. He finished the 100m in 10.75 and the 200m in 21.53.
Sophomore Parker Scott claimed sixth place in the 400m hurdles in 53.94, and Noeker finished eighth in 55.52.
Freshman Lucas Bade finished seventh in the 800m run in 1:54.72, and junior Nathan Sanchez finished eighth in 1:54.90 after coming around the first lap in third. Sanchez also took eighth in the 1,500m run in a career-best 3:52.67 earlier in the afternoon.
As conference championships and last-chance meets conclude this weekend, the Chippewas will soon have a good idea who will qualify for the NCAA First Round competition in Jacksonville, Fla., beginning in just under two weeks. Check back to CMUChippewas.com for complete coverage of the qualifiers and the competition.
Women's Final Team Standings (Through 21 Scored Events)
1. Kent State - 134.33
2. Toledo - 132
3. Western Michigan - 108
4. Miami - 82
5. Eastern Michigan - 78.33
6. Buffalo - 72
7. Akron - 68.50
8. Northern Illinois - 55.33
9. Central Michigan - 48
10. Ball State - 22
11. Ohio - 17.50
12. Bowling Green - 1
Men's Final Team Standings (Through 21 Scored Events)
1. Akron - 171
2. Kent State - 148
3. Central Michigan - 136
4. Eastern Michigan - 128
5. Buffalo - 118
6. Miami - 110
2012 Women's Outstanding Track Performer: Iris Campbell, Western Michigan
2012 Men's Outstanding Track Performer: Jahquil Hargrove, Miami
2012 Women's Outstanding Field Performer: Alexis Cooks, Akron
2012 Men's Outstanding Field Performer: Ryan McCullough, Central Michigan
2012 MAC Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year: Bill Lawson, Kent State
2012 MAC Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year: Dennis Mitchell, Akron
2012 MAC Women's Outdoor Most Valuable Performer: Emma Kertesz, Toledo
2012 MAC Men's Outdoor Most Valuable Performer: Terefe Ejigu, Eastern Michigan
2012 Women's Track and Field All-MAC First Team
Ariane Beaumont-Courteau, Akron (Pole Vault)
Alexis Cooks, Akron (Discus)
Brittany Funk, Akron (Hammer)
Thekla Lorenz, Ball State (Heptathlon)
Anna Holmes, Buffalo (400 H)
Beverly Elcock, Eastern Michigan (800 M)
Penina Acayo, Kent State (Triple Jump)
Roseanne Erickson, Kent State (Long Jump)
Joh'vonnie Mosley, Kent State (Shot Put)
Sara Oczypok, Kent State (Javelin)
Layne Baggett, Miami (100 H)
Kelley Miller, Miami (1500 M)
Rasheta Butler, Northern Illinois (4X100)
Roneisha Frye, Northern Illinois (4X100)
Chanel Kellyman, Northern Illinois (4X100)
Janay Mitchell, Northern Illinois (100 M, 4X100)
Ari Fisher, Toledo (10000 M)
Huijun Jing, Toledo (High Jump)
Emma Kertesz, Toledo (Steeplechase, 5000 M)
Andrea Arnold, Western Michigan (4X400)
Iris Campbell, Western Michigan (200 M, 4X400)
Victoria Chatman, Western Michigan (400 M, 4X400)
Leya Munwam, Western Michigan (4X400)
2012 Women's Track and Field All-MAC Second Team
Claire Lucas, Akron (Pole Vault)
Milica Kulidzan, Central Michigan (Javelin)
Beverly Elcock, Eastern Michigan (4X400)
Lydia Gomez-Diaz, Eastern Michigan (Hammer)
ReJeana Marigna, Eastern Michigan (100 M, 4X400)
Asia Rawls, Eastern Michigan (400 H, 4X400)
Shantavia Williams, Eastern Michigan (400 M, 4X400)
Keri Dantley, Kent State (Triple Jump)
Shanequa Williams, Kent State (200 M)
Alexandra Roberts, Miami (Shot Put)
Ashley Zaper, Miami (Heptathlon)
Roneisha Frye, Northern Illinois (100 H)
Mackenzie Chojnacky, Toledo (Steeplechase)
Kiah Douglas, Toledo (Long Jump)
Julie Snyder, Toledo (High Jump)
Megan Vogelsong, Toledo (10000 M)
Megan Wright, Toledo (1500 M)
Rebecca Hall, Western Michigan (4X100)
Andrea Hiler, Western Michigan (Discus)
Aisha Hodge, Western Michigan (800 M)
2012 Men's Track and Field All-MAC First Team
Bryan Jones, Akron (Decathlon)
Shawn Light, Akron (Pole Vault)
Joe McCoy, Akron (Steeplechase)
Tyshaun Peoples, Akron (Long Jump)
Rob Golabek, Buffalo (Shot Put)
Miles Lewis, Buffalo (200 M)
John Strickland, Buffalo (High Jump)
Ryan McCullough, Central Michigan (Hammer)
Branden Post, Central Michigan (400 H)
Alex Rose, Central Michigan (Discus)
Terefe Ejigu, Eastern Michigan (10000 M, 5000 M)
Josh George, Eastern Michigan (800 M)
Cole Sanseverino, Eastern Michigan (1500 M)
Donald Scott, Eastern Michigan (Triple Jump)
Brandon Bailey, Kent State (4X100, 4X400)
Princeton Bryson, Kent State (4X100, 100 M)
Dillon Corbett, Kent State (4X400)
Miles Dunlap, Kent State (4X100)
Robert Robbins, Kent State (Javelin)
Cody Seifert, Kent State (4X100)
Joshua Schmidt, Kent State (4X400)
Jacob Swords, Kent State (4X400)
JaShawn Combs, Miami (110 H)
Jahquil Hargrove, Miami (400 M)
2012 Men's Track and Field All-MAC Second Team
Nicholas Banke, Akron (Shot Put)
Eric Hubbard, Akron (Hammer)
Jakob Leon, Akron (High Jump)
Joe Wesley, Akron (Pole Vault)
Tomarris Bell, Buffalo (4X100)
Andre Britton, Buffalo (4X100, 200 M)
William Cole, Buffalo (400 H)
Ed Young, Buffalo (4X100)
Corey Knox, Buffalo (Discus)
Cory Noeker, Central Michigan (110 H)
Cameron Bolton, Eastern Michigan (4x400)
Harry Dixon, Eastern Michigan (10000 M)
Chris Hall, Eastern Michigan (4x400)
Grzegorz Kalinowski, Eastern Michigan (1500 M)
Jairus Saunders, Eastern Michigan (4x400)
Chris Scott, Eastern Michigan (4x400)
Daryl Smith, Eastern Michigan (Steeplechase)
Kenneth Agee, Kent State (High Jump)
Rob Falchi, Kent State (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Brian Florek, Kent State (Javelin)
Michael Heller, Kent State (5000 M)
Kevin Brown, Miami (800 M)
Jordan Goffena, Miami (Decathlon)
