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Feb. 8, 2003

BLOOMINGTON, IND.- Heading into this weekend Memphis freshmen athletes Istvan Kerekjarto and Willie Green wanted to prove a point. Their point was well taken as Kerekjarto won the 800m and Green placed second in the 60m dash.

In his first 800m competition as a Memphis Tiger, Kerekjarto, a native of Hungary, established himself on the track scene with his 800m time of 1:55.07 which topped all competitors.

Green, who was competing in just his third meet as a Tiger, turned heads with his blazing sprint of 6.78.

Adam Didyk, C-USA's top runner in the 3000m finished 6th in the event with a time 8:34.47.

Overall, 22 Tigers competed in the track meet and Memphis tallied eight top 10 finishers.

Place Athlete Event Time/Mark 2 Green, Willie 60m 6.78 - Diedhioa, Frank 60m 6.95 - Nemeth, Gary 60m 6.96 - Woods, Mike 60m 6.98 - Williams, Ivan 60m 6.99 7 Taylor, Preston 60m hurdles 8.46 - Norris, Landon 60m hurdles 8.69 9 Nemeth, Gary 200m 22.35 11 Williams, Ivan 200m 22.46 - Nemeth, Gary 200m 22.23 - Green, Willie 200m 22.69 - Diedhioa, Frank 200m 22.77 11 Lucas, Andre 400m 50.49 - Hunter, Austin 400m 51.19 1 Kerekjarto, Isyva 800m 1:55.07 - Doudrick, Jeff 800m 2:00.20 10 Ferry, Hugh Mile Run 4:26.33 11 Bekesi, Ferenc Mile Run 4:30.14 6 Didyk, Adam 3000m 8:34.47 9 Martin, Adam Shotput 15.37m 13 Martin, Adam Weight Throw 15.99m 3 Memphis 4x800m relay 3:20.00

Indiana Invitational - 2/7/2003 to 2/8/2003 Bloomington, IN Results MEN

Event 1 Men 60 Meter Dash ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 6.62 NCAA Prov: P 6.72 Indiana: # 6.72 1999 Russell Brooks Track: T 6.72 1999 Russell Brooks, Indiana Name Year School Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 471 Scales, Mardy MTSU 6.69# 2 567 Green, Willie Memphis 6.78 3 463 Dupar-Scott, Wes MTSU 6.82 4 535 Nsiah, Christian Unattached 6.83 5 521 Harris, Joey Unattached 6.86 6 579 Alford, Tee WCU 6.88

Event 2 Men 60 Meter Hurdles ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 7.74 NCAA Prov: P 7.95 Indiana: # 7.98 2001 Matt Harris Track: T 7.81 2000 TJ Nelson, Wisconsin Name Year School Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 359 Payne, David Bearcat T.C. 7.96# 2 410 Harris, Matt Indiana 8.14 3 437 Bigbee, Nigel ISU 8.30 4 411 Harvey, Micah Indiana 8.38 5 368 Harrington, Chris Chattanooga 8.56 6 351 Haber, Ben Bearcat T.C. 8.56

Event 3 Men 200 Meter Dash =================================================================== NCAA Auto: A 21.10 NCAA Prov: P 21.50 Indiana: # 21.21 2001 Contrell Ash Track: T 21.17 1989 John Story, Indiana State Name Year School Finals H# =================================================================== Finals 1 603 Brown, Jonathon WKU 21.81 1 2 548 Saafir, Muhammad Bearcat T.C. 21.87 2 3 398 Ash, Contrell Indiana 22.06 1 4 472 Spann, D J MTSU 22.08 1 5 347 Cutright, Garry Bearcat T.C. 22.16 2 6 605 Eickhoff, Brad WKU 22.16 3

Event 4 Men 400 Meter Dash =================================================================== NCAA Auto: A 46.72 NCAA Prov: P 47.65 Indiana: # 46.14 1984 Sunder Nix Track: T 46.39 1985 Antonio McKay, Georgia Tech Name Year School Finals H# =================================================================== Finals 1 475 Waller, Sean MTSU 48.70 1 2 469 Okorie, Victor MTSU 49.06 1 3 420 Martin, Daniel Indiana 49.11 1 4 541 Cross, Reggie Univ Indpls 49.20 2 5 581 Bolton, Milton WCU 49.29 2 6 335 Moore, Harland Arkansas St. 49.57 2

Event 6 Men 800 Meter Run ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 1:48.90 NCAA Prov: P 1:50.80 Indiana: # 1:49.58 1988 Keith Allen Track: T 1:49.23 1985 Mike Anderson, Ohio State Name Year School Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 569 Kerekjarto, Isyva Memphis 1:52.90 2 377 Sullivan, Colin Chattanooga 1:53.80 3 506 Tanz, Jared SMS 1:54.40 4 412 Hollis, Rodney Indiana 1:55.30 4 445 Hale, Chris ISU 1:55.30 6 345 Berner, Adam Bearcat T.C. 1:56.20

Event 7 Men 1 Mile Run ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 4:01.20 NCAA Prov: P 4:05.70 Indiana: # 3:57.04 1982 Jim Spivey Track: T 3:56.17 1984 Jim Spivey, Athletics West Name Year School Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 409 Haas, Stephen Indiana 4:11.23 2 549 Schwarz, Kevin Bearcat T.C. 4:21.48 3 505 Sierman, Chad SMS 4:21.75 3 406 George, Kurtis Indiana 4:21.75 5 383 Fairfield, Zach EIU 4:22.30 6 529 Kimaru, Peter Unattached 4:22.74

Event 8 Men 3000 Meter Run ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 7:48.40 NCAA Prov: P 8:09.30 Indiana: # 7:55.93 1991 Bob Kennedy Track: T 7:55.93 1991 Bob Kennedy, Indiana Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 424 Purcell, Nathan Indiana 8:18.81 2 453 Rode, Mark ISU 8:22.67 3 371 Kocsis, Steven Chattanooga 8:26.43 4 511 Fulton, Rose Unattached 8:30.52 5 466 Lagat, Geoffrey MTSU 8:34.16 6 563 Didyk, Adam Memphis 8:34.47

Event 9 Men Long Jump ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 7.85m NCAA Prov: P 7.55m Indiana: # 8.06m 1991 Alan Turner Track: T 8.26m 1975 Charlton Ehizuelen, Illinois Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 341 Yavas, Mesut Arkansas St. 7.43m 2 456 Tinnin, George ISU 7.23m 3 357 Kandel, Bob Bearcat T.C. 7.03m 4 587 Davis, Justin WCU 7.02m 5 334 LoFrese, Terry Arkansas St. 6.96m 6 603 Brown, Jonathon WKU 6.95m

Event 10 Men High Jump ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 2.25m NCAA Prov: P 2.16m Indiana: # 2.25m 1984 Ron Jones Track: T 2.31m 1988 Mark Reed, Houston Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 397 Smith, Steve Elite Ath 2.09m 2 334 LoFrese, Terry Arkansas St. 2.05m 2 428 Shelton, Noah Indiana 2.05m 2 350 Grieves, Tyler Bearcat T.C. 2.05m 5 499 Lambert, Andrew SMS 2.01m 5 433 Alexander, Marcus ISU 2.01m

Event 11 Men Triple Jump ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 16.20m NCAA Prov: P 15.60m Indiana: # 16.67m 1979 Robert Cannon Track: T 16.89m 1989 Jan Cado, North Central Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 431 Wilson, Aarik Indiana 16.03mP 2 425 Reddick, Hasaan Indiana 15.35m 3 504 Scott, Shelton SMS 14.57m 4 456 Tinnin, George ISU 13.77m 5 588 Ferguson, Tyler WCU 13.67m 6 393 Stark, Jason EIU 13.65m

Event 12 Men Shot Put ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 19.50m NCAA Prov: P 17.75m Indiana: # 19.12m 1996 Nathan Davis Track: T 21.38m 1982 Mike Lehman, Illinois Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 422 Minton, Mike Indiana 18.05mP 2 482 Hecht, Scott Purdue 17.64m 3 558 Corbitt, Greg Akron 17.43m 4 501 Myer, Brandon SMS 16.46m 5 493 White, Chris Purdue 16.45m 6 417 Ketchum, Ryan Indiana 16.10m

Event 13 Men Weight Throw ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 21.35m NCAA Prov: P 19.50m Indiana: # 18.84m 2002 Wasyl Fedoriw Track: T 19.64m 1993 Paul Provins, Tennessee Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 515 Costello, Jim Unattached 19.50mP 2 489 McBride, Keith Purdue 19.44m# 3 527 Judge, Adam Unattached 19.36m# 4 482 Hecht, Scott Purdue 19.16m# 5 451 Mastison, Josh ISU 19.13m# 6 336 Powell, Candon Arkansas St. 18.80m

Event 14 Men Pole Vault ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 5.50m NCAA Prov: P 5.30m Indiana: # 5.66m 1994 Mark Buse Track: T 5.66m 1994 Mark Buse, Indiana Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 494 Williams, Hence Purdue 5.30mP 2 900 Chappel, Dewayne Lewis 5.20m 3 362 Jones, William Bell Athletics 5.05m 4 551 Smith, Chris Bearcat T.C. 5.00m 5 361 Calvin, Mark Bell Athletics 4.90m 5 537 Ryland, Daniel Unattached 4.90m 5 517 Curry, Ian Unattached 4.90m 5 337 Rehder, Gustavo Arkansas St. 4.90m

Event 29 Men 4x400 Meter Relay =================================================================== NCAA Auto: A 3:08.50 NCAA Prov: P 3:13.20 Indiana: # 3:10.00 1984 Kern, Thomas, Hunter, Nix Track: T 3:11.65 2000 , Illinois School Finals H# =================================================================== 1 Mid Tennessee University 'A' 3:14.91 1 2 Indiana 'A' 3:16.35 1 3 Memphis 'A' 3:20.00 2 4 Bearcat T.C. 'A' 3:20.32 2 5 Indiana State University 'A' 3:20.63 1 6 Western Carolina Univ. 'A' 3:22.01 1

Event 31 Men 600 Meter Run =================================================================== Indiana: # 1:19.25 2000 Ryan Huber Track: T 1:18.08 1991 Devon Morris, Unattached Name Year School Finals H# =================================================================== Finals 1 439 Briggs, Jason ISU 1:17.54T 1 2 413 Hollis, Russell Indiana 1:18.70# 1 3 538 Swanson, Adrian Unattached 1:19.56 1 4 386 Jones, Jermaine EIU 1:22.08 2 5 369 Hatcher, Robert Chattanooga 1:22.61 2 6 325 Amuzu, Philbert Arkansas St. 1:22.61 1

Event 33 Men 5000 Meter Run ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 14:00.00 NCAA Prov: P 14:16.85 Indiana: # 13:59.35 2002 Chris Powers Track: T 13:49.27 1982 David Murphy, Victory AC Name Year School Finals ================================================================ 1 407 Gooden, Nathan Indiana 14:37.74 2 455 Stafford, Isaiah ISU 14:58.24 3 544 Poray, John Univ Indpls 14:59.54 4 601 Watkins, Ben WCU 15:05.04 5 563 Didyk, Aday Memphis 15:06.14 6 372 Mayne, Ian Chattanooga 15:14.24

Event 35 Men Distance Medley ================================================================ NCAA Auto: A 9:38.25 NCAA Prov: P 9:48.00 Indiana: # 9:41.69 1982 Kern, McGhee, Murphy, Spivey Track: T 9:40.60 1978 Wisconsin, Wisconsin School Finals ================================================================ 1 Western Carolina Univ. 'A' 10:05.52 2 Eastern Illinois Universi 'A' 10:12.14 3 Indiana 'A' 10:21.60 4 Purdue Univ 'A' 10:28.07 5 Indiana State University 'A' 10:50.62


 

 

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