University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
Arkansas State Invitational
Men's Track Finishes Second at ASU Kickoff Classic
Dec 02, 2002 | Men's Track and Field
Dec. 2, 2002
JONESBORO, Ark. - Led by four second place finishes, the University of Memphis men's track and field team finished second out of seven teams at the Arkansas State Kick-Off Classic, Sunday. Seniors Andre Lucas and Hugh Ferry each posted runner up finishes in the 400 and the mile, respectively. Lucas finished second to Ole Miss' Clinton Fletcher in 49.23, while Ferry finished second to UALR's Dmitry Shokur in 4:25.52. Fellow senior Ryan Smith finished second in the 3,000 in 8:57.97. Freshman Willie Green also added a second-place finish in his first collegiate meet, finishing second in the finals of the 55-meter dash in 6.34 seconds, just .02 behind Ole Miss' James Shelton. Memphis will break for exams and the semester break before returning to Arkansas State for its next indoor meet, Jan .25th.
Team Finishes 1. Mississippi, 151 2. Memphis, 85 3. Arkansas State, 71 4. Southeast Missouri, 61 5. Murray State, 51 6. Arkansas-Little Rock, 47 7. Jackson State, 44Memphis Finishes 55-meter hurdles 6. Preston Taylor, 8.13 7. Landon Norris, 8.15 Mile Run 2. Hugh Ferry, 4:25.52 35-Pound Weight Throw 4. Adam Martin, 15.46 meters (50-8) 400-meter dash 2. Andre Lucas, 49.23 800-meter run 6. Jeff Doudrick, 2:00.64 200-meter dash 4. Franck Diadhiou, 22.23 6. Willie Green, 22.44 8. Gary Nemeth, 22.47 21. Michael Woods, 23.92 3000 meter run 2. Ryan Smith, 8:57.97 4. Rehan Mahmood, 9:18.33 5. Balazs Laszlo, 9:18.86 9. Imran Mahmood, 9:43.93 Shot Put 5. Adam Martin, 16.08 meters (52-9)
