University of Memphis Athletics
Newcomers Shine at ASU Indoor
Jan 25, 2003 | Men's Track and Field
Jan. 25, 2003
JONESBORO, ARK.- Sprinters Willie Green, Gary Nemeth, Frank Diadiou and Ivan Williams shined as all four finished in the top seven in the 55m dash at the Arkansas State University indoor invitational.
Green, a freshmen from Augusta, Georgia, topped the quartet of sprinters by finishing second in the event with a time of 6.33. Another newcomer Adam Didyk also contributed for the Tigers placing second in the 3000m run.
Eleven Tigers in all competed in the meet and five placed in the top six in their respective events.
Memphis watched two of its own records fall as competitors broke them at the ASU Meet. Current Tiger Coach and former standout athlete, Kevin Robinson regrettably watched his weight throw record fall that he set in 1996. Ole Miss thrower Stacy Andrews set a new meet record with a throw of 63'06.00 (19.35) topping Robinson's 57'09.50.
MEN'S RESULTS
Memphis Competitors: Place Event Time/Mark Adam Martin 5th Shotput 50'03.50 (16.17) Adam Martin 11th Weight Throw 46'10.00 (14.27) Landon Norris 7th 55m 7.95 Preston Taylor 10th 55m Hurdles 8.06 Willie Green 2nd 55m 6.33 Gary Nemeth 4th 55m 6.42 Frank Diadiou 6th 55m 6.49 Ivan Williams 7th 55m 7.08 Istvan Karengerto 12th 400m 50.63 Hugh Ferry 15th 800m 2:00.39 Jeff Doudrick 17th 800m 2:02.16 Adam Didyk 2nd 3000m 8:34.92
HEPTATHLON: 55-Meter Dash-1. Jacob Fehler, Arkansas State, 6.65 (840 pts). 2. Jeff Sander, Bell Athletics, 6.73 (811 pts). Kyle Jones, Grambling State, 6.75 (803 pts). 4. Craig Robinson, Arkansas State, 6.83 (774 pts). 4. Joe Cebulski, Bell Athletics, 6.83 (774 pts). 6. David Lemon, Unattached, 6.85 (767 pts).
5,000-METER RUN: 1. Jacob Rotich, Harding, 14:31.42 (NEW MEET RECORD. Old record of 14:53.23 by Shaun Barnes, Texas, 1-13-90). 2. Tim Bradley, Murray State, 15:56.70. 3. Brandon Lancaster, Murray State, 15:57.45. 4. Brian Whitehead, Southeast Missouri, 16:04.59. 5. Justin White, Missouri-Rolla, 16:06.87. 6. John Eckart, Arkansas-Little Rock, 16:36.30.
200-METER DASH: 1. Pierre Browne, Mississippi State, 21.41. 2. Marquis Davis, Mississippi State, 21.45. 3. Kendrick Triggs, Mississippi, 21.46. 4. Glen McFadden, Mississippi State, 21.50. 5. James Shelton, Mississippi, 21.72. 6. LaChristophe Lewis, Mississippi State, 21.79.
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 1. Mississippi State, 9:50.53 (NEW MEET RECORD. Old meet record of 10:07.29 by Arkansas-Little Rock, 1-27-02. NEW CONVOCATION CENTER RECORD. Old record of 10:04.83 by Mississippi, 1-22-95). 2. Southwest Missouri State, 10:05.42. 3. Southwest Missouri State "B", 10:19.02. 4. (TIE) Alcorn State and Arkansas State, 10:35.51. 6. Southwest Missouri State "C", 10:35.52.
SHOT PUT: 1. Jay Heddell, Southeast Missouri, 57-0 (17.37). 2. Brandon Meyer, Southeast Missouri, 56-1 (17.09). 3. Candon Powell, Arkansas State, 55-0 (16.76). 4. Brian Knippen, Murray State, 53-1 (16.18). 5. Adam Martin, Memphis, 53-0 1/2 (16.17). 6. J.D. Erickson, Mississippi State, 52-10 1/2 (16.12).
POLE VAULT (SPECIAL): 1. Brad Tyler, Arkansas State, 17-0 3/4 (5.20). 2. Ray Scotten, Southern Illinois, 17-0 3/4 (5.20). 3. Daniel Ryland, Bell Athletics, 16-6 (5.03). 4. Mark Calvin, Bell Athletics, 16-0 (4.88). 5. Gustavo Rehder, Arkansas State, 16-0 (4.88).
LONG JUMP: 1. Mesut Yavas, Arkansas State, 25-5 1/2 (7.76). 2. Shantel Glass, Mississippi, 24-5 1/2 (7.45). 3. James Lundberg, Arkansas-Little Rock, 23-2 1/4 (7.07). 4. (TIE) Alonzo Granville, Alabama State and Willie Webb, Grambling State, 22-1 1/4 (6.99). 6. Shelton Scott, Southeast Missouri, 22-8 1/2 (6.92).
55-METER HURDLES: 1. Chris Phillips, Unattached, 7.26. (NEW MEET RECORD. Old record of 7.43 by Raymond Kellman, Texas, 1-11-91 and Chris Phillips, Unattached, 1-25-03. NEW CONVOCATION CENTER RECORD. Old record of 7.29 by Keith Talley, Unattached, 2-9-90). 2. Antwon Hicks, Mississippi, 7.38. 3. Rolandis Nash, Southwest Missouri State, 7.59. 4. Gregory Thomas, Alabama State, 7.61. 5. Greg Lee, Arkansas-Little Rock, 7.70. 6. David Herman, Southeast Missouri, 7.80.
55-METER DASH: 1. Taye Biddle, Mississippi, 6.31. 2. Willie Green, Memphis, 6.33. 3. Chris Lawson, Mississippi, 6.38. 4. Gary Nemeth, Memphis, 6.42. 5. Ronald McClendon, Mississippi, 6.45. 6. Franck Diadhiou, Memphis, 6.49.
HIGH JUMP: 1. Paul Whitaker, Southern Illinois, 6-10 (2.08). 2. Matt Denton, Mississippi State, 6-10 (2.08). 3. James Lundberg, Arkansas-Little Rock, 6-8 (2.03). 4. (TIE) Fred Rule, Southern Illinois and Kellen Allen, Southern Illinois, 6-6 (1.98). 6. Andrew Lambert, Southeast Missouri, 6-6 (1.98).
MILE RUN: 1. Blake Boldon, Southwest Missouri State, 4:11.42. 2. Jason Odom, Mississippi State, 4:13.00. 3. Reed Fisher, Harding, 4:13.35. 4. Dmitry Shokur, Arkansas-Little Rock, 4:17.49. 5. Joe Byrne, Southern Illinois, 4:18.13. 6. Andrey Shokur, Arkansas-Little Rock, 4:18.76.
WEIGHT THROW: 1. Stacy Andrews, Mississippi, 63-6 (19.35) (NEW MEET RECORD. Old record of 57-9 1/2 by Kevin Robinson, Memphis, 1-20-96. NEW CONVOCATION CENTER RECORD. Old record of 61-0 3/4 by Candon Powell,Arkansas State, 12-8-01). 2. Candon Powell, Arkansas State, 62-7 (19.08). 3. J.D. Erickson, Mississippi State, 58-9 (17.91). 4. Brett Canale, Mississippi, 54-7 (16.64). 5. Daniel Jones, Southeast Missouri, 50-11 (15.52). 6. Brandon Meyer, Southeast Missouri, 50-10 (15.49).
400-METER DASH: 1. Ryan Smith, Southwest Missouri State, 48.36. 2. Tyler Kemmerer, Harding, 48.55. 3. Alexus Roberts, Southwest Missouri State, 48.94. 4. Clinton Fletcher, Mississippi, 49.08. 5. Demondrick Shumaker, Mississippi, 49.77. 6. Felix Anderson, Southern Illinois, 49.78.
POLE VAULT: 1. Trey Hardee, Mississippi State, 15-9 3/4 (4.82). 2. J.R. Skola, Missouri-Rolla, 15-5 (4.70). 3. Garth Willard, Bell Athletics, 15-1 (4.60). 4. Chris Withrow, Mississippi State, 14-9 (4.50). 5. (TIE) Jordan Willi, Southeast Missouri and Noah Cosby, Mississippi, 13-11 (4.24).
TRIPLE JUMP: 1. Brandon Atkinson, Mississippi, 49-7 1/4 (15.12). 2. Shelton Scott, Southeast Missouri, 48-10 (14.88). 3. Willie Webb, Grambling State, 45-8 (13.92). 4. James Lundberg, Arkansas-Little Rock, 44-10 1/2 (13.68). 5. Laverne Henderson, Unattached, 44-4 (13.51). 6. C.T. Thomas, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 44-2 3/4 (13.48).
3,000-METER RUN: 1. Doron Gait, Southern Illinois, 8:32.50. 2. Adam Didyk, Memphis, 8:34.92. 3. Tommy Neal, Southwest Missouri State, 8:37.61. 4. Mike Krull, Southwest Missouri State, 8:50.53. 5. Neal Andrews, Unattached, 8:56.73. 6. Ryan Davis, Unattached, 9:00.79.
4x400-METER RELAY: 1. Mississippi State, 3:13.15. 2. Southwest Missouri State, 3:13.77. 3. Mississippi "B", 3:19.01. 4. Southern Illinois, 3:20.63. 5. Mississippi State "B", 3:22.52. 6. Alabama State, 3:23.34.
800-METER RUN: 1. Shedric Stabler, Grambling State, 1:54.58. 2. (TIE) Julien Garcia, Southern Illinois and Elmore McConnell, Mississippi State, 1:55.08. 4. Jared Tanz, Southeast Missouri, 1:55.33. 5. Seth Bortey, Arkansas State, 1:55.92. 6. Philbert Amuzu, Arkansas State, 1:56.42.
