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Eric Lewis competes in the hammer throw in the outdoor season, set a new Titan best in the weight throw indoors Saturday

Men's Track and Field

Lewis Sets a Meet Record and Improves on Own School Mark

GVSU Friday Results
Windsor Results
 
WINDSOR, Ont. (2/9/2013) -- Eric Lewis was with the University of Detroit Mercy men's indoor track and field team at the Windsor Team Challenge on Saturday and improved on his school record and set a new meet record in the weight throw. A small group of athletes also competed at Grand Valley State on Friday evening.

Lewis set a meet record in the weight throw and improved on his UDM record established at last year's Horizon League Indoor Championships. This time around, he had a throw of 17.82m/58-5 to capture first place in the event and best his old mark of 17.67m/57-11.5.
 
At Grand Valley State, Joe Raffin and Bob Radlich were the lone male competitors at GVSU on Friday. Raffin ran in the 400 meter race and finished 18th overall with a time of 49.63 setting a new season-best while in the mile run, Radlich ran 4:16.44 to place 27th and establish a new personal best and also move past 1935 Titan All-American William Daly's mark of4:16.6 giving Radlich the new No. 6 mark on the all-time Titan list.
 
Raffin also competed in Windsor on Saturday and anchored a Titan 4x400 meter relay victory as the team finished with an overall time of 3:24.89. Vince Lefler (51.0), Anthony Donald (50.9), Colton Wirgau (51.9), and Raffin (51.1) helped the team to the win.
 
Radlich also ran his second race in as many days finishing at 2:34.87 in the 1000 meters. The 1000 meter run also saw Ryan Hofsess run to a fifth place finish and a 2:32.04 time which put him at the new Titan No. 9 mark.  Joshua Carolin was also in the 1000m and finished with the No. 13 time, and the fastest rookie time on a 200 meter track, and a time of 2:33.17.
 
The 60 meter hurdles saw Steven Ivanics top the field in first place and set a new personal best with a time of 8.28 and establish himself with the new No. 4 Titan-best. Lefler was just behind at 8.47 in third.
 
Lefler and Charles Anthony both ran in the 300 meter race and Lefler's time of 36.05 was good enough for the No. 8 all-time Titan mark while Anthony's mark of 36.35 moved him into the No.11 spot.
 
Edwin Gay took a personal record of his own as a good kick helped him to a time of 8:49.73 in the 3000 meter race.

A long jump of 6.90m for Ja'Quan Patterson placed him fourth.
 
In the 600 meter race, Chris Smalley set a new PR with a time of 1:23.33 and placed fifth.
 
Detroit will again have multiple competitions next weekend as Grand Valley State will host the GVSU Tune-up in Allendale on Friday and Michigan will host the Silverston Invitational in Ann Arbor on Saturday.
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