ANN ARBOR, Mich. (1/14/17) – The University of Detroit Mercy men's track and field team kicked off the 2017 indoor season on Saturday from the Simmons-Harvey Invitational hosted by the University of Michigan.
 
HIGHLIGHT OF THE MEET
The Titans placed five in the top-five during the season opener at U-M, led by junior Ben Kendell who took 2nd place in the mile run and set the 10th best all-time Titan mark with a PR of 4:17.10. Sophomore Anton Webster took third in the 600m, while junior Charlie Felton took fourth in the 3,000m and the 4x400m relay team of Arnold, Panev, Sims and Webster took fifth.
 
COACH MURRAY SAYS
"The first meet back is always a bit of a rust buster to test where we are at and to help chart the plan. You hope you stay healthy with these early meets, but unfortunately the men's side didn't with an injury to Ilia Panev. We had some good results, but we all have some work to do."
 
TOP MARKS

• Ben Kendell's second place finish in the mile with a time of 4:17.10 is 10^th all-time at Detroit Mercy and a personal record for the junior.

 
PR'S

• Charlie Felton set a PR in the 3,000m run with a time of 8:51.79.

 
EVENT BY EVENT

• 60 Meters
  • 13. Carlton Sims – 7.33

• 200 Meters
  • 7. Carlton Sims - 23.30
  • 11. Michael Nelson - 24.83
• 400 Meters
  • 9. Zach Arnold - 51.97
  • 12. Joe Harmon - 55.55
• 600 Meters
  • 3. Anton Webster - 1:23.46
  • 10. Nathaniel Nunez - 1:32.63
• 800 Meters
  • 5. Brendan McClanahan - 2:00.27
  • 7. Andrew Heitzhaus - 2:05.66
• Mile
  • 2. Ben Kendell – 4:17.10 à #10 all-time Titan
  • 9. Santana Scott - 4:31.10
  • 10. Adam Fraeyman - 4:34.54
  • 11. Austin Wigent - 4:42.03
• 3000 Meter
  • 4. Charlie Felton – 8:51.79 à PR
  • 7. Greg Ingle – 9:24.53
  • 8. Scott Smith – 9:47.36
  • 9. Cody Smith – 9:50.18
• 60m Hurdles
  • 12. Jacob Whitting – 8.84
• 4x400m Relay
  • 5. Arnold, Panev, Sims, Webster – 3:32.05
  • 7. Harmon, Heitzhaus, Nunez, Whitting – 3:44.17
  • 8. Fraeyman, Nelson, McClanahan, Santana Scott – 3:48.75
• Long Jump
  • 9. Jacob Whitting – 5.49m (18'0.25")
• Shot Put
  • 10. Nicholas Scalzi – 13.69m (44'11")
  • 12. Eric Leduc – 11.97m (39'3.25")
• Weight Throw
  • 23. Eric Leduc – 13.92m
  • 27. Nicholas Scalzi – 12.61m