YPSILANTI, Mich. (1/25/2020) - The University of Detroit Mercy men's track and field team had several top-ten finishes as the Titans competed in their first scoring meet of the season at Eastern Michigan.

Junior Thomas Mueller finished in the highest place for the Titans in the mile run. Mueller finished third with a time of 4:16, just passing his old PR by .21.

Sophomore Payton Norkey opened the meet with a top-five finish in the 60m hurdles, while Norkey finished fifth with a time of 8.50.

There were three Titans that finished in the top 10 in the 200-meter dash. Freshman Dante Bassham led the titans with a 4th place finish in a time of 22.92 (PR) followed by freshmen Davis Hellonen taking 6th and Derrick Ball taking 10th.

The Titans took advantage of their depth in numbers and ran four 4x400-meter relay teams, with team A taking fourth overall.

The field side of the team held the majority of the point scorers. 

Sophomore Daniel Lanfear took fourth in the high jump with 1.98-meters. In the pole vault, freshman Logan Collins placed fifth with a mark of 4.25m while junior Jacob Spiaser placed seventh at 4.10m.

Detroit Mercy will now have a week to prepare for the Youngstown National Invitational, where many major teams are expected to compete on Jan. 31 in Youngstown, Ohio.

EVENT-BY-EVENT RESULTS:
60 Meters

• 10. Dante Bassham- 7.12 
• 21. Charles Hilsenbeck- 7.29
• 24. Davis Hellonen- 7.35
• 27. Anthony Pisanti- 7.45

60m Hurdles 

• 5. Payton Norkey- 8.50
• 15. Davis Hellonen- 8.87
• 17. Anthony Pisanti- 8.92
• 18. Zachary Zaborney- 9.64
• 19. Justin Koch- 9.83

200m

• 4. Dante Bassham- 22.92
• 6. Davis Hellonen- 23.25
• 10. Derrick Ball Jr.- 23.61
• 16. Anthony Pisanti- 25.12

300m

• 22. Charles Hilsenbeck- 37.00

400m 

• 8. Zachary Kuran- 52.55
• 9. Jacob Denison- 52.66
• 11. Semaj Shelton- 54.48
• 12. Justin Koch- 55.54

600m

• 8. Dash Dobar- 1:26.55
• 10. Brendan McClanahan- 1:29.98

800m

• 9. John Burke- 2:03.88

Mile

• 3. Thomas Mueller- 4:16.68
• 11. James McCann- 4:30.34
• 19. Brian Hamel- 4:56.01

4x400 Relay 

• 4. Detroit Mercy (A)
• 6. Detroit Mercy (B)
• 8. Detroit Mercy (C)
• 9. Detroit Mercy (D)

Triple Jump

• 4. Derrick Ball Jr. - 13.51m
• 8. Zachary Zaborney- 12.58m

High Jump

• 4. Daniel Lanfear- 1.98m

Pole Vault

• 5. Logan Collins- 4.25m
• 7. Jacob Spiaser- 4.10m

Weight Throw

• 10. Eric Leduc- 15.48m
• 17. John Paul Terzano- 12.36m

Shot Put 

• 14. John Paul Terzano- 11.90m

1000m 

• 17. Alan Nava- 2:48.66
• 12. Alexander Petlichkoff- 2:36.65
• 14. Michael Greeley- 2:41.26

3000m

• 29. Scott Smith- 8:59.05
• 32. Dakota Hundley- 9:10.64
• 37. Adam Fraeyman- 9:19.30
• 38. Ryan Schwab- 9:27.20
• 42. Oscar Hernandez- 9:29.70
• 36. Daniel Oliver- 9:16.20