ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (4/10/2021) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's track and field team kicked off its outdoor season at the Golden Grizzly Invitational on Saturday afternoon with a host of Titans setting personal records and a school record that was broke. 
 
The men placed second overall, with a score of 102, trailing only the hosts, Oakland University. They defeated SVSU, EMU, Michigan Tech, Concordia (Mich.), CMU and Wayne State along the way.

The Titans had 20 individual efforts inside the top-5, and also a first place finish from the 4x400m relay team of juniors Zachary Kuran and Payton Norkey, sophomore Davis Hellonen and freshman Carvin Coleman and from junior Daniel Lanfear in the high jump. 

Senior Joseph Lietzow was runner-up in the javelin with a school-record 51.11-meters/167-8, breaking the 2003 record of Jeff Masserang (49.37m/162-01.00) .

Sophomore Zachary Zaborney recorded a pair of second-place finishes and PR's with a 6.66m/21-10 leap in the long jump and a 13.17m/43-2.5 mark in the triple jump, good for #10 on the all-time Titan list.

Graduate senior Oliver Daniel and sophomore Oscar Hernandez posted career bests in the 5000m, while Norkey registered a career mark in the 110-meter hurdles with a 14.95, good for second overall and ninth in the school record book. 

Detroit Mercy returns to action next Sunday, Apr. 18, when the squad competes in the Bucknell Invitational. 
 
EVENT-BY-EVENT RESULTS:
 
100M
3. Bonanza Cummings – 10.95 (6 points)
 
110M Hurdles
2. Payton Norkey – 14.95 (8 points)
4. Davis Hellonen – 16.24 (4 points)
5. Gabriel Baumchen – 16.82
6. Joseph Lietzow – 16.83
7. Carvin Coleman – 17.73
 
200M
4. Charles Hilsenbeck – 22.80 (6 points)
11. Dante Bassham – 23.59
13. Evan Eding – 23.80
15. Aquari Walker – 28.16
 
400M 
5. Charles Hilsenbeck – 51.09
 
400 Hurdles 
3. Payton Norkey – 58.30 (6 points)
5. Davis Hellonen – 1:03.86 (4 points)
6. Gabriel Baumchen – 1:05.64
 
1500M
14. Alan Nava – 4:11.35
17. Ryan Schwab – 4:16.20
19. Alexander Petlichkoff – 4:17.71
 
5000M
18. Oscar Hernandez – 15:56.99
20. Oliver Daniel – 15:58.41
29. Kyle Foulk – 16:48.88
 
4x400
1. Detroit Mercy – 3:33.04
 
Discus
4. Lucas Cook – 30.74m (4 points)
 
Hammer
6. Lucas Cook – 33.34m (2 points)
 
High Jump
1. Daniel Lanfear - 2.00m
3. Avery Duncan – 1.85m
5. Joseph Lietzow – 1.80m
 
Javelin
2. Joseph Lietzow – 51.11m (8 points)
9. Avery Duncan – 24.99m
 
Long Jump
2. Zachary Zaborney – 6.66m (8 points)
3. Derrick Ball Jr. – 6.63m (6 points)
6. Aquari Walker – 6.34m
8. Evan Eding – 5.92m

Pole Vault
4. Logan Collins – 3.95m (4 points)
5. Simon Jones – 3.95m (2 points)
8. Jacob Spiaser – 3.80m
 
Shot Put
4. Lucas Cook – 11.52m (6 points)

Triple Jump
2. Zachary Zaborney – 13.17m (8 points)
3. Evan Eding – 12.51m (6 points)
4. Aquari Walker – 12.40m