CINCINNATI, OH. (4/1/23) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's track and field team began the outdoor season with a visit to Cincinnati, Ohio for the 2023 Oliver Nikoloff Invitational Saturday, April 1 from Gettler Stadium. 

Top Titan Finishes
Elijah Major picked up a pair of top-five finishes on Saturday, scoring silver in the 200-Meter at 22.07 seconds and third in the 100-Meter with a 10.53 second time. 

Payton Norkey, like Major, tallied a couple top-five finishes in the hurdles; finishing second in the 110-Hurdles and fifth in the 400-Hurdles. 

In the jumps, Daniel Lanfear cleared 2.0 meters for second in the High Jump while Zachary Zaborney leaped to a 13.18 meter Triple Jump which was good for third. 

Full Results

100-Meter Dash
3. Elijah Major - 10.53 seconds
4. Dante Bassham - 10.59 seconds
19. Tate Kwaiser - 11.30 seconds

200-Meter Dash
2. Elijah Major - 22.07 seconds
14. Dante Bassham - 23.03 seconds

400-Meter
7. Luke Adamczyk - 50.52 seconds
10. Antonio Talley - 51.16 seconds

1500-Meter
19. Joshua Otten - 4:05.85

5000-Meter
33. John Burke - 15:32.52
39. Connor Joyce - 15:55.29
51. Ryan Schwab - 16:58.15

110-Hurdles 
2. Payton Norkey - 15.19 seconds

400-Hurdles
5. Payton Norkey - 57.48 seconds

High Jump
2. Daniel Lanfear - 2.0 meters
5. Cody Bartlett - 1.95 meters

Long Jump
8. Zachary Zaborney - 6.64 meters
13. Evan Eding - 6.27 meters

Triple Jump
3. Zachary Zaborney - 13.18 meters

Men's Discus
17. Anthony Yip - 38.41 meters