April 23, 2010

Rio track in the hunt after Day One of MSC Meet

Rio Grande --- It was a good first day for the University of Rio Grande RedStorm men's and women's track and field squads at the Mid-South Championships held at the Stockmeister Track & Field Complex. Both teams are in the hunt after the first day of competition. The RedStorm women are third with 49 points while the men are fourth with 46 points.

The men's 4 x 800-meter relay team of junior Matthew Spencer (Pickerington, OH), freshman Joe Taranto (Pickerington, OH), freshman Chris Aldea (Grove City, OH) and sophomore Lucas Murphy (Grove City, OH) highlighted the Rio men as the foursome was runner-up to Shorter. They registered a time of 7:54.43. 

Sophomore Mike Green (Columbus, OH) placed third in the men's long jump with a best effort measured at 6.82 meters. Senior David Croom (Heath, OH) garnered a fourth place finish in the men's hammer throw. His top effort measured at 27.75 meters. He was fifth in the shot put (12.08m).

Senior Wayne Dudley (Columbus, OH) finished third in the high jump at 1.77 meters and was sixth in the long jump (6.44m). Senior Randy Cook (Logan, OH) placed fourth in the long jump (1.77 meters). Sophomore Zane Miller (Grove City, OH) finished fourth in the grueling 10,000-meter run. His time was 33:57.57. 

Freshman Jay Butler (Cincinnati, OH) registered a pair of seventh place efforts in the long jump (6.42 meters) and the high jump (1.72m).

Cumberlands is leading the way after Day One with 57 points. Shorter is a close second with 55. Georgetown College is currently in the third spot (48 points). Campbellsville is one spot behind Rio in fifth place with 26 points while Lindsey Wilson (18) and Bethel (5) are sixth and seventh respectively.

The MSC Championships resume on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m.