For Immediate Release
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017
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MANKATO, Minn. – After placing ninth a year ago in the NSIC Heptathlon, Wayne State sophomore Robert Sullivan rose to the top as he scored 5141 points to take home the heptathlon title, as the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championship’s first event took place at Myers Field House in Mankato, Minnesota. Sullivan earned ten team points for the Wildcats, and with teammate Derek Lahm finishing third, Wayne State racked up 16 points in the event.
Sullivan started out with a ninth-place finish in the 60m dash, scoring 752 points. He followed that up with the second longest long jump (23-1.25) to earn another 823 points. Sullivan dominated in the shot put with a throw of 42-9.75 to add another 670 points while his leap of 6-8 in the high jump scored him 831 points, giving him the lead after day one of competition.
In the final three events on Monday, Sullivan placed third in the 60m hurdles (8.54) and cleared 12-5.5 in the pole vault. Sullivan then kept pace with Teddy Frid of Sioux Falls in the 1000m, finishing just hundredths of a second behind him, to seal the victory and finish 59 points ahead of second place Frid.
In all, the top nine finishers in the heptathlon all scored over the NCAA provisional mark of 4650 in the competition.
The NSIC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships continue Friday and Saturday, February 24-25 from Myers Field House in Mankato, Minnesota.
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