Murray State University Athletics
Korir, Sargent Lead The Way For Racers At MSU Twilight Invitational
4/24/2004 12:00:00 AM
Murray State freshman distance runner Wesley Korir won a pair of individual titles while sophomore thrower Derek Sargent also earned a first-place finish to the lead the Racer track and field team at the MSU Twilight Invitational Saturday at Roy Stewart Stadium / Marshall Gage Track.
The event, which is MSU's final prep before next month's Ohio Valley Conference Championships, was an unscored meet.
Korir has now won five straight 5,000-meter titles dating back to his win at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships in February after winning today's event with a time of 14 minutes, 56.66 seconds. The native of Eldoret, Kenya, also won the 3,000-meter steeplechase event title with a time of 9:45.74.
Sargent, a native of Ottoville, Ohio, won the javelin throw with a distance of 53.61 meters, while junior distance runner Tim Bradley, of St. Louis, Mo., earned a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:43.79.
Other Top 8 finishers for MSU included:
O.J. Elrington, eighth, 100-meter dash, 11.54; Ryan Stichter, eighth, 800-meter run, 2:06.15; Ryan Stichter, fifth, 1,500-meter run, 4:08.02; Jeremy Burkeen, seventh, 5,000-meter run, 16:26.08; Brandon Lancaster, eighth, 5,000-meter run, 16:29.01; Brandon Manning, third, 110-meter hurdles; Brandon Manning, seventh, 400-meter hurdles, 59.01; Patrick Hammond, third, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 10:29.47; Christopher Hobbs, fourth, high jump, 1.88 meters; Brian Edwards, fourth, pole vault, 4.11 meters; Chris Champion, sixth, shot put, 13.29 meters; Chris Champion, second, hammer, 43.25 meters; Chris Champion, fifth, javelin, 40.29 meters.
MSU will next compete in the OVC Championships on May 7-8 hosted by Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.
