St. Francis (IL) News
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 - [Men's Indoor Track & Field]
Ian McDowell registered a pair of 6th-place finishes at the Jack Skoog Open on Friday.
Ian McDowell registered a pair of 6th-place finishes at the Jack Skoog Open on Friday.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. --- Sophomore Wayland Froelich (Amboy H.S./Amboy, IL) and junior Ian McDowell (Lansing Community College/Lansing, MI) both recorded a pair of top six finishes to lead University of St. Francis at the Central Michigan University Jack Skoog Open on Friday night.

Froelich earned USF's top individual performance with his second-place showing in the triple jump covering 44 feet, 8 inches on his top leap. His other mark was a sixth-place effort in the 200 meter dash, where he timed out at 23.45 seconds.

McDowell's marks were both sixth-place finishes, the first coming in the mile run, where he ran a 4:28.55, with the second being a 2:04.15 in the 800 meter run. Junior Adam Yost (Sparta H.S./Sparta, MI) was third in the latter event, where he ran a 1:58.88.

Freshman Sean Smith (Winnebago H.S./Winnebago, IL) recorded USF's top time in the mile run with his 4:20.78, good enough for fourth place.

Smith, Froelich and USF's distance medley team will represent the Saints at the NAIA Indoor National Championships March 4-6 in Johnson City, Tenn., while the rest of USF's contingent returns to action outdoors on March 31 at the Trinity Christian College Troll Invitational.