• Eli Winter won the weight throw with a mark of 19.62m (64-4.5) while Jake Steslicki finished in third (18.55m, 60-10.5) — the No. 8 and No. 22 marks in the league, respectively. Freshman Josh Huisman placed second in the shot put (16.94m, 55-7.00) to come in at No. 16 in the Big Ten.ANN ARBOR, […]
• Eli Winter won the weight throw with a mark of 19.62m (64-4.5) while Jake Steslicki finished in third (18.55m, 60-10.5) — the No. 8 and No. 22 marks in the league, respectively. Freshman Josh Huisman placed second in the shot put (16.94m, 55-7.00) to come in at No. 16 in the Big Ten.ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s track and field team will remain at home for the second straight meet, hosting the Simmons-Harvey Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 18) at the U-M Indoor Track Building. Field events will begin at 10:30 a.m. and track events will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Promotions
• Liam Kinney and John McNeil both made their debut for the Maize and Blue, winning their respective events. Kinney cleared 5.00m (16 feet, 4.75 inches) in the pole vault while McNeil cleared 2.11m (6-11) in the high jump.
• Freshman Brendan Herger won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:49.29, the No. 9 time on the program performers list and the No. 2 time in both the league and NCAA.
• The throwers had a strong day, seeing five top-three finishes across two events. Zane Forist finished second in the weight throw (18.91m/62-0.50) before winning the shot put with a personal-best mark of 17.89m (58-8.5). Forist’s weight-throw mark is No. 18 in the Big Ten while his shot-put mark is No. 10.
• Wolverine Kids Club Day
• Post-meet kid’s lap
• In the 60-meter dash, Corey Royster posted a time of 6.79 seconds to advance to the finals and come just 0.001 seconds shy of tying for No. 9 on the program performers list. Royster finished sixth in the finals with a time of 6.83.
• Trent McFarland is off to a fast start in 2025, running a 3:58.71 mile to finish first at the Wolverine Invitational on Jan. 11. The time is No. 10 on the program performers list, No. 1 in the Big Ten, and No. 5 in the NCAA. McFarland earned Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honors on Wednesday (Jan. 15) for his performance. Camden Law also ran the mile, finishing third with a time of 4:02.83 and shaving nearly seven seconds off his previous best. His time comes in at No. 21 in the NCAA and No. 4 in the conference.
Notes
• The Wolverines will host Big Ten opponents Michigan State and Purdue in their lone scored meet of the regular season.
