University of Michigan Athletics

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s track and field team will host the Len Paddock Open on Friday (May 4) to close out its regular season schedule at U-M Track and Field Stadium. Field action will begin at 11 a.m. with the javelin throw, and track action will begin at 1 p.m. with the 4x100m relay.

Notes

• The 800-meter run event squad is ranked No. 7 in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Event Squad Rankings, while the 1,500-meter run squad (No. 11) and the 3,000-meter steeplechase squad (No. 12) are just outside the top 10.

• The Maize and Blue closed its regular-season road slate at the Duke Twilight in Durham, N.C., on May 4, setting three top-10 program marks.

• Aiden Sullivan posted a personal-best time of 3:40.80 in the 1,500-meter run to finish 14th and come in at No. 7 on the program performers list. Riley Flemington finished 18th with a season-best time of 3:42.54, just 0.49 seconds short of his personal best time.

• In the pole vault, Liam Kinney comes in at No. 10 on the program performers list with a personal-best mark of 5.11 meters (16 feet, 9.25 inches) and a second-place finish.

• The 4x400m relay team of Lawrence Gilliam, Krish Gupta, John O’Reilly and Miles Brown placed first with a season-best performance of 3:06.92. The time is the No. 5 time on the program performers list and No. 6 in the conference.

• Nolan Clark won the 5,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 13:55.08, shaving nearly 10 seconds off his previous best.

• Aiden Felty recorded a season-best mark of 17.94m (58-10.25) in the shot put to finish third, while Tianhao Wei won the triple jump with a season-best mark of 15.64m (51-3.75).