McKee wins 800-meter run to lead men's outdoor track & field at Marv Frye Invitational
By Andrew Korba
Junior Evan McKee won the 800-meter run to lead the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track & field team at the Marv Frye Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday.
The Polar Bears finished with 42 points, which tied them for ninth place with Denison.
Ohio Wesleyan won the meet with 116 points, Case Western Reserve was second with 73 points and Baldwin Wallace was third with 68.
McKee finished in 1:57.39, which was just .40 second faster than the second place finisher.
Junior Francisque Pierre-Jerome finished the 100-meter dash in 10.90 seconds, which placed him second.
Freshman Devon Jones finished fourth in the long jump, with a leap of 6.46 meters (21-2.50).
Junior Kyle Weslosky notched a fourth place finish in the javelin, with a throw of 47.08 meters (154-05), while sophomore Adam Tracy recorded a throw of 45.46 meters (149-02), which was good for an eighth place finish.
Sophomore Phil Farwig was fifth in the shot put, registering a throw of 13.58 meters (44-6.75).
Freshman Brandon Ike came in sixth in the pole vault, clearing 4.13 meters (13-6.50).
The 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Christian Rupe, sophomores Jonathan Roseler and James Rader and Pierre Jerome finished in sixth place in 3:26.17.
Ohio Northern will return to competition on Saturday when it heads back to Ohio Wesleyan for the All-Ohio Championships.
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