February 16, 2002 -- 
Pointer Invitational (UW - Stevens Point) - partial team
Results
Battle of the Border (UW - Eau Claire) - team
Results

Benson's hurdles win leads Toms

Senior hurdler Craig Benson won the 55 hurdles in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.79 to lead St. Thomas in a four-team men's track and field meet Saturday hosted by UW-Eau Claire.

The Tommies took a partial team to the non scored meet.

St. Thomas had four individual runners-up -- Jake Barkley in the 55 (6.66), Tom Hart in the 200 (22.93), Jason Overson in the 1,000 (2:35.36), Sean Brenckman in the 3,000 (8:57.06). UST also placed second in the 4x200 relay (1:31.70) and the 4x400 relay (3:22.75).

Third-place finishers for the Tommies were Carson Glad in the 55 (6.69), Brock Stepan in the 3,000 (8:57.20), Joe McCarney in the pole vault (14-3 1-2) and Aaron Johnson in the weight throw (47-1).

Fourth-place finishers for UST were Andrew Hilliard in the 55 (6.70), Shawn Sharpe in the 400 (52.12) and Corey Fusco in the 1,000 (2:36.12). Placing fifth were Bryce Beckman in the 800 (2:00.69), Brian Hauge in the 1,000 (2:36.20) and Johnson in the shot put (41-5 1-2). Taking sixths were Hart in the 55 (6.78), Shawn Lohman in the 600 (1:26.38), Kevin Wright in the 1,500 (4:11.54) and Mike Madison in the triple jump (41-2 1-2).

The Tommies also took some athletes to Friday night's non-scored meet hosted by the University of Minnesota. Beckman took third in the long jump (20-9 1-4); McCarney placed fourth in the pole vault (14-0); Hilliard was fifth in the 400 (49.94); Will Kratz was sixth in the 60 hurdles (9.14); Overson was sixth in the mile (4:25.90); Peter Bernardy was eighth in the 200 (23.54) and seventh in the 600 (1:24.15); Bryan Limmer was eighth in the 600 (1:26.89); Jason Schweitz (50.23), Glad (51.04), Hart (51.92), Jason Villar (52.02) and Steve Rajewsky (52.25) placed 7-8-9-10-11 in the 400.