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Amene, Zeller Advance to Event Finals on Day Two of B1G Outdoor Championships

Amene, Zeller Advance to Event Finals on Day Two of B1G Outdoor Championships


Amene, Zeller Advance to Event Finals on Day Two of B1G Outdoor Championships

5/13/2023 10:02:00 PM

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Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Billy Hayes Track & Field Complex)

Event: 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships (Day 2 of 3)

U-M Result: T8th of 11 teams (21 points) after Day 2

Next U-M Event: Sunday, May 14 — at Big Ten Outdoor Championships – Day Three (Bloomington, Ind.), 11 a.m.

• Complete Results (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.Dubem Amene and Joshua Zeller advanced to their respective event finals as the University of Michigan men’s track and field team closed day two of action at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships Saturday (May 13) at the Billy Hayes Track & Field Complex on the campus of Indiana.

Amene proved his 400-meter expertise, winning the event preliminary in a Michigan top-ten time of 46.09 to advance to the finals on Sunday (May 14). The junior handled the race like a seasoned professional, outrunning Iowa’s Connor Belkin comfortably. Amene took second in the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championship 400-meter final and showed up ready to fight for first this season. Having won the 400-meter dash this season indoors, he looks to take both titles. Amene was joined by teammates Jacob Koerner, Lawrence Gilliam, and Jack Juds in the preliminary round. Koerner continued on a trend of upward growth, hitting a career-best time of 47.52 to finish eleventh overall. Gilliam took nineteenth in a time of 48.25 while Juds took twenty-fifth in 50.50.

Defending 110-meter hurdle champion Zeller returned to the track Saturday and proved his dominance in the event. Having missed the beginning of the outdoor season, Zeller entered the event preliminary with only two meets under his belt. However, the Big Ten and school record holder won his heat and took second overall with a time of 13.50 — the second-best mark in program history. Zeller advances to the event final Sunday (May 14)looking to bring home another title.

In the steeplechase, Jack Spamer and Caleb Jarema grabbed points for the Wolverines, finishing sixth and eighth, respectively. Spamer and Jarema were able to hold onto the front of the back early, running side by side for the beginning laps. As the race spaced out, the two still held their positions with Spamer’s finish (9:01.34)…

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