| Bemidji State men carry
12 points into NSIC Championships
February 13, 2006
ABERDEEN, S.D. - As the NSIC Multi came to a close,
Bemidji State University's Tommy Crummy edged out Northern
State University's Eric Schwan by five points to claim second
place overall at the NSIC Multi held at the Barnett Center
in Aberdeen, S.D.
The men broke into day two with the 55-meter hurdles. Michael
Hougen had the best finish for Bemidji State in the event,
finishing in second place with his time of 8.32. His second
place finish earned him 768 points in the overall standings
to move him from seventh place to fifth place. Hougen held
his fifth place position after a fourth place finish in the
pole vault with his height of 10-2.
Crummy, who began the day in fifth place overall, captured
a sixth place finish in the 55-meter hurdles and dropped to
seventh place in the overall standings. But, Crummy would
not stay there for long as he grabbed one of BSU's two first
place finish in the Multi, clearing the 15-1 mark in the pole
vault to catapult him to second place in the overall standings.
Crummy's height was 3-3 1/4 better than the second place finisher
in the event and earned him 790 points towards his overall
total.
For Bernau, his eighth place finish in the 55-meter hurdles
(9.87) and his third place finish in the pole vault (11-1
3/4) left him in eighth place overall heading into the final
event, the 1000-meter run.
In the final event of the heptathlon, Hougen crossed the finish
line over five seconds ahead of the rest of the pack, finishing
the race in 2:55.60. Bernau finished in 3:04.42 to claim second
in the event while Crummy's time of 3:12.12 was good enough
for a sixth place finish.
Overall, Crummy claimed second place finish in a record-setting
fashion. Crummy's 4124 points in the heptathlon is a new Bemidji
State school record.
Hougen had the next best overall finish for the Beavers as
he finished in fourth place. Bernau finished the heptathlon
in seventh place, collecting 3627 points
The full team for Bemidji State will next be in action as
they host their final regular season competition on Friday.
The Beaver Classic will be held in the Gillett Recreation
Fitness Center and action is scheduled to get under way at
2:30 p.m.
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