Site: Gainesville, Fla. (Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium)
Event: Florida Relays (Day 2 of 2)
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Thu-Sat., April 9-11 – at Spec Towns Invitational (Athens, Ga.)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan men’s track and field team closed the Florida Relays on Saturday (April 4) at Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium, setting a top-10 time in the 100-meter dash.
Jake Machiniak finished 17th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.42 seconds, the No. 7 time on the program performers list. Corey Royster finished 39th with a personal-best time of 10.60.
In the 110-meter hurdles preliminary round, Benny Diaz placed 24th with a time of 14.54.
The 4×100-meter relay squad of Amit Rutman, Machiniak, Krish Gupta and Royster finished fifth in the finals with a time of 40.08.
The Wolverines will remain on the road, heading to Athens, Ga., for the Spec Towns Invitational from Thursday through Saturday (April 9-11).