DePauw Finishes Third in the Rose-Hulman Early Bird Meet

Terre Haute, Ind. - The DePauw University men's outdoor track and field team opened its outdoor season with a third-place finish in the Rose-Hulman Early Bird Meet with 100 points.

The Tigers finished the meet with four first-place finishes, a second-place finish, and two third-place finishes, leading to tying with Greenville for third.

In the 800-meter run, Callaway Bird took first with a time of 1:59.24. Also finishing first in today's meet was Ford Baker, who finished the 1500-meter run in 4:02.71. Jacob Bailey and Bailey Scott earned first-place in the 5000-meter run (15:34.45) and the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:37.59), respectively.

Zane Williams would earn third in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:55.70, while Michael Ocasek took third in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing with a time of 10:15.55.

Rounding out the Tigers scoring was the men's 4 x 100-meter relay made up of Ayo Laleye, Evan Manges, Briggs Cecil, and Rickey Alsum, who took second with a time of 43.83.

The Tigers' next meet will be the DePauw Quad #1 on Saturday, March 27, at Blackstock Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Rickey Alsum: Freshman

Jacob Bailey: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of the amazing opportunities it provides.

Ford Baker: Sophomore; The welcoming environment and unique academic opportunities, such as the Management Fellows Program

Callaway Bird: Junior

Briggs Cecil: Sophomore

Ayo Laleye: Freshman; It was close to home.

Evan Manges: Sophomore; Pursue a career in sports broadcasting, goal is to make it to ESPN.

Michael Ocasek: Junior; It has a beautiful campus, great academics, amazing athletics, and an incredible student body

Bailey Scott: Freshman; I chose DePauw University because, after looking at many other universities, none compared to DePauw. DePauw felt like home to me. I like the people, professors, programs, and coaches I met on my visits. No other university compared to what DePauw had to offer for me. I can not wait to begin running and classes on campus in the fall.

Zane Williams: Junior; I chose DePauw because of the broad academic opportunities available to me and because of the friendly team environment.

Players Mentioned

Rickey Alsum
: Freshman

Jacob Bailey
: Sophomore; I chose DePauw because of the amazing opportunities it provides.

Ford Baker
: Sophomore; The welcoming environment and unique academic opportunities, such as the Management Fellows Program

Callaway Bird
: Junior

Briggs Cecil
: Sophomore

Ayo Laleye
: Freshman; It was close to home.

Evan Manges
: Sophomore; Pursue a career in sports broadcasting, goal is to make it to ESPN.

Michael Ocasek
: Junior; It has a beautiful campus, great academics, amazing athletics, and an incredible student body

Bailey Scott
: Freshman; I chose DePauw University because, after looking at many other universities, none compared to DePauw. DePauw felt like home to me. I like the people, professors, programs, and coaches I met on my visits. No other university compared to what DePauw had to offer for me. I can not wait to begin running and classes on campus in the fall.

Zane Williams
: Junior; I chose DePauw because of the broad academic opportunities available to me and because of the friendly team environment.