Alumni Notebook: NU alum takes fourth in tournament
12:01 a.m. PT May 5, 2008
Here's a look at how some athletes with local ties fared recently at the college level:
Wrestling
Luke Manuel (Nevada Union, '06); Purdue University - Purdue freshman wrestler Luke Manuel posted an outstanding performance at last weekend's FILA Junior Freestyle National Championships last weekend, hosted in Las Vegas, Nev. The Boilermaker rookie took fourth in the 163-pound division with a record of 5-2 for the tournament.
Manuel placed in five-of-six tournaments for the Old Gold and Black in his rookie campaign, winning the Jim Fox Open and NWCA National Open, taking home third at the Big Ten Championships and falling one win shy of placing and All-America status at the 2008 NCAA Championships. At 165 pounds he finished 29-9 for the year and was voted a team captain for the 2008-09 season.
Other national competitors included sophomores Nick Bertucci and Colton Salazar and freshman Akif Eren. Bertucci and Salazar competed in the Senior Men's Freestyle National Championships, both grappling at 163 pounds as well. Bertucci finished 1-2 for the tournament, while Salazar went 3-2. Eren wrestled in the 132.25-pound FILA Junior National Freestyle division, advancing to the quarterfinals with back-to-back wins to start the tournament before bowing out.
"It was a solid weekend on the whole," said Purdue assistant coach Tom Erikson. "All of our guys got some great experience competing at a high level and everyone managed to pick up at least one win."
- Purdue Athletics
TRACK & FIELD
Chelsea Haverty (Bear River, '04); University of Colorado - Chelsea Haverty led the way for the women's heptathlon finishing in fourth place with 4,635 total points to lead Colorado in the Glenn Morris Multi Event meet at Colorado State.
On the first day Haverty had her best showing in the 200-meter dash, finishing second with a time of 25.31. The senior finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles and tied for fourth in the high jump with a mark of 5-02.5. Haverty finished the first day with 2,884 points, placing her in fourth going into the second day of events.
On the second day of the women's heptathlon, Haverty followed up her solid day one showing with a fourth-place finish in the long jump. She also placed fourth in the javelin throw. In the final event of the day, Haverty finished fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.09.
- University of Colorado Athletics
