Michigan's Craig Forys runner-up in steeplechase at NCAA championships

Posted on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 : 9:07 a.m.

Michigan's Craig Forys finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday at Drake University.

The fifth-year senior earned All-America status by finishing in 8:40.66. Princeton's Donn Cabral won in 8:35.44.

The Michigan women's team had three individuals earn second-team All-America honors at the three-day event. Kiley Tobel finished 10th in the pole vault, Emily Pendleton 12th in the shot put and Jillian Smith 13th in the 1,500-meter run.

The Michigan men's 4x400 relay team of Nick Neuman, Aaron Taylor, Matthew Campbell and Philip Washington finished 19th, garnering honorable mention All-America status.

EMU’s Terefe Ejigu was 22nd in the 5,000-meter run and Donald Scott 23rd in the triple jump. Asia Rawls, the Eagles’ lone women’s team qualifier, finished 23rd in the 400 hurdles.

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