Track & field place 11th and 14th at indoor championship
Ferris track and field competed in the GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championship this past weekend with junior Demonta Madden leading the Dawgs. He placed fifth in the men’s 60-meter dash with a time of 6.90. He also placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.7.
Logan Hammer, Casey Neal and Jake Morey finished with each other with a time of 4:26 in the one mile run placing eighth, ninth and 10th respectively. Ross Miller placed 15th in shot put with a distance of 14.82 meters.
The Ferris women had three Dawgs place. Senior Emily Haynes placed 10th in the 5000-meter dash (18:13.19) and 11th in the 3000-meter dash (10:41.09). Sophomore Jessica Delaney placed 13th in the 3000-meter dash, six seconds behind Haynes. Freshman Jordan Lee placed 15th in the 800-meter dash.
Men’s basketball has a rough streak
Ferris basketball has lost five games straight heading into the GLIAC tournament, marking the worst losing streak the Bulldogs have faced all season. They look to turn this around at Findlay in the quarter finals of the GLIAC tournament.
At the start of the calendar year, Ferris beat the Oilers 72-69 and proceeded to tear up the league. They won 11 of 13 games before a 91-84 home loss to Northwood. Since then, Ferris has fallen to 13-9 and fifth place in the GLIAC.
Ferris handed the Oilers their only loss in the month of January. Findlay matched the Bulldogs’ success after and kept the train going when Ferris fell off the tracks.
The game tips off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1.
Ferris hockey swept for first time this seasonFSU hockey has lost their last four games and were swept for the first time this season in the process. Bowling Green defeated the Dawgs 4-3 on Friday, Feb. 26 and 6-2 the following night.
The weekend after Ferris hockey won four points for the first time this season, the Bulldogs began their slump. The first loss came in the second game of a series against Northern Michigan and continued with a non-conference matchup against the Michigan Wolverines.
Ferris State is fifth in the WCHA with 28 points. With two games to go, the Bulldogs have a chance at jumping Northern Michigan to claim the No. 4 spot in the WCHA.
The Dawgs will wrap up the regular season against Lake Superior State at home this weekend at 7:07 p.m. on Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5.
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