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MARSHALL SPORTS
Marshall's Schiffbauer places fifth in USA race
Marshall’s Matt Schiffbauer strains to finish ahead of competitors from Iowa and Maine en route to his fifth-place finish in the 1,500-meter run Sunday at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Purchase this photoHUNTINGTON -- Marshall University distance runner Matt Schiffbauer placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run Sunday at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Schiffbauer, 18, is from Morgantown.
Mac Fleet of San Diego, Calif., the California state 1,600-meter champion, won the 1,500 with a time of 3:47.44. Blake Shaw from Houston, Texas, placed second with a time of 3:49.49. Schiffbauer was fifth at the University of Oregon's Heyward Field with a time of 3:52.65.
Schiffbauer was faster in Saturday's qualifying run with a time of 3:50.95.
The Marshall sophomore received All-Conference USA third team recognition in cross country as a freshman.
He finished 15 in the 8K C-USA Championships and had three top 10 finishes during the season.
