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SPORTS

UPDATE: MSU Track and Field finish NCAA Championships

The men and women's track and field teams are representing MSU admirably in the NCAA championships thus far. Sophomore Tim Ehrhardt moved five spaces in the standings from 10th to fifth earning All-American honors in the decathlon. Senior Leah O'Connor qualified for the championship finishing sixth overall and winning heat one of the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:55.58.

FOOTBALL

MSU football adds four new commits to defensive line

It was a big weekend for MSU football on the recruiting trail—just last week the class of 2016 had no defensive lineman and in a span of four days the Spartans have received verbal commitments from two defensive ends and two defensive tackles in what could be an impressive front four in the years to come. Shortly before the first commitment of the weekend four-star wide receiver commit Cameron Chambers gave a hint that some recruiting news would be on the way. Chambers and the other members of the class of 2016 or the "dream team" as they've dubbed themselves have been pushing hard for other recruits to commit to MSU.

SPORTS

Decathlon athletes push physical endurance to limit

While spectators see the effort athletes put in on competition day, Ehrhardt said it’s important to realize there are countless hours of training spent beyond that, all in an effort to be competitive in each and every individual event. At times, Ehrhardt also said it can be difficult to find a balance when training for all the events, as it can sometimes take an entire month to get just one of the 10 events down. ap

SPORTS

MSU women win Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship

As MSU senior track star Leah O'Connor rounded the corner and head into the homestretch of the 5,000 meter finals at the 2015 Big Ten Track and Field Championships on Sunday, the hometown crowd at Ralph Young Field in East Lansing, Michigan rose to its feet and roared. They'd seen and heard a lot from her this weekend. O'Connor won the race and crossed the finish line in a time of 16:03.98, and that was it. She'd done it.