SACRAMENTO, Calif. — University of Wisconsin seniors Chris Solinsky and Joe Detmer are talented, personable, charming young men. But don’t let that stop you from hating ’em.
Track and field rivals hate Solinsky and Detmer for beating their brains out.
….Solinsky (5,000 meters) and Detmer (decathlon) made it look ever-so easy with impressive first-day performances that eased the sting of senior sprinter Demi Omole’s stunning absence Wednesday at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Badgers coach Ed Nuttycombe said he was shocked to learn Monday that Omole was academically ineligible for the meet. Omole, the Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year, was unbeaten in the 100 meters this year.