Weekly Release #2
9/12/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 16 -- at Spiked Shoe Invitational (State College, Pa.), 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 23 -- at William & Mary Invitational (Williamsburg, Va.), 10 a.m.
This Week
The No. 16-ranked Michigan women's cross country team looks to defend its 1999 first-place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 16) in State College, Pa. The meet will include 24 teams from throughout the country. Host Penn State and West Virginia are two of the stronger teams that will be included at the invitational.
Last Week
Led by individual winner Katie (Clifford) Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS), Michigan brought home the team title at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 9) in Oxford, Ohio. The 28 points recorded by the Wolverines was good enough for first place, ahead of runner-up Ball State (52).
First-Time Champion
Senior Katie Jazwinski's individual win at the Miami Invitational marked her first career individual win while at Michigan. Her previous highest finish was third at the Michigan Intercollegiate (Oct. 8, 1999) with a time of 18:51.1.
Not Far Behind
Senior Julie Froud (St. Marys, Ontario/St. Marys D.C.V.I.) finished second at the Miami Invitational in 18:04, and junior Katy Radkewich (Hudson, Ohio/Beaumont HS) came in fourth (18:10). The Wolverines had three of the top four spots in the meet.
Starting Out
Freshmen Lindsey Gallo (Freehold, N.J./Howell HS) and Anna Jones (Omaha, Neb./Marian HS) made their first career starts at the Miami Invitational. Gallo posted an 11th-place finish (18:44), while Jones came in 38th (19:45).
Strong Starts
The team win for Michigan at the Miami Invitational marked the fifth year in a row that Michigan has won its first scored meet of the season. Last year, the Wolverines opened with the Spiked Shoe Invitational, where they will look to defend this weekend.
Wolverines Ranked 16th in Preseason Poll
In the FinishLynx preseason poll, Michigan was ranked in a tie for 16th with Washington. The Wolverines are one of three Big Ten Conference teams in the top 25, joining No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 15 Minnesota. The first regular-season poll is scheduled to be released Sept. 18.
FinishLynx Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll (9/1/00)
Team Pts 1. Stanford (8) 290 2. Wisconsin (2) 281 3. Colorado (1) 272 4. Kansas State (1) 269 5. Georgetown 248 6. Brigham Young 239 7. Arkansas 213 8. Providence 193 9. North Carolina State 192 10. Arizona State 188 11. Brown 166 12. Oregon 154 13. Northern Arizona 153 14. North Carolina 148 15. Minnesota 133 16. MICHIGAN 132 Washington 132 18. Boston University 101 19. Villanova 100 20. Missouri 63 21. Duke 61 22. Nebraska 30 23. Texas A&M 22 24. Boston College 19 25. Cal-Irvine 17
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