Weekly Release #13
4/10/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Saturday, April 14 -- CMU, MSU, U-M Triangular (Ferry Field), 9 a.m.
Fri-Sun., April 20-22 -- at Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut, Calif.)
Wolverines Host First Outdoor Meet of the Season
The University of Michigan women's track and field team will host its first outdoor track meet of the 2001 season with the Michigan Triangular this Saturday (April 14) at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor. Central Michigan, Michigan State and Michigan will be the three teams competing. Field events begin with the women's hammer throw at 9 a.m., and track events will start with the women's 400-meter relay at 1 p.m. This is the first of two outdoor meets that Michigan will host, with the two-day Len Paddock Invitational on Friday and Saturday, May 11-12.
Phillips Breaks U-M Hammer Record, Again
Sophomore April Phillips (Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS) broke her one-week-old Michigan hammer throw record with her throw of 182-6 at the Duke Invitational (April 6). Phillips had set the record a week earlier with a throw of 166-2 1/2 at the Raleigh Relays (March 31). The previous record which stood at 162-4 was set by Julie Presley (1999-2000) in 1999. Phillips is nearing the NCAA provisional distance of 183-9.
Jazwinksi Improves Upon Provisional
Senior Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) came in third place of the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Invitational (April 7). In the process, Jazwinski improved her personal-best and NCAA provisional time to 4:20.22. Last week at the Stanford Invitational (March 31), she posted a time of 4:23.51.
Throwers Dominate the Field
Led by April Phillips' school record in the hammer throw, Michigan turned in several top performances at the Duke Invitational (April 6-7). Phillips added a third-place finish in the shot put, while freshmen Melissa Bickett (Akron, Ohio/Revere HS) and Janelle Jaha (Stanley, N.D./Stanley HS) threw personal bests in their respective events. Bickett launched a throw of 162-9 for second in the discus. Jaha had a ninth-place finish in the javelin with a toss of 130-8.
Rankin in the Lead
So far during the 2001 outdoor season, junior Shalina Rankin (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln HS) leads the team with two individual victories. Rankin took first in the 400-meter hurdles on day one of the Stanford Invitational (March 31), and returned the next day to win the 400. The Wolverines have three other athletes who have won an individual event this season:
| | Shalina Rankin | 400-meter hurdles (Stanford Invitational) |
| Shalina Rankin | 400-meter dash (Stanford Invitational) | |
| Carly Knazze | 400-meter dash (Stanford Invitational) | |
| Katie Jazwinski | 800-meter run (Stanford Invitational) | |
| Adrienne Hunter | 400-meter dash (Florida State Relays) |
Proulx Has a Trio of PR's Over the Weekend
There were 15 personal bests achieved at the Duke Invitational (April 6-7), including three by senior Nicki Proulx (Standish, Mich./Standish-Sterling HS). Here is the list:
| | Candice Mullings | 200-meter dash (25.27) |
| Mora Arnold | 200-meter dash (25.77) | |
| Katie Jazwinski | 1,500-meter run (4:20.22)# | |
| Jeanne Spink | 3,000-meter run (10:31.58) | |
| Katie Easton | 5,000-meter run (17:50.74) | |
| Jane Martineau | 5,000-meter run (17:56.75) | |
| Vera Simms | 100-meter hurdles (14.91) | |
| Vera Simms | 400-meter hurdles (1:00.76) | |
| Melissa Bickett | Discus (162-9) | |
| Nicki Proulx | Discus (120-2) | |
| April Phillips | Hammer throw (182-06)% | |
| Melissa Bickett | Hammer throw (142-09) | |
| Nicki Proulx | Hammer throw (136-08) | |
| Janelle Jaha | Javelin (130-8) | |
| Nicki Proulx | Javelin (96-04) | |
# NCAA provisional time/mark % Michigan outdoor record | ||
Simpson Takes Down Triple Jump Record
Sophomore Teyonna Simpson (Fremont, Calif./Mission San Jose HS) highlighted the field events at the Stanford Invitational (April 1) for the Maize and Blue by breaking the six-year-old Michigan outdoor triple jump record. Simpson took second for the Wolverines with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 42-3 1/2. The old record was set by Tania Longe (1995-98) in 1995 with a mark of 41-1 1/2.
Wolverines Receive Two NCAA Marks Early
Seniors Katie Jazwinski and sophomore Teyonna Simpson both have qualified with NCAA provisional times and marks in their respective events. Jazwinski ran a 4:20.22 to a third-place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Invitational (April 7). Simpson leaped to a mark of 42-3 1/2 and took second in the triple jump at the Stanford Invitational (March 31). Simpson had an indoor NCAA provisional mark of 41-8 3/4 earlier this season, but that mark was not far enough to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Contact: Steve Grialou (734) 763-4423
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