Weekly Release #14
4/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Fri-Sun., April 20-22 -- at Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut, Calif.)
Thu-Sat., April 26-28 -- at Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Fri-Sat., April 27-28 -- at Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa)
Wolverines Travel to California
The University of Michigan women's track and field team will travel for the prestigious Mt. San Antonio College (SAC) Relays this weekend (April 20-22) at the Hilmer Lodge Memorial Stadium in Walnut, Calif. Michigan will join several collegiate teams from all over the country over the three-day competition.
Last Year at Mt. SAC Relays
Michigan sent only two Wolverines to last year's Mt. SAC Relays, and one of them returns this season. Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) placed second in the 10,000-meter run, with her time of 34:15.36 was 0.26 seconds behind unattached competitor Beth Niednagel. Jazwinski's time provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Championships.
Rare Sweep at Michigan Triangular
Michigan hosted its first outdoor meet of the season with the Michigan Triangular on Saturday (April 14). The Wolverines (190.5 points) defeated Central Michigan (95.5) and Michigan State (71) in rare fashion as Michigan was victorious in each of the 18 events. There also were one school and two Ferry Field records broken on the day in the field events and sophomore April Phillips (Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS) and freshman Vera Simms (Mililani, Hawaii/Mililani HS) each won two individual events to lead the Maize and Blue. Here are the event winners:
| | Adrena Williams | 100-meter dash (12.14) |
| Regine Caruthers | 200-meter dash (24.46) | |
| Carly Knazze | 400-meter dash (55.32) | |
| Lisa Ouellet | 800-meter run (2:09.18) | |
| Jane Martineau | 1,500-meter run (4:45.08)* | |
| Katie Jazwinski | 3,000-meter run (9:38.46) | |
| Tasha Phillips | 100-meter low hurdles (14.41) | |
| Vera Simms | 400-meter low hurdles (1:02.04) | |
| Nicole DeNamur | High jump (5-6) | |
| Candice Mullings | Pole vault (10-6) | |
| Vera Simms | Long jump (18-9 3/4)* | |
| Teyonna Simpson | Triple jump (38-11 3/4) | |
| April Phillips | Shot put (47-3) | |
| Melissa Bickett | Discus (164-4)^* | |
| April Phillips | Hammer throw (186-3)#%^* | |
| Janelle Jaha | Javelin (135-0)* | |
| Williams, Caruthers, Craig, Knazze | 400-meter relay (46.96) | |
| Ouellet, Hunter, Sturtz, Arnold | 1,600-meter relay (3:51.59) | |
# NCAA Provisional mark % Michigan outdoor record ^ Ferry Field record * Personal best | ||
Phillips Goes Provisional with School Record
Sophomore April Phillips broke the Michigan hammer throw record, for the third week in a row, with an NCAA provisional and Ferry Field-record toss of 186-3 at the Michigan Triangular (April 14). Phillips had set the record the two previous weeks with throws of 182-6 at the Duke Invitational (April 6) and 166-2 1/2 at the Raleigh Relays (March 31). She also won the shot put over the weekend with a throw of 47-3.
Bickett Sets Ferry Field Record in Discus
Freshman Melissa Bickett (Akron, Ohio/Revere HS) followed up April Phillips' record-setting day by establishing her own Ferry Field record. Bickett won the discus with a throw of 164-4, breaking the old facility record mark of 163-8, which was set in 1988 by Rachel Lewis of Minnesota.
Phillips Gives U-M Its Third Provisional
Sophomore April Phillips joins junior Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) and sophomore Teyonna Simpson (Fremont, Calif./Mission San Jose HS) as Wolverines who have qualified with NCAA provisional times/marks in their respective events. Phillips was the latest Wolverine to achieve such a mark, with a Michigan- and Ferry Field-record throw of 186-3 in the hammer throw at the Michigan Triangular (April 14). 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.
Jazwinski Highly Ranked in the 1,500
Junior Katie Jazwinki is ranked third in the nation (as of April 16) in the 1,500-meter run with her time of 4:20.22 that she achieved at the Duke Invitational (April 7). Jazwinski took third at the Duke Invitational, and is currently ranked third in the nation behind the same two athletes that were ahead of her at Duke.
Balanced Attack Leading the Way
So far during the 2001 outdoor season, five different athletes have won two individual events. Sophomore April Phillips and freshman Vera Simms each won two events at the Michigan Triangular (April 14). Phillips was victorious in the hammer throw and shot put, while Simms won the 400-meter low hurdles and the long jump. Junior Shalina Rankin (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln HS) 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. Junior Katie Jazwinski won the 3,000-meter run at the Michigan Triangular and the 800 at Stanford. Sophomore Carly Knazze (Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS) brought home the 400 title at Stanford, and won it again at the Michigan Triangular.
Season-High PR's Fall Over Weekend
There were a season-high 30 personal bests achieved at the Michigan Triangular (April 14), including three by senior Nicki Proulx (Standish, Mich./Standish-Sterling HS) and freshman Ashley Eckel (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS). Here is the list:
| | Mora Arnold | 100-meter dash (12.75) |
| Mora Arnold | 200-meter dash (25.60) | |
| Rachel Sturtz | 800-meter run (2:09.49) | |
| Amy Hatfield | 800-meter run (2:18.40) | |
| Jane Martineau | 1,500-meter run (4:45.08) | |
| Jeanne Spink | 1,500-meter run (4:47.03) | |
| Katie Easton | 1,500-meter run (4:48.63) | |
| Breanne Tenclay | 400-meter hurdles (1:03.50) | |
| Doris Simmons | 400-meter hurdles (1:05.72) | |
| Casey Overby | 400-meter hurdles (1:06.66) | |
| Tasha Phillips | 400-meter hurdles (1:07.69) | |
| Aisha Chappell | 400-meter hurdles (1:07.71) | |
| Christy Tzilos | 400-meter hurdles (1:08.88) | |
| Casey Overby | Pole vault (9-5 3/4) | |
| Vera Simms | Long jump (18-9 3/4) | |
| Brianne Page | Triple jump (35-5 3/4) | |
| Ashley Eckel | Shot put (40-9 3/4) | |
| Melissa Bickett | Discus (164-4)^ | |
| April Phillips | Discus (144-7) | |
| Nicki Proulx | Discus (131-2) | |
| Ashley Eckel | Discus (106-0) | |
| April Phillips | Hammer throw (186-3)#%^ | |
| Melissa Bickett | Hammer throw (155-7) | |
| Nicki Proulx | Hammer throw (147-0) | |
| Ashley Eckel | Hammer throw (127-5) | |
| Amanda Busch | Hammer throw (121-2) | |
| Janella Jaha | Hammer throw (100-4) | |
| Janelle Jaha | Javelin (135-0) | |
| Nicki Proulx | Javelin (104-9) | |
| Amanda Busch | Javelin (79-8) | |
# NCAA provisional time/mark % Michigan outdoor record ^ Ferry Field record | ||
Jazwinksi Improves Upon Provisional
Junior Katie Jazwinski came in third place in 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. At the Stanford Invitational (March 31), she posted a time of 4:23.51.
Simpson Takes Down Triple Jump Record
Sophomore Teyonna Simpson 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.
Contact: Steve Grialou (734) 763-4423
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