Weekly Release #17
5/8/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Fri-Sat., May 11-12 -- host Len Paddock Invitational (Ferry Field)
Sat-Sun., May 19-20 -- at Big Ten Outdoor Championships (Bloomington, Ind.)
This Week: Len Paddock Invitational
The University of Michigan women's track and field will host its second outdoor meet of the season with the two-day Len Paddock Invitational this Friday and Saturday (May 11-12) on Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Mich. This is the final tuneup for the Maize and Blue prior to the Big Ten Outdoor Championships the following weekend (May 19-20) in Bloomington, Ind.
Field events will begin at 11 a.m. both days. Track events will start at 6:45 p.m. on Friday and at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Teams that will be competing other than Michigan are: Michigan State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Sienna Heights, Hillsdale College and other collegiate programs and track clubs. Results will be available shortly after the final event each day at MGoBlue.com. [ Schedule of Events ]
More on Len Paddock
Lenwood Paddock was an assistant trainer at Michigan for 33 years working with all sports including track and field. Paddock's career spanned the football coaching tenures of Fritz Crisler, Bennie Oosterbaan, Bump Elliot and Bo Schembechler. In his first season with the Wolverines, 1947-48, Michigan won national championships in football, hockey and swimming, the men's basketball team captured the Big Ten title and Charles Fonville set a world record in the shot put. On March 3, 1984, the Michigan track team re-named its training room to the Lenwood Paddock Training Room.
Last Year's Paddock Invitational
Michigan will be returning several athletes who competed at last year's Len Paddock Invitational. The Wolverines return three tracksters who placed in the top eight in the open section of the 1,500-meter run: Rachel Sturtz (Traverse, Mich./Traverse HS) was fifth, Jeanne Spink (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea HS) came in sixth (4:42.22) and Katie Easton (Fort Gratiot, Mich./Port Huron Northern HS) finished eighth (4:42.90). Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) placed fifth in the invitational section of 1,500 with a pace of 4:30.76. Carly Knazze (Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS) and Regine Caruthers (Inglewood, Calif./St. Bernard HS) gave Michigan three of the top four places in the 200 by placing third (23.93) and fourth (23.99), respectively. Michigan enjoyed one other victory out if its sprinters as the 4x100-meter relay foursome delivered a pace of 46.01. Michigan's third and final victory of the meet came from April Phillips (Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS), who finished in first place in the shot put with a heave of 46-11.
Duo Provisionals at Stanford
Junior Katie Jazwinski and senior Lisa Ouellet (Sudbury, Ontario/LaSalle SS) both ran to NCAA provisional times in the 1,500-meter run at the Stanford Invitational (May 4) in Palo Alto, Calif. Jazwinski, who previously qualified for the NCAA's with a provisional time of 4:20.22 (Duke Invitational, April 7), came in seventh and had the fourth fastest collegiate time in the event (4:20.72). Ouellet finished 10th but had the sixth fastest time among collegiate competitors (4:22.88).
Phillips Wins Twice in Toledo
Sophomore April Phillips won two individual titles over the weekend (May 4-5) at the Toledo Invitational in Toledo, Ohio. Phillips claimed both the shot put and hammer throw crowns as Michigan won seven events in two days. Here is a list of Michigan event winners:
| | Adrena Williams | 100-meter dash (12.17) |
| Tasha Phillips | 100-meter hurdles (14.14) | |
| Vera Simms | 400-meter hurdles (1:01.12) | |
| Anna Fisher | Pole vault (10-6) | |
| April Phillips | Shot put (48-11 1/2)* | |
| April Phillips | Hammer throw (175-6) | |
| Williams, Caruthers, Craig, Knazze | 400-meter relay (45.98) | |
* Personal best |
Jazwinski Doubles Up With NCAA Times
Junior Katie Jazwinski ran a personal best and NCAA automatic time in the 5,000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 20) with her run of 16:06.71. This made her the first female or male Wolverine of the 2001 season to qualify for the NCAA Championships with an automatic time or mark. It also makes her the only Wolverine to qualify for two NCAA events, as she has a provisional qualifying time in the 1,500 (4:20.22), which she set at the Duke Invitational (April 7).
Ouellet Gives U-M Another Provisional
Senior Lisa Ouellet joins freshman Melissa Bickett (Akron, Ohio/Revere HS), sophomore April Phillips, junior Katie Jazwinski and sophomore Teyonna Simpson (Fremont, Calif./Mission San Jose HS) as Wolverines who have qualified with NCAA provisional times and marks in their respective events. Ouellet was the latest Wolverine to achieve such a mark, with her 4:22.88 in the 1,500-meter run at the Stanford Invitational (May 4). Bickett was runner-up in the discus at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 21), with a throw of 171-9. Phillips qualified with a Michigan- and Ferry Field-record throw of 186-3 in the hammer throw at the Michigan Triangular (April 14). Jazwinski has an automatic time in the 5,000 (4:20.22) set at the Mt. SAC Relays, and ran a provisional time of 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 Two Events
Junior Katie Jazwinki is ranked ninth in the nation (as of May 6) with her NCAA automatic time of 16:06.71 in the 5,000-meter run, which she achieved at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 20). She is also ranked seventh in the nation in the 1,500 with her time of 4:20.22 from running at the Duke Invitational (April 7).
Field Athletes Listed Among Nation's Elite
Freshman Melissa Bickett is ranked ninth in the nation (as of May 6) in the discus with her NCAA provisional throw of 171-9 that she achieved at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 21). Sophomore teammate April Phillips is 30th in the country in the hammer throw with her school-record toss of 186-3 at the Michigan Triangular (April 14).
Balanced Attack Leading the Way
So far during the 2001 outdoor season, sophomore April Phillips leads the Maize and Blue with six individual victories. Phillips added a pair of wins at the Hillsdale Relays (April 28), taking the discus and hammer throw titles. Freshman Vera Simms is second on the team with three individual wins. She recently won the 400-meter hurdles at the Toledo Invitational (May 5). Phillips and 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. Five different athletes have won two individual events 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. Freshman Adrena Williams (Berkeley, Calif./James Logan HS) won the 100-meter dash at the Toledo Invitational and at the Michigan Triangular. Junior Tasha Phillips claimed the 100-meter hurdle titles at Toledo and the Michigan Triangular.
PR's Fall Over Weekend
There were 13 personal bests achieved over the weekend at the Stanford Invitational, Toledo Invitational and Jesse Owens Classic (May 4-6). Here is the list:
| | Regine Caruthers | 200-meter dash (23.97) |
| Carly Knazze | 200-meter dash (24.07) | |
| Mora Arnold | 400-meter dash (57.25) | |
| Lisa Ouellet | 1,500-meter run (4:22.88)# | |
| Katie Easton | 3,000-meter run (10:46.69) | |
| Tasha Phillips | 400-meter hurdles (1:05.82) | |
| Casey Overby | Pole vault (10-0) | |
| April Phillips | Shot put (48-11) | |
| Melissa Bickett | Shot put (46-4 3/4) | |
| Ashley Eckel | Shot put (41-7 1/4) | |
| Nicki Proulx | Discus (132-1) | |
| Melissa Bickett | Javelin (121-8) | |
| Breanne Tenclay | Heptathlon (4,298 points) | |
# NCAA Provisional Time | ||
Phillips Goes Provisional with School Record
Sophomore April Phillips broke the Michigan hammer throw record 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).
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 (April 14). 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.
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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