Jazwinski Turns in Automatic Time at Mt. SAC Relays

Friday, April 19

Walnut, Calif.

Michigan

Mt. SAC Relays

4/21/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

WALNUT, Calif. -- For the second consecutive year Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) exited the Mt. SAC Relays with an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 5,000 meters, as she and April Phillips (Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS) led the University of Michigan women's track and field team at the non-scoring Mt. SAC Relays Friday through Sunday (April 19-21) at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Jazwinski, who posted a then personal-best time of 16:06.71 in the 5,000 meters at last year's Mt. SAC Relays, set a new personal best this weekend with her first NCAA automatic qualifying mark of the 2002 campaign as she crossed the finish line at 16:02.78. The time ranks seventh in the nation this season according to www.ncaachampionships.com. It marks the second consecutive week in which Jazwinski ran a top-10 national time. Last week at the Miami Invitational (April 13) she posted the sixth-fastest 1,500 meters time in the nation (4:20.22).

Phillips earned a fourth-place finish in the University/Open shot put with a throw of 50-4 3/4 on Sunday, outdistancing fifth-place Andrea Batt of Wyoming by nearly two feet (48-9). Phillips' throw garnered her fourth NCAA provisional mark of the season as she has recorded a provisional mark in her last three meets. It was the lone provisional mark turned in by a Wolverine at the Mt. SAC Relays.

Sophomore hurdler Vera Simms (Mililani, Hawaii/Mililani HS) gave Michigan its second-highest finish at the three-day meet when she placed fifth in the Saturday's University/Open long jump with a leap of 18-8 3/4. The jump was her second farthest of the season, bettered only by a personal-best 19-4 3/4 at the Stanford Invitational (March 29).

Senior Katie Ryan (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) was the Maize and Blue's only competitor on Friday when she ran the 10k for the first time this outdoor season. Ryan ran a strong race, finishing 14th with a time of 35:17.47. Ryan's time missed the NCAA provisional mark of 35:14.7 by only three seconds.

The Wolverines return to action next week at three different events. One U-M squad will head to Philadelphia, Pa., for competition Thursday through Saturday (April 25-27) at the Penn Relays, while the other two squads will compete on Friday and Saturday (April 26-27) in Des Moines, Iowa, and Hillsdale, Mich., at the Drake Relays and Hillsdale Relays, respectively.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

Friday Results

10,000-meter Run (University/Open) 1. Sita Waru, McNeese State 34:08.22@ 14. Katie Ryan, U-M 35:17.47 5,000-meter run (Invitational) 1. Courtney Babcock, Mount. West 15:10.66 -- Katie Jazwinski, U-M 16:02.78

Saturday Results

400-meter Dash (University/Open) 1. Anneta Wells, CSU-Northridge 53.46# 16. Mora Arnold, U-M 55.77 800-meter Run (University/Open) 1. Erin Belger, California 2:04.60@ 14. Rachel Sturtz, U-M 2:11.32 18. Ursula Taylor, U-M 2:11.84 19. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 2:11.93 1,500-meter Run 1. Courtney Inman, Washington 4:20.58# 74. Stephanie Hirtle, U-M 4:39.46 Pole Vault (University/Open) 1. Kathleen Donoghue, Stanford 12-11 1/2# (3.95m) 14. Anna Fisher, U-M 10-11 3/4 (3.35m) Long Jump (University/Open) 1. Monique Harris, New Mexico 19-6 3/4 (5.96m) 5. Vera Simms, U-M 18-8 1/2 (5.70m)

Sunday Results

200-meter Dash (University/Open) 1. Chryste Gaines, adidas 23.40 18. Sierra Hauser-Price, U-M 24.29 100-meter Hurdles 1. Natasha Neal, USC 13.65 15. Vera Simms, U-M 14.30 16. Sharifa Jones, U-M 14.43 400-meter Hurdles 1. Aleksandra Pieluvek, USC 57.64# 7. Vera Simms, U-M 1:00.11 11. Sharifa Jones, U-M 1:00.41 18. Shalina Rankin, U-M 1:01.51 Shot Put (University/Open) 1. Irache Quintanal, SMU 54-2 3/4@ (16.53m) 4. April Phillips, U-M 50-4 3/4# (15.36m) @ NCAA automatic mark # NCAA provisional mark