Michigan
Florida State Relays
Allen-Young Opens Michigan Career with Two Victories
3/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Graduate/senior Jessie Allen-Young (Loveland, Colo./Thompson Valley HS) began her University of Michigan women's track and field career with a pair of 1,500-meter run victories as the Wolverines opened their outdoor season at the Florida State Relays, which concluded Saturday (March 20). Allen-Young claimed two of U-M's four event wins at the Mike Long Track.
Senior/junior Andrea Parker (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson HS) and the 4x800-meter relay foursome of Anna Jones (Omaha, Neb./Marian HS), Arianne Field (Kalamazoo, Mich./Hackett HS), Parker and Erin Webster (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child HS) prevailed for U-M's other two wins over the three days of Michigan action at the FSU Relays.
Allen-Young, a 2003 graduate of Dartmouth College, donned the Maize and Blue for the first time during the track season, as she only has outdoor eligibility left in her career. Friday afternoon (March 19), in her first track race for Michigan, Allen-Young paced the field and took home top honors in the Garnet section of the 1,500-meter with a winning time of 4:31.60. Freshman Jackie Gaydos (Allen Park, Mich./Allen Park HS) finished second in the race with a time of 4:32.21.
Allen-Young then returned to the track Saturday afternoon to win the Gold section of the 1,500 with a time of 4:33.96. Like the previous day's race, Allen-Young was followed across the finish line by a fellow Wolverine, as Parker garnered runner-up honors in 4:35.75.
The 4x800-meter relay squad gave Michigan its first win of the three-day track meet when Jones, Field, Parker and Webster combined for a winning time of 9:04.82. It marks the second consecutive year in which the Wolverines won the event at the FSU Relays.
Parker then followed with an individual victory of her own when she crossed the finish line of the Garnet section of the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.03.
Graduate/senior Lindsey Stephenson (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg HS) finished second in the javelin throw with a NCAA Regional qualifying distance of 150-7 in her first competition in the Maize and Blue. Stephenson graduated from Columbia University in 2003.
In other action on the track, Vera Simms (Mililani, Hawaii/Mililani HS) came within 0.03 seconds of matching her school-record time in the 400-meter hurdles when she finished the race with a time of 58.21. Her school record is 58.18, set during the semifinals of the USATF Championships (6/20/03).
The Wolverines will send three throwers to the Gainesville, Fla., next Wednesday through Saturday (March 24-27) for the Florida Relays.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
Thursday Results
Hammer Throw (Garnet Section) 1. Erin Gilreath, Nyac 225-4 (68.57m)# 9. Tara Kennedy, U-M 144-10 (44.15m) 14. Amy Bicknell, U-M 137-6 (41.90m) 16. Jamie Barbour, U-M 136-01 (41.48m) 20. Bridgette Maynard, U-M 118-06 (36.12m) Shot Put (Garnet Section) 1. Lindsey Nelson, FSU 44-10 3/4 (13.68m) 3. Jamie Barbour, U-M 43-7 3/4 (13.30m) 10. Bridgette Maynard, U-M 40-1 1/2 (12.23m) Javelin Throw (Garnet Section) 1. Angela Moody, MidAmerica Nazar 120-6 (36.72m) 8. Tara Kennedy, U-M 95-2 (29.02m)
Friday's Results
Discus (Garnet Section) 1. Lindsey Nelson, Florida State 149-8 (45.63m)# 4. Tara Kennedy, U-M 140-5 (42.81m) 5. Jamie Barbour, U-M 138-3 (42.15m) 8. Bridgette Maynard, U-M 133-5 (40.66m) 11. Amy Bicknell, U-M 127-0 (38.72m) Shot Put (Gold Section) 1. Chandra Brewer, S. Florida 52-11 1/2 (16.14m)# 2. Melissa Bickett, U-M 48-1 3/4 (14.67m)# 4. Ashley Eckel, U-M 46-0 1/2 (14.03m) Javelin Throw (Gold Section) 1. Jocelyn Dooley, Air Force 157-6 (48.01m)# 2. Lindsey Stephenson, U-M 150-7 (45.91m)# High Jump (Gold Section) 1. LesSundra Ford, UcF 5-10 (1.78m)# 4. Jennifer Kulchar, U-M 5-8 (1.73m)# 7. Porsha Ellis, U-M 5-4 1/4 (1.63m) 19. Beth Vinckier, U-M 5-0 1/4 (1.53m) Long Jump (Garnet Section) 1. Teresa Bundy, Unattached 19-3 1/2 (5.88m)# 7. Doris Simmons, U-M 17-4 1/4 (5.30m) 19. Beth Vinckier, U-M 16-4 1/4 (4.98m) 100-meter Dash (Gold Section) 1. Teresa Bundy, Unattached 11.89 17. Chanelle Campbell, U-M 12.48 20. Robin Landfair, U-M 12.59 21. Jenifer Horn, U-M 12.64 200-meter Dash (Garnet Section) 1. Kellie Morrison, Unattached 24.69 8. Chanelle Campbell, U-M 25.05 14. Julie Johnson, U-M 25.59 33. Doris Simmons, U-M 26.81 36. Beth Vinckier, U-M 27.04 400-meter Dash (Garnet Section) 1. Marla Jackson, FSU 56.88 6. Jenifer Horn, U-M 58.80 8. Kiana Stringfield, U-M 59.12 800-meter Run (Garnet Section) 1. Andrea Parker, U-M 2:17.03 1,500-meter Run (Garnet Section) 1. Jessie Allen-Young, U-M 4:31.96 2. Jackie Gaydos, U-M 4:32.21 4. Arianne Field, U-M 4:44.89 5. Andrea Parker, U-M 4:45.56 7. Anna Jones, U-M 4:47.80 14. Rachel Ward, U-M 4:54.87 5,000-meter Run (Gold Section) 1. Heather Sagan, Adidas 16:33.55 9. Lesley Jurasek, U-M 18:03.90 13. Laura Brosius, U-M 18:24.63 100-meter Hurdles (Gold Section) 1. Kim Jones, Unattached 13.69# 4. Robin Landfair, U-M 14.19 14. Doris Simmons, U-M 15.06 17. Beth Vinckier, U-M 15.29 400-meter Hurdles (Garnet Section) 1. Austrea Wilkins, S. Florida 1:02.71 4. Julie Johnson, U-M 1:05.07 10. Kiana Stringfield, U-M 1:08.04 4x200-meter Relay (Gold Section) 1. Florida State 1:35.17 2. Michigan 1:38.07 (Vera Simms, Carly Knazze, Chanelle Campbell, Mora Arnold) 4x400-meter Relay (Gold Section/Prelims) Heat 2 1. Florida State 3:41.84q# 2. Michigan 3:47.39q 4x800-meter Relay (Gold Section) 1. Michigan 9:04.82 (Anna Jones, Arianne Field, Andrea Parker, Erin Webster) 1,600-meter Relay (Gold Section Prelims) Heat 1 1. South Florida 3:41.66q# 5. Michigan 3:49.47q
Saturday's Results
Discus (Gold Section) 1. Ildiko Varga, Kentucky 173-10 (52.98m)# 3. Melissa Bickett, U-M 163-0 (49.69m)# Hammer Throw (Gold Section) 1. Jukina Dickerson, Florida 202-0 (61.56m)# 4. Ashley Eckel, U-M 174-3 (53.12m)# 5. Melissa Bickett, U-M 172-5 (52.56m) Pole Vault (Gold Section) 1. Andrea Dutoit, Vault USA 14-1 1/4 (4.30m)# 5. Elizabeth Boyle, U-M 11-9 3/4 (3.60m) 6. Kelly Catino, U-M 11-3 3/4 (3.45m) -- Lynn Gasparella, U-M NH 100-meter Dash (Open) 1. Kimberly Walker, FSU 11.72# 12. Julie Johnson, U-M 12.84 400-meter Dash (Gold Section) 1. Crystal Winfrey, Ball State 54.65 3. Shavonne Maclin, U-M 56.57 8. Keri Kirk, U-M 58.02 800-meter Run (Gold Section) 1. Jenny Sims, Georgia Tech 2:12.40 5. Anna Jones, U-M 2:15.26 Jackie Gaydos, U-M 2:15.26 1,500-meter Run (Gold Section) 1. Jessie Allen-Young, U-M 4:33.96 2. Andrea Parker, U-M 4:35.75 100-meter Hurdles (Open) 1. Kim Jones, Unattached 13.35# 4. Robin Landfair, U-M 13.80# 11. Doris Simmons, U-M 14.70 400-meter Hurdles (Gold Section) 1. Kim Batten, Unattached 57.65# 3. Vera Simms, U-M 58.21# 12. Keri Kirk, U-M 1:03.79 4x400-meter Relay (Gold Section) 1. Florida State 3:41.86# 3. Michigan 3:43.85 (Mora Arnold, Carly Knazze, Shavonne Maclin, Vera Simms) 1,600-meter Sprint Medley Relay (Gold Section) 1. South Florida 3:57.41 2. Michigan 3:58.70 (Carly Knazze, Vera Simms, Mora Arnold, Jennifer Kulchar) # NCAA Regional qualifying mark q Qualified for event final
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