Michigan
Sea Ray Relays
4x1,500 Relay, Simms Lead Michigan at Sea Ray Relays
4/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team posted an event victory in the 4x1,500-meter relay and Vera Simms (Mililani, Hawaii/Mililani HS) added an NCAA Regional qualifying time in the 400-meter hurdles at the two-day, non-scoring Sea Ray Relays, which concluded Saturday afternoon (April 10) at the Tom Black Track.
Friday's competition proved to be very successful for U-M, as the foursome of Theresa Feldkamp (Lorain, Ohio/Amherst Steele HS), Katie Erdman (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac HS), Jackie Gaydos (Allen Park, Mich./Allen Park HS) and Lindsey Gallo (Freehold, N.J./Howell HS) won the inaugural 4x1,500-meter relay at the Sea Ray Relays. Michigan's four mid-distance specialists clocked in with a time of 18:05.32 to win race by more than 28 seconds. Their nearest competition came from fellow Big Ten Conference members from Penn State, who combined for a time of 18:33.98.
In individual action, Simms notched her second straight NCAA Regional qualifying time in the 400-meter hurdles when she crossed the finish line of her race in first place with a time of 58.76. Though she toppled the field in Section 2 of the event, six competitors in Section 1 had better times than the Michigan senior quad-captain.
Senior/junior Anna Jones (Omaha, Neb./Marian HS) nearly had her first NCAA Regional qualifying mark of the season when she finished Section 3 of the 800-meter run with a winning time of 2:10.46. Jones's first-place clocking was just 0.17 off the standard (2:10.29).
In their lone race on Saturday, the foursome of Jones, Gallo, Feldkamp and Erdman combined to finish third in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 8:36.65. Their time actually set the school mark for the event, breaking the previous record of 8:36.83 set by Jessica Kluge (1991-94), Molly McClimon (1990, '93-94), Karen Harvey (1992-95) and Katie McGregor (1996-99) in 1994.
The Wolverines venture to the West Coast for the Mt. SAC Relays next weekend. Competition runs Friday through Sunday (April 16-18) at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, Calif. It will mark the first time Michigan has competed in the Mt. SAC Relays since 2001.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
Friday Results
800-Meter Run 1. Leontine Tsiba, Unattached 2:06.09# 7. Anna Jones, U-M 2:10.46 23. Andrea Parker, U-M 2:14.04 36. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 2:15.71 1,500-Meter Run (Invitational) 1. Marina Muncan, Villanova 4:17.27# 22. Andrea Parke, U-M 4:36.96 30. Erin Webster, U-M 4:40.65 3,000-meter Run 1. Catherine Berry, Asics 9:21.35 11. Jackie Gaydos, U-M 10:00.13 12. Ana Gjesdal, U-M 10:03.40 28. Laura Brosius, U-M 10:32.31 400-meter Hurdles 1 Melaine Walker, Essex County 56.62# 7 Vera Simms, U-M 58.76# 4x1,500-meter Relay 1. Michigan 18:05.32 (Theresa Feldkamp, Katie Erdman Jackie Gaydos, Lindsey Gallo)
Saturday Results
4x800-meter Relay1. Tennessee 8:28.87* 3. Michigan 8:36.65@ (Anna Jones, Lindsey Gallo Theresa Feldkamp, Katie Erdman) # NCAA Regional qualifying mark
@ U-M School Record
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