Michigan
Kentucky Invitational (Day 1)
Linz Soars to NCAAs; Four Run Provisional Times at UK
1/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team posted an NCAA automatic qualifying standard and four NCAA provisional marks and dominated the middle-distance and distance events Saturday (Jan. 15) in the second and final day of the Kentucky Invitational.
Senior/junior Stephanie Linz (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) had Michigan's performance of the meet, setting an NCAA automatic mark in the high jump by clearing 6-0 1/2. Fifth-year senior Lindsey Gallo (Freehold, N.J./Howell) and freshman Nicole Edwards (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Vincent Massey) posted NCAA provisional qualifying times in the mile, while junior/sophomore Rebecca Walter (Beverly Hills, Mich./Groves) and freshman Alyson Kohlmeier (Sarnia, Ontario/St. Patrick's) set provisional qualifying times in the 3,000-meter run.
Linz cleared an NCAA automatic qualifying standard height of 6-0 1/2 in the high jump to finish runner-up to 2004 United States Olympian Chaunte Howard of Georgia Tech, who cleared 6-1 1/2. Howard competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics and finished 28th in the world with a clearance of 6-0 3/4. Senior Jennifer Williams (Burton, Mich./Atherton) took fourth with a clearance of 5-8, while junior Porsha Ellis (Farmington Hills, Mich./Southfield Christian) placed eighth, clearing 5-4 1/4.
Michigan had a pair of NCAA provisional qualifying times in the mile, highlighted by Gallo's first-place finish, clocking in at 4:45.28, and a second-place showing and personal-best performance for Edwards, who finished a hair behind Gallo in 4:46.05. Fifth-year senior Andrea Parker (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson) took third in 4:58.25, while junior/sophomore Jeni Frudden (Iowa City, Iowa/West) finished in fifth place with a time of 5:01.71.
The Wolverines also dominated the 3,000-meter run, setting two NCAA provisional times and placing five athletes in the top 11, led by Walter, who paced the pack with a personal-best time of 9:23.15, and Kohlmeier, who took second just 0.42 seconds behind Walter with a time of 9:23.57, also a provisional qualifying performance. Both athletes were just over six seconds shy of the NCAA automatic qualifying standard of 9:16. Senior/junior Chelsea Loomis (Traverse City, Mich./West) took seventh in 9:53.55, junior/sophomore Laura Brosius (Saline, Mich./Saline) placed eighth with a time of 9:55.98 and sophomore Erin Webster (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child) rounded out the top 10 with a ninth-place showing, crossing the line in 9:56.32. Senior/junior Ana Gjesdal (La Crescenta, Calif./Crescenta Valley) crossed in 11th (10:03.84).
In the 800-meter run, senior/junor Theresa Feldkamp (Lorain, Ohio/Amherst Steele) led the pack with a time of 2:11.92, just 2.92 seconds shy of the provisional qualifying standard, while fifth-year senior Anna Jones (Omaha, Neb./Marian) took second place, clocking in at 2:13.29. Sophomore/freshman Laura Glynn (Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison) crossed in sixth place (2:15.50), while junior/sophomore Arianne Field (Kalamazoo, Mich./Hackett) claimed 10th (2:16.48).
In the pole vault, junior Elizabeth Boyle (Northbrook, Ill./New Trier) topped the competition with a clearance of 12-5 1/2, while fifth-year senior Lynn Gasparella (New Hudson, Mich./South Lyon) took fifth place with a height of 11-5 3/4.
In the 400-meter dash, senior Sierra Hauser-Price (Van Nuys, Calif./Notre Dame) finished fifth, clocking in at 56.54, while junior Shavonne Maclin (University Heights, Ohio/Beaumont School) took the seventh spot (56.79).
In the shot put, sophomore Bridgette Maynard (Clawson, Mich./Bishop Foley) finished third with a distance of 45-1, while senior Ashley Eckel (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) placed 10th with a distance of 41-6 1/2.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
High Jump 1. Chaunte Howard, Georgia Tech 6-1 1/2* (1.84m) 2. Stephanie Linz, U-M 6-0 1/2* (1.84m) 4. Jennifer Williams, U-M 5-8 (1.73m) 8. Porsha Ellis, U-M 5-4 1/4 (1.63m) Pole Vault 1. Elizabeth Boyle, U-M 12-5 1/2 (3.80m) 5. Lynn Gasparella, U-M 11-5 3/4 (3.50m) 10. Kelly Catino, U-M 10-6 (3.20m) 12. Rachel Wells, U-M 10-0 (3.05m) Shot Put 1. Shelaine Larson, Ohio State 46-8 3/4 (14.24m) 3. Bridgette Maynard, U-M 45-1 (13.74m) 10. Ashley Eckel, U-M 41-6 1/2 (12.66m) 14. Tara Kennedy, U-M 36-10 1/2 (11.24m) 18. Amy Bicknell, U-M 34-6 3/4 (10.53m) Mile 1. Lindsey Gallo, U-M 4:45.28# 2. Nicole Edwards, U-M 4:46.05# 3. Andrea Parker, U-M 4:58.25 5. Jeni Frudden, U-M 5:01.71 400-Meter Dash 1. Michele Davis, Unattached 53.84 5. Sierra Hauser-Price, U-M 56.54 7. Shavonne Maclin, U-M 56.79 12. Jen Horn, U-M 58.19 14. Keri Kirk, U-M 58.38 17. Serita Williams, U-M 59.10 800-Meter Run 1. Theresa Feldkamp, U-M 2:11.92 2. Anna Jones, U-M 2:13.29 6. Laura Glynn, U-M 2:15.50 10. Arianne Field, U-M 2:16.48 3,000-Meter Run 1. Rebecca Walter, U-M 9:23.15# 2. Alyson Kohlmeier, U-M 9:23.57# 7. Chelsea Loomis, U-M 9:53.55 8. Laura Brosius, U-M 9:55.98 9. Erin Webster, U-M 9:56.32 11. Ana Gjesdal, U-M 10:03.84 4x400-Meter Relay 1. Auburn 'A' 3:39.25# 4. Michigan 'A' 3:50.04 * NCAA Automatic Qualifying Standard # NCAA Provisional Qualifying Standard
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