Michigan
Michigan Intercollegiate
Wade Takes Top Spot in Pentathlon at Michigan Intercollegiate
2/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Indoor Track Building)
Event: Michigan Intercollegiates
U-M Team Finish: Tied for first place (10 points) after day one
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 2 -- host Michigan Intercollegiate (U-M Indoor Track Building)
Day 1 Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior co-captain Bettie Wade(Northville, Mich./Farmington) of the University of Michigan women's track and field team placed first in the pentathlon with 3,968 points Friday (Feb. 1) at the Michigan Intercollegiates in the U-M Indoor Track Building. Wade took first place in each event of the competition: the 55-meter hurdles (8.04), high jump (5-6 1/2), shot put (37-3 3/4), long jump (18-5 3/4) and the 800-meter run (2:25.78).
Michigan is tied with Western Michigan atop the team standings with 10 points.
Senior Samantha Smith(South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon) came in seventh place, setting a personal best in the high jump with a fifth-place clearance of 5-1 3/4 to finish with 3,139 points on the day. She finished second in the 55-meter hurdles (8.l8), fifth in the shot put (30-1 1/2), third in the long jump (17-2) and tenth in the 800-meter run (3:01.45).
The Wolverines will return to the track Saturday (Feb. 2) at 10 a.m. to compete in the second and final day of the Michigan Intercollegiates in the U-M Indoor Track Building.
Team Standings After Day One
1. MICHIGAN 10 points 1. Western Michigan 10 points 3. Eastern Michigan 8 points 4. Central Michigan 3 points
Pentathlon Standings
1. Bettie Wade, Michigan 3968 2. Brittany Lockhart, Eastern Michigan 3417 3. Danielle Brown, Western Michigan 3387 4. Alexis Brown, Western Michigan 3366 5. Shanna Tamminga, Central Michigan 3318 6. Erika Schroll, Central Michigan 3228 7. Samantha Smith, Michigan 3139 8. Jasmine Gates, Eastern Michigan 3065 9. Ashley Hunault, Western Michigan 2937 10. Shelly Mathewson, Western Michigan 2773
Contact: Stacey Schwartz (734) 647-4423
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