Michigan
Florida State Relays
Hay, LaValley Earn Regional Qualifying Times at FSU Relays
3/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Site: Tallahassee, Fla. (Mike Long Track)
Event: Florida State Relays (Day 2)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 29 -- at Florida State Relays (Tallahassee, Fla.), 10 a.m.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In the first meet of the outdoor season for the No. 10-ranked University of Michigan women's track and field team, junior Amber Hay(Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) and junior Katie LaValley(Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central) each earned regional qualifying times in the 400-meter hurdles Friday (March 28) at the FSU Relays at the Mike Long Track.
Hay came in second in the 400-meter hurdles with a new personal-best of 59.17. LaValley Placed fourth with a time of 1:00.32.
Freshman Kaitlyn Peale(Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) came in first in the 5,000-meter run with a 17:04.57 -- the first win of her U-M career.
Two of Michigan's relay teams were also victorious. The 4x800-meter squad, consisting of senior/junior Linda Montgomery(Livonia, Mich./Stevenson), junior/senior Kelly Sampson(Detroit, Mich./Renaissance), freshman Danielle Tauro(Manahawken, N.J./Southern Regional) and junior Geena Gall(Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) finished first with a 8:58.81. Additionally, the shuttle hurdle relay team of junior co-captain Bettie Wade(Northville, Mich./Farmington), Charnee Lumbus(Cleveland, Ohio/Collinwood), senior Samantha Smith(South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon) and junior co-captain Tiffany Ofili(Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti) took first place in 55.54.
Senior/junior Jennifer Mehl(Novi, Mich./Novi) earned a new outdoor personal best (12-1 1/2) in the pole vault and finished fifth.
Michigan throwers had another successful day, taking four of the top seven spots in the shot put. Freshman Allison Liske(Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland East) came in second, earning Michigan's best shot put of the day with a distance of 46-0 1/2. Fifth-year/senior co-captain Bridgette Maynard(Clawson, Mich./Bishop Foley) earned a personal best or 45-2 1/4 and placed fourth.
The 4x200-meter relay team, consisting of Ofili, junior Casey Taylor(Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic), junior/sophomore Shana Vinson(Detroit, Mich./Mumford) and senior Serita Williams(Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee), placed third with a time of 1:36.08.
Williams (54.71) and Vinson (54.86) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 400-meter dash.
The FSU Relays will conclude Saturday (March 29). Action begins at 10 a.m.
U-M Event Results (Day 2)
Long Jump 1. Shara Proctor, Florida 20-9 3/4 (6.34m) 16. Samantha Smith, U-M 16-8 1/2 (5.09m) Pole Vault 1. Lacy Janson, Nike 14-7 1/4 (4.45m) 5. Jennifer Mehl, U-M 12-1 1/2 (3.70m) 7. Abby Breidenstein, U-M 11-7 3/4 (3.55m) 10. Sarah Conkle, U-M 11-1 3/4 (3.40m) 11. Carly Schiffer, U-M 10-8 (3.25m) -- Lisa Sonntag, U-M NH Shot Put 1. Zara Northover, Unattached 55-4 1/4 (16.87m) 2. Allison Liske, U-M 46-0 1/2 (14.03m) 4. Bridgette Maynard, U-M 45-2 1/4 (13.77m) 6. Emily Pendleton, U-M 43-0 1/4 (13.11m) 7. Danica Haight, U-M 42-5 1/4 (12.93m) 4x200-meter Relay 1. Texas A&M 1:32.40 (Katie Baker, Jessica Beard, Khrystal Carter, Simone Facey) 3. Michigan 1:36.08 (Tiffany Ofili, Casey Taylor, Shana Vinson, Serita Williams)
400-meter Dash 1. Nadia Davy, Unattached 53.04 5. Serita Williams, U-M 54.71 6. Shana Vinson, U-M 54.86 16. Alexandria Jordan, U-M 57.27 17. Jennifer Neville, U-M 57.36 20. Alisha Cole, U-M 58.41 400-meter Hurdles 1. Jennifer Williams, Texas A&M 59.17 2. Amber Hay, U-M 59.51 4. Katie LaValley, U-M 1:00.32 18. Jennifer McCoy, U-M 1:07.29 5,000-meter Run 1. Kaitlyn Peale, U-M 17:04.67 Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1. Michigan 55.54 (Bettie Wade, Charnee Lumbus, Samantha Smith, Tiffany Ofili)
4x800-meter Relay 1. Michigan 8:58.81 (Linda Montgomery, Kelly Sampson, Danielle Tauro, Geena Gall)
Javelin Throw 1. Laura Asimakis, Texas A&M 156-11 (47.82m) 12. Bettie Wade, U-M 92-9 (28.27m) 13. Allison Liske, U-M 89-2 (27.17m) 15. Anna Wilson, U-M 84-3 (25.67m)
Day 1 Results
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach James Henry
On the second day of the FSU Relays... "Amber Hay and Katie LaValley did a great job today. Hay had a personal best and they both qualified for regionals in their first time out this year, which is a wonderful accomplishment for them. The shuttle hurdle relay did a great job working together. All of the athletes ran well, and it was a great start for them running the hurdles."
U-M Assistant Coach Anne Takacs
On the shot put... "Allison Liske did a nice job coming in second place. Bridgette Maynard had an outstanding performance. She had a really good series in shot put. She had an outdoor personal record."
U-M Associate Head Coach Mike McGuire
On Michigan's distance runners... "The 4x800 relay did an outstanding job because they were basically racing themselves. I was really happy with them. I was also pleased with Kaitlyn Peale's race (in the 5,000-meter run). It was her first collegiate race win. The last 600 meters of the race were her strongest. She really did well in the finish."
Contact: Stacy Schwartz (734) 763-4423
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