Friday, February 6
Lexington, Ky.
Michigan
at
Rod McCravy Memorial
Pendleton Wins Discus at Rod McCravy Memorial
2/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Site: Lexington, Ky. (Nutter Field House)
Event: Rod McCravy Memorial
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Feb. 13-14 -- at Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Sophomore Emily Pendleton(Lindsey, Ohio/Woodmore) of the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's track and field team took top honors in the discus to lead the U-M throwers Friday and Saturday (Feb. 6-7) at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Kentucky's Nutter Field House.
Pendleton earned first place in the discus on Friday with a top throw of 52.47m (172-2). Pendleton's winning throw was one of three she had that measured over 50 meters; Pendleton was the only competitor to break the 50-meter barrier.
Both Pendleton and junior/sophomore Ashley Greer (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) posted season-best efforts in the weight throw. Pendleton recorded a top toss of 16.65m to finish 11th and Greer's best attempt of 16.55m was good enough for 13th.
Michigan will return to action next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 13-14) when it travels to the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Event: Rod McCravy Memorial
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Feb. 13-14 -- at Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Sophomore Emily Pendleton(Lindsey, Ohio/Woodmore) of the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's track and field team took top honors in the discus to lead the U-M throwers Friday and Saturday (Feb. 6-7) at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Kentucky's Nutter Field House.
Pendleton earned first place in the discus on Friday with a top throw of 52.47m (172-2). Pendleton's winning throw was one of three she had that measured over 50 meters; Pendleton was the only competitor to break the 50-meter barrier.
Both Pendleton and junior/sophomore Ashley Greer (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) posted season-best efforts in the weight throw. Pendleton recorded a top toss of 16.65m to finish 11th and Greer's best attempt of 16.55m was good enough for 13th.
Michigan will return to action next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 13-14) when it travels to the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
Weight Throw 1. D'Anna McCarty, Louisville 20.30m 11. Emily Pendleton, U-M 16.65m 13. Ashley Greer, U-M 16.55m Discus 1. Emily Pendleton, U-M 52.47m Shot Put 1. Chandra Brewer, unattached 16.90m 14. Allison Liske, U-M 13.85m
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