Michigan
Meyo Invitational
Wolverines Pick Up Three Wins at Notre Dame Meyo Invitational
2/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Event: Meyo Invitational
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Feb. 13-14 -- at Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's track and field team earned three event wins at the Meyo Invitational, held Friday and Saturday (Feb. 6-7) at Notre Dame's Loftus Sports Center. Senior Geena Gall(Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) won the 800-meter run, senior Tiffany Oflili(Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti) won the 60-meter dash and the Wolverines won the distance medley relay.
Gall earned top honors in the 800 with an NCAA automatic-qualifying time of 2:03.91, bettering Heather Dorniden of Minnesota by nearly a half-second (2:04.39). Gall was also a member of U-M's distance medley relay quartet along with sophomore Danielle Tauro(Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional), senior Amber Hay (Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) and senior Katie LaValley(Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central) that earned first place with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 11:10.23, bettering a pair of Minnesota relay teams that finished second and third.
Ofili continued her perfect season in the 60-meter dash, winning with a time of 7.49 seconds, three one-hundredths of a second faster than Tori Bowie of Southern Miss. Ofili also took fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.30.
In the 60-meter hurdles, freshman Julian Purvis (Oakland, Calif./St. Elizabeth) qualified for the final and narrowly missed taking the top spot, finishing in 8.64 seconds for runner-up, just two one-hundredths of a second behind first-place Loriann Price.
In addition to running on the distance medley relay on Friday, freshman Brittani Williams(Detroit, Mich./Jackson) earned a podium finish in the 500-meter dash, placing third. Williams crossed the line in a time of 1:15.36.
Michigan will return to action next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 13-14) when it travels to the Tyson Invitational at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
300-meter Dash 1. Joanna Schultz, Notre Dame 38.37 6. Jennifer Neville, U-M 40.17 13. Meshawn Graham, U-M 40.67 500-meter Dash 1. Shade St. Louis, Eastern Michigan 1:14.60 3. Brittani Williams, U-M 1:15.36 5. Alexandria Williams, U-M 1:16.05 Distance Medley Relay 1. MICHIGAN 11:10.23# (Danielle Tauro, Amber Hay, Katie LaValley, Geena Gall)
High Jump 1. Rachel Gehret, Louisville 1.81m 7. Christina Solomon, U-M 1.70m 18. Olivia Both, U-M 1.65m 60-meter Dash 1. Tiffany Ofili, U-M 7.49 12. Casey Taylor, U-M 7.75 (7.68 prelims) 22. Julian Purvis, U-M 8.01 200-meter Dash 1. Shellene Williams, unattached 23.94 4. Tiffany Ofili, U-M 24.30 9. Casey Taylor, U-M 24.78 400-meter Dash 1. Stacy Clausing, unattached 53.95 6. Katie LaValley, U-M 55.50 7. Shana Vinson, U-M 56.18 12. Jennifer Neville, U-M 56.57 13. Brittani Williams, U-M 56.97 26. Meshawn Graham, U-M 57.92 800-meter Dash 1. Geena Gall, U-M 2:03.91* 9. Danielle Tauro, U-M 2:08.77# 30. Linda Montgomery, U-M 2:14.70 One-mile Run 1. Clerc Koenck, unattached 4:38.48 11. Kelly Sampson, U-M 4:50.32 17. Jennifer Morgan, U-M 4:55.42 27. Katie Williams, U-M 5:03.29 33. Kaitlyn Peale, U-M 5:06.34 43. Mary Grace Pellegrini, U-M 5:13.40 3,000-meter Run 1. Lindsay Carson, Guelph 9:10.04 45. Kourtney Moody, U-M 10:29.17 46. Lisa Montgomery, U-M 10:30.33 60-meter Hurdles 1. Loriann Price, unattached 8.44 3. Julian Purvis, U-M 8.46 33. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M 9.63 4x400-meter Relay 1. Notre Dame 3:40.53 3. MICHIGAN 3:42.74 (Katie LaValley, Amber Hay, Shana Vinson, Brittani Williams)
Pole Vault 1. Mary Saxer, Notre Dame 4.15m 13. Jennifer Mehl, U-M 3.65m 17. Sarah Conkle, U-M 3.50m 22. Abby Breidenstein, U-M 3.35m 26. Carly Schiffer, U-M 3.35m * denotes NCAA automatic qualifying time # denotes NCAA provisional qualifying time
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