DMR, Pogue Collect Wins on Day One of Meyo Invitational

Friday, February 4

South Bend, Ind.

5:00 PM

Michigan

Meyo Invitational

DMR, Pogue Collect Wins on Day One of Meyo Invitational

2/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

Feb. 4, 2011

Site: South Bend, Ind. (Loftus Center)
Event: Meyo Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Team Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 5 -- at Meyo Invitational - Day 2 (South Bend, Ind.), 10 a.m.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day One)

Long Jump 1. Todea-Kay Willis, Minnesota            20-1 ft (6.12m)22. Erin Busbee, U-M                   18-2 1/2 ft. (5.55m)41. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M             16-9 3/4 ft. (5.12m)49. Amber Smith, U-M                   15-6 3/4 ft. (4.74m) Weight Throw 1. Juliana Smith, Mississippi             66-4 ft. (20.23m) 4. Erin Pendleton, U-M                    59-5 ft. (18.12m)29. Joanna Fleming, U-M                    46-8 ft. (14.23m) 5,000-meter run 1. Taylor Pogue, U-M                  16:36.73 9. Kaitlyn Patterson, U-M             17:00.6910. Lindsey Hilton, U-M                17:04.1312. Kaitlyn Peale, U-M                 17:08.49 Distance Medley Relay 1. MICHIGAN                           11:04.26*   (Danielle Tauro, Alisha Cole,    Rebecca Addison, Jillian Smith) 60-meter Hurdles (preliminaries) 1. Tiffany Ofili, Team adidas             8.15q 3. Julian Purvis, U-M                     8.46q10. Amber Smith, U-M                       8.71q44. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M                 9.36 60-meter Dash 1. Tamika Robinson, Illinois              7.5037. Charlotte Cahill, U-M                  7.98 * NCAA Automatic Timeq indicates qualified for finals

N O T E S

• The distance medley relay team posted an NCAA automatic time (11:04.26), the first automatic mark U-M has hit in 2011.

• Michigan ran the distance medley relay for the first time this season. The DMR is a relay that consists of a 1,200-meter leg, a 400-meter leg, an 800-meter leg and a mile leg in that order. The Wolverines have won seven consecutive Big Ten titles in the DMR.

• Rebecca Addison (800), Jillian Smith (mile) and Danielle Tauro (1,200) all ran on the DMR last year. Smith and Tauro flipped positions, with Tauro now running the 1,200-meter leg to start and Smith taking over the mile leg. Alisha Cole joins the relay for the first time in her career, taking over the 400.

• Taylor Pogue won her third event of the year. She won the mile at the EMU Invitational, the 3,000-meter run against Ohio State and tonight's 5,000-meter run.

• It was the first time this season the Wolverines competed in the 5,000-meter run.

• Julian Purvis (8.46) and Amber Smith (8.71) both qualified for tomorrow's finals in the 60-meter hurdles.

Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 763-4423