Michigan
Power Five Invitational
Wolverine Women to Welcome ACC, Big Ten, SEC for Power Five Invite
1/30/2020 1:41:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
THIS WEEK
Fri-Sat., Jan. 31-Feb. 1 -- host Power Five Invitational (U-M Indoor Track Building)
Meet Central | Meet Schedule
Friday, Jan. 31 -- Power Five Invitational, noon
Live Results | Live Video
Saturday, Feb. 1 -- Power Five Invitational, 9:30 a.m.
Live Results | Live Video
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In what will be the highest-profile competition of the University of Michigan women's track and field team's 2020 indoor home schedule, the Wolverines will host top teams from the Big Ten, ACC and SEC for the Power Five Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 31-Feb. 1).
Michigan will square off with opponents from Louisville, Michigan State, Mississippi State, North Carolina and Notre Dame over the course of two days inside the world-class U-M Indoor Track Building.
Action will begin Friday (Jan. 31) at noon with the five-event pentathlon, followed by a track program starting at 3:45 p.m. Top-seeded track finals on Friday include the 5,000 meters and 600 meters, starting at 5:10 p.m.
Saturday (Feb. 1) will kick off with field events at 11 a.m. and the primary track program at noon.
Action is expected to conclude by 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
In addition to the collegiate student-athletes, the meet will feature a number of the sport's top talents, including six Olympians and numerous Olympic hopefuls. Chief among the Olympians is six-time gold medalist Allyson Felix, along with U-M alumnae Cindy Ofili and Tiffany Porter. [ Release ]
Wolverines to Watch
Weight Throw: Courtney Jacobsen and Briana Nelson vs. The Field
With seven women in the field who have exceeded 20 meters so far this season, this one is shaping up to be one of the best weight throw fields anywhere in the country this season. Two of those seven -- national no. 27 Jacobsen and No. 31 Nelson -- will be donning the Block "M" and looking to continue their breakthrough season. Both women have held the school record at least once this year, with Jacobsen holding it at 20.15m (66 feet, 1.5 inches) over Nelson's 20.05m (65-9.5). They will have plenty of targets to chase in the standings with national No. 4 Rachel Tanczos of Notre Dame, No. 8 Rebecca Mammel of Michigan State, No. 15 Makenli Forrest of Louisville, No. 17 Abey Kapitan of Notre Dame and No. 24 Haley Hudson of Louisville also in the field.
High Jump: Katt Miner and Jada Wimberly vs. The Field
Fans of high jumping can expect a robust competition with five of the six entrants seeded higher than 1.70m (5 feet, 7 inches), including national No. 8 Miner (1.80m / 5-10.75) and Wimberly (1.72m / 5-7.75) of Michigan. National No. 29 Sydney Banks of North Carolina (1.75m / 5-8.75) and No. 46 Alvia Ash of Louisville (1.73m / 5-8) will provide a tough test for the Wolverines.
Shot Put: Amanda Schaare vs. Kayli Johnson (Michigan State) and Abbey Kapitan (Notre Dame)
Schaare has thrown career-best marks of 15.66m (51-4.5) in each of her past two meets, including a runner-up finish at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational two weekends ago, to move to No. 36 nationally. The Michigan freshman record-holder will get a rematch with No. 39 Kayli Johnson of Michigan State, who was third behind Schaare at the Simmons-Harvey. They also will be challenged by national No. 43 Abbey Kapitan of Notre Dame. The three women's 2020 bests are separated by just four-and-a-half inches.
800 Meters: Micaela DeGenero, Lauren Biggs and Alice Hill vs. The Field
This will be the 2020 debut of DeGenero, who is coming off a breakthrough cross country season and has scored in each of the last three Big Ten Championships meets in which she has competed. Along with 2019 Big Ten mile scorer Hill and Biggs, they will face a field that includes All-American Dillon McClintock of Michigan State and SEC contender
600 Meters: Julia Hall and Chloe Foster
This year's breakthrough 600-meter runner in Hall and last year's breakthrough 600-meter runner in Foster will team up to once more chase the clock as they prepare for the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Hall is looking to dip below 1:31 and join the Michigan all-time top-10 in the event, while Foster is looking to channel the same performances that placed her fourth in the conference in 2019.
When to Watch the Wolverines.
| Friday Competitors | |||
| Name | Event | Round | Time (ET) |
| Theresa Mayanja | 60 meter hurdles | Pentathlon | 12:30 PM |
| Theresa Mayanja | High Jump | Pentathlon | 1:05 PM |
| Theresa Mayanja | Shot Put | Pentathlon | 2:30 PM |
| Theresa Mayanja | Long Jump | Pentathlon | 3:30 PM |
| Paige Chapman | 60 meter hurdles | Qualifying Round | 3:45 PM |
| Madison Eaton | 60 meter hurdles | Qualifying Round | 3:45 PM |
| Tiana Luton | 60 meter hurdles | Qualifying Round | 3:45 PM |
| Sydney McGinley | 60 meter hurdles | Qualifying Round | 3:45 PM |
| Michaiah Thomas | 60 meter hurdles | Qualifying Round | 3:45 PM |
| Madison Eaton | 60 meter dash | Qualifying Round | 4:00 PM |
| Jeryne Fish | 60 meter dash | Qualifying Round | 4:00 PM |
| Tiana Luton | 60 meter dash | Qualifying Round | 4:00 PM |
| Lauren Morgan | 60 meter dash | Qualifying Round | 4:00 PM |
| Ameia Wilson | 60 meter dash | Qualifying Round | 4:00 PM |
| Paige Chapman | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 4:30 PM |
| Madison Eaton | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 4:30 PM |
| Tiana Luton | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 4:30 PM |
| Sydney McGinley | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 4:30 PM |
| Michaiah Thomas | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 4:30 PM |
| Madison Eaton | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 4:50 PM |
| Jeryne Fish | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 4:50 PM |
| Tiana Luton | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 4:50 PM |
| Lauren Morgan | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 4:50 PM |
| Ameia Wilson | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 4:50 PM |
| Theresa Mayanja | 800 meter run | Pentathlon | 5:05 PM |
| Chloe Foster | 600 meter run | Final | 5:50 PM |
| Julia Hall | 600 meter run | Final | 5:50 PM |
| Alice Hill | 600 meter run | Final | 5:50 PM |
| Julia Sullivan | 600 meter run | Final | 5:50 PM |
| Annie Taylor | 600 meter run | Final | 5:50 PM |
| Saturday Competitors | |||
| Name | Event | Round | Time (ET) |
| Katt Miner | High Jump | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Jada Wimberly | High Jump | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Jeryne Fish | Long Jump | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Ameia Wilson | Long Jump | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Erin Connor | Shot Put | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Maegan McCarthy | Shot Put | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Briana Nelson | Shot Put | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Amanda Schaare | Shot Put | Final | 11:00 AM |
| Paige Chapman | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 12:00 PM |
| Madison Eaton | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 12:00 PM |
| Tiana Luton | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 12:00 PM |
| Sydney McGinley | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 12:00 PM |
| Michaiah Thomas | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 12:00 PM |
| Madison Eaton | 60 meter dash | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Jeryne Fish | 60 meter dash | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Tiana Luton | 60 meter dash | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Lauren Morgan | 60 meter dash | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Ameia Wilson | 60 meter dash | Final | 12:10 PM |
| Maddie Brand | Mile | Final | 12:35 PM |
| Charlotte Cochrane | Mile | Final | 12:35 PM |
| Thea Johnson | Mile | Final | 12:35 PM |
| Jessi Larson | Mile | Final | 12:35 PM |
| Jena Metwalli | Mile | Final | 12:35 PM |
| Lexi Munley | Mile | Final | 12:35 PM |
| Faith Reynolds | Mile | Final | 12:35 PM |
| Jessica Mercier | Pole Vault | Final | 1:00 PM |
| Cate Visscher | Pole Vault | Final | 1:00 PM |
| Erin Connor | Weight Throw | Final | 1:00 PM |
| Courtney Jacobsen | Weight Throw | Final | 1:00 PM |
| Briana Nelson | Weight Throw | Final | 1:00 PM |
| Chloe Foster | 400 meter dash | Final | 1:22 PM |
| Julia Hall | 400 meter dash | Final | 1:22 PM |
| Emma Lane | 400 meter dash | Final | 1:22 PM |
| Jenna Reid | 400 meter dash | Final | 1:22 PM |
| Lauren Biggs | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Haley Click | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Micaela DeGenero | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Amber Gall | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Alice Hill | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Eva Jansohn | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Julia Sullivan | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Gabby Swider | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Annie Taylor | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Julia Vanitvelt | 800 meter run | Final | 1:42 PM |
| Chika Amene | 200 meter dash | Final | 2:07 PM |
| Jeryne Fish | 200 meter dash | Final | 2:07 PM |
| Jade Harrison | 200 meter dash | Final | 2:07 PM |
| Sydney McGinley | 200 meter dash | Final | 2:07 PM |
| Ameia Wilson | 200 meter dash | Final | 2:07 PM |
| Chika Amene | Triple Jump | Final | 2:30 PM |
| Sydney McGinley | Triple Jump | Final | 2:30 PM |
| Kathryn House | 3000 meter run | Final | 2:36 PM |
| Raquel Powers | 3000 meter run | Final | 2:36 PM |
| Samantha Saenz | 3000 meter run | Final | 2:36 PM |
| Emma Sloan | 3000 meter run | Final | 2:36 PM |
| Maddy Trevisan | 3000 meter run | Final | 2:36 PM |
| Ericka VanderLende | 3000 meter run | Final | 2:36 PM |
Wolverine Bites
• The Wolverines, led by head coaches James Henry and Jerry Clayton, are ranked No. 77 nationally in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Track and Field Rating Index (TFRI) released Monday (Jan. 27).
• The Wolverines finished ninth at the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Championships, scoring 51.5 points. All but 10 of those points return in 2020, led by reigning indoor 600-meter champion Aurora Rynda. Joining her are five other women who finished top-eight at last year's Big Ten meet, with more on the roster who have the potential to join them. In Rynda, Chloe Foster and Alice Hill, Michigan also returns three of four legs from the fastest distance medley relay team in Big Ten history, and all four DMR members return from the sixth-place NCAA Championships team including Meg Darmofal.
• Returning All-Americans: the quartet of Hill, Foster, Rynda and Darmofal (distance medley relay); Camille Davre and Ericka VanderLende (cross country)
• Returning Big Ten Indoor Championships scorers: Darmofal (mile); Micaela DeGenero (800 meters); Foster (600 meters); Hill (mile); Mercier (pole vault); Rynda (600 meters champion)
• Current school record-holders: Hill, Foster and Rynda (distance medley relay); Foster, Jade Harrison and Julia Hall (indoor 4x400 relay), Courtney Jacobsen (weight throw)
Michigan Student-Athletes Ranked Top-50 Nationally
| Name | Event | Rank |
| Julia Hall | 600m | 14 |
| Chloe Foster | 600m | 21 |
| Meg Darmofal | 800m | 15 |
| Chloe Foster | 800m | 43 |
| Alice Hill | 800m | 44 |
| Meg Darmofal | Mile | 24 |
| Alice Hill | Mile | 40 |
| Ericka VanderLende | Mile | 42 |
| Ericka VanderLende | 3000m | 23 |
| Kathryn House | 3000m | 35 |
| Katt Miner | High Jump | 8 |
| Amanda Schaare | Shot Put | 36 |
| Courtney Jacobsen | Weight Throw | 27 |
| Briana Nelson | Weight Throw | 31 |
Michigan student-athletes ranked top-10 in the Big Ten in their events:
| Name | Event | Rank |
| Meg Darmofal | 800 | 2 |
| Katt Miner | HJ | 2 |
| Meg Darmofal | Mile | 3 |
| Michigan | 4x400 Relay | 3 |
| Ericka VanderLende | 3000 | 4 |
| Julia Hall | 600 | 5 |
| Kathryn House | 3000 | 6 |
| Courtney Jacobsen | WT | 6 |
| Alice Hill | Mile | 7 |
| Briana Nelson | WT | 7 |
| Chloe Foster | 600 | 8 |
| Ericka VanderLende | Mile | 8 |
| Jada Wimberly | HJ | 8 |
| Amanda Schaare | SP | 10 |
Up Next
Fri-Sat., Feb 7-8 -- at Meyo Invitational (South Bend, Ind.)
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