Michigan
Central Michigan Invitational
U-M Finishes Second at Central Michigan Invitational
2/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Michigan won four events on the day, all on the track, and three of the Wolverines' individual winners broke Central Michigan Field House records.
Michigan was strong in all aspects on the track throughout the day. In the sprints, Adrena Williams (Berkeley, Calif./James Logan HS) won the 60-meter dash (7.64), with teammate Candice Mullings (Marietta, Ga./Walton HS) right behind her in second, only three hundredths of a second behind (7.67). Carly Knazze (Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS) had a pair of runner-up finishes, in the 200 and 400, posting times of 25.05 and 56.08, respectively.
The Wolverines were dominant in the middle-distance races as well. Senior Regine Caruthers (Inglewood, Calif./St. Bernard HS) started things off by winning the 600-meter dash, in a field house record time of 1:33.11. But it was the 800 where the Maize and Blue shined brightest of all, taking the top three spots, led by Rachel Sturtz's (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse HS) facility record time of 2:13.42. Ursula Taylor (Edwardsburg, Mich./Edwardsburg HS) and Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) came in second and third, respectively.
The distance races were also beneficial to Michigan as Jazwinski added to her third-place finish with a victory -- and field house record -- in the mile. In the 3,000-meter run, freshman Lindsey Gallo (Freehold, N.J./Howell HS) placed second with a time of 10:10.0.
In the lone relay of the day, the Wolverines were edged out by less than half a second in the 1,600-meter relay by Purdue and finished second.
Michigan did not win any field events but did turn in some fine performances. Mullings took third in the pole vault with a mark of 11-6 1/4. Freshman Melissa Bickett (Akron, Ohio/Revere HS) had her second straight runner-up finish in the shot put, with teammate Ashley Eckel (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) coming in third.
Up next for the Wolverines is a trip to State College, Pa., for the Nittany Lion Qualifier next Friday (Feb. 9) for a two-day meet.
Final Team Scores
1. Purdue 168 2. MICHIGAN 154 3. Central Michigan 139 4. Bowling Green 75
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
60-Meter Dash 1. Adrena Williams, U-M 7.64 2. Candice Mullings, U-M 7.67 200-Meter Dash 1. Krissy Liphardt, Purdue 24.86 2. Carly Knazze, U-M 25.05 5. Adrena Williams, U-M 25.66 6. Candice Mullings, U-M 25.77 400-Meter Dash 1. Krissy Liphardt, Purdue 55.92 2. Carly Knazze, U-M 56.08 3. Mora Arnold, U-M 57.12 5. Vera Simms, U-M 58.76 11. Randi Lawrence, U-M 1:02.85 600-Meter Run 1. Regine Caruthers, U-M 1:33.11 4. Tamika Craig, U-M 1:35.59 6. Shalina Rankin, U-M 1:36.99 800-Meter Run 1. Rachel Sturtz, U-M 2:13.42 2. Ursula Taylor, U-M 2:14.37 3. Katie Jazwinski, U-M 2:15.59 5. Amy Hatfield, U-M 2:17.89 Mile Run 1. Katie Jazwinski, U-M 4:57.70 4. Katie Easton, U-M 5:03.57 11. Lynne Gratz, U-M 5:17.19 13. Jeanne Spink, U-M 5:20.11 3,000-Meter Run 1. Teresa Kamleiter, Purdue 10:06.0 2. Lindsey Gallo, U-M 10:10.0 5. Jane Martineau, U-M 10:17.0 60-Meter Low Hurdles 1. Angela Craft, Purdue 8.62 6. Breanne Tenclay, U-M 9.47 1,600-Meter Relay 1. Purdue 3:51.85 2. Michigan 3:52.31 High Jump 1. Suzy Bozin, CMU 5-11 1/4 4. Nicole DeNamur, U-M 5-7 1/4 5. Breanne Tenclay, U-M 5-3 1/4 Pole Vault 1. Amy Spellmeyer, Purdue 12-10 3. Candice Mullings, U-M 11-6 1/4 6. Anna Fisher, U-M 11-0 1/4 7. Tiffany Sylvertooth, U-M 10-6 1/4 Long Jump 1. Maria Derezinksi, CMU 19-0 7. Vera Simms, U-M 17-0 1/2 10. Breanne Tenclay, U-M 16-4 1/4 11. Brianne Page, U-M 15-9 Triple Jump 1. Janelle Johnson, Purdue 37-3 1/4 4. Brianne Page, U-M 34-4 3/4 Shot Put 1. Melissa Brousseau, CMU 47-10 2. Melissa Bickett, U-M 45-0 1/4 3. Ashley Eckel, U-M 44-3 1/2 6. April Phillips, U-M 43-8 20-Lb. Weight Throw 1. Serene Ross, Purdue 56-5 1/4 5. April Phillips, U-M 50-8 3/4 8. Melissa Bickett, U-M 45-9 11. Nicki Proulx, U-M 43-2 1/2 12. Ashley Eckel, U-M 39-9 3/4
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