Michigan
Jesse Owens Classic
Phillips Breaks Own Hammer Mark at Ohio State Classic
5/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Event: Jesse Owens Classic
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., May 9-10 -- host Len Paddock Invitational (Ferry Field)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- University of Michigan women's track and field senior tri-captain April Phillips (Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS) reset her second school record in as many weeks when she marked an NCAA Regional qualifying distance of 194-9 in the hammer throw Friday (May 2) on the first day of the Jesse Owens Classic. Phillips returned to the circle on Saturday (May 3) and added a first-place finish in the shot put with an NCAA Regional qualifying toss of 52-8.
After setting the school mark in the shot put last week at the Drake Relays (April 26) with a throw of 53-11 1/4, Phillips bettered her distance in the hammer throw by a foot when she sent the ball and chain 194-9. She previously set the record at the 2002 Big Ten Conference Championships when she earned second team all-conference honors with a toss of 193-9.
Phillips has now set four Michigan throwing records during the 2003 season. During the indoor season, she set the school mark in the shot put at 55-0 while at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 15). She also etched her name in the Michigan record book with a heave of 63-1 1/4 in the weight throw at the Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup (Feb. 15).
The Wolverines added an additional eight NCAA Regional qualifying marks during the two days of competition in the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Sierra Hauser-Price (Van Nuys, Calif./Notre Dame HS) posted one of those times when she clocked in with a personal-best time of 11.51 to win the invitational 100-meter dash Saturday afternoon.
Vera Simms (Mililani, Hawaii/Mililani HS) clocked in with two regional qualifying times in the 400-meter hurdles, winning the collegiate and open event Friday with a time of 59.66 and placing third in the invitational portion with a 1:00.58 clocking Saturday.
Melissa Bickett (Akron, Ohio/Revere HS) led the Wolverines with three NCAA Regional qualifying marks, earning a spot in the regional meet in the discus, hammer throw and shot put. In her signature event, the discus, she placed fourth with a distance of 161-9. Bickett set a personal best in the hammer throw when she sent the ball and chain 180-0 for seventh, and she placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 46-10 1/4.
Carly Knazze (Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS) also posted two NCAA Regional qualifying performances. Knazze qualified for the regional meet on Friday when she finished runner-up in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.81. She then returned to the track on Saturday and placed fourth in the invitational 200-meter dash, clocking in at 23.99.
Earning two NCAA Regional qualifying times in the 100-meter hurdles was Robin Landfair (Okemos, Mich./Okemos HS). Landfair turned in a runner-up showing in the collegiate and open 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.87 Friday evening, then finished sixth in the invitational event on Saturday with the same time.
The Wolverines host their first and only outdoor meet of the season next Friday and Saturday (May 9-10), as they welcome teams from around Michigan and Ohio to Ferry Field for the Len Paddock Invitational. Field events kick off both days with competition beginning at 11 a.m., and running events begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
Events Winners/U-M Finishers
Friday's Results
100-meter Dash (Collegiate and Open) 1. Randi Carter, Ohio 12.24 2. Robin Landfair, U-M 12.27 13. Alyssa Wischmeyer, U-M 13.04 200-meter Dash (Collegiate and Open) 1. Kenya Patton, Kentucky 24.59 22. Beth Vinckier, U-M 26.50 25. Candice Wilkey, U-M 26.91 400-meter Dash (Collegiate and Open) 1. Ryan Tolbert, Unattached 53.98# 2. Carly Knazze, U-M 54.81# 14. Keri Kirk, U-M 58.54 15. Shavonne Maclin, U-M 58.56 1,500-meter Run (Collegiate and Open) 1. Kristen Podein, CMU 4:38.86 2. Chelsea Homan, U-M 4:40.69 3. Jessica Wagner, U-M 4:46.93 5. Lauren Weddell, U-M 4:48.28 9. Erika Flannery, U-M 4:55.55 10. Edna Kollarits, U-M 4:56.18 100-meter Hurdles (Collegiate and Open) 1. Brandi Hogan, Ohio State 13.80# 2. Robin Landfair, U-M 13.87# 3. Vera Simms, U-M 14.30 9. Beth Vinckier, U-M 14.94 11. Candice Wilkey, U-M 15.60 400-meter Hurdles (Collegiate and Open) 1. Vera Simms, U-M 59.66# 5. Jennifer Kulchar, U-M 1:03.20 11. Christy Tzilos, U-M 1:06.62 Triple Jump (Collegiate and Open) 1. Colleen Scott, unattached 44-0 1/2 (13.42m) 8. Teyona Simspon, U-M 39-6 1/2 (12.05m) Hammer Throw (Collegiate and Open) 1. Tara Loper, unattached 215-1 (65.57m) 3. April Phillips, U-M 194-9 (59.35m)#* 7. Melissa Bickett, U-M 180-0 (54.87m)# 20. Tara Kennedy, U-M 154-4 (47.05m) 24. Amy Bicknell, U-M 143-8 (43.79m)
Saturday's Results
100-meter Dash (Invitational) 1. Sierra Hauser-Price, U-M 11.51# 200-meter Dash (Invitational) 1. Consuella Moore, Penn State 23.29# 4. Carly Knazze, U-M 23.99# 800-meter Run (Invitational) 1. Collette Liss, unattached 2:09.72 14. Jennifer Kulchar, U-M 2:16.42 100-meter Hurdles (Invitational) 1. Molly Logan, Ohio State 13.42# 6. Robin Landfair, U-M 13.87# 16. Vera Simms, U-M 14.53 400-meter Hurdles (Invitational) 1. Shauna Smith, Wyoming 58.46# 3. Vera Simms, U-M 1:00.58# 4x100-meter Relay (Collegiate and Open) 1. Penn State "A" 46.27 3. Michigan 46.90 (Sierra Hauser-Price, Keri Kirk Carly Knazze, Robin Landfair) Long Jump (Collegiate and Open) 1. Colleen Scott, unattached 19-10 3/4 9. Candice Wilkey, U-M 17-9 1/2 Shot Put (Collegiate and Open) 1. April Phillips, U-M 52-8 (16.05m)# 7. Melissa Bickett, U-M 46-10 1/4 (14.28m)# Discus (Collegiate and Open) 1. Krista Keir, Ohio State 168-0 (51.22m)# 4. Melissa Bickett, U-M 161-9 (49.30m)# 13. April Phillips, U-M 139-6 (42.51m) 18. Tara Kennedy, U-M 134-1 (40.88m) Pole Vault 1. Sarah Dougherty, Penn State 12-0 (3.66m)# 2. Anna Fisher, U-M 11-6 1/4 (3.51m) 3. Elizabeth Boyle, U-M 11-6 1/4 (3.51m) 8. Lynn Gasparella, U-M 11-0 1/4 (3.36m) * Michigan school record # NCAA Regional qualifying mark
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