Weekly Release #18
5/23/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Upcoming Schedule
Fri-Sat., May 27-28 -- at NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (Bloomington, Ind.)
Wed-Sat., June 8-11 -- at NCAA Outdoor Championships (Sacramento, Calif.)
This Week: Survive and Advance at Regional Championships
Michigan competes in the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships this week, pitting the best of the region against each other to determine who gets a ticket to Sacramento and the national championships and who ends their season prematurely.
Four regional meets are held to determine the participants for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Athletes across the nation who qualify for the regional standard earn a trip to their respective regional championships. In order for an athlete to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships, she must finish in the top five of an individual event or be a member of a top three relay at the regional championship. The track and field committee will also select a group of at-large athletes to round out the remainder of the Championships field in each event, similar to provisional-qualifying marks in the past.
Michigan will send 13 athletes who will compete in 10 events over two days. Headlining Michigan's entries will be 2005 Big Ten Outdoor 1,500-meter run champion Lindsey Gallo, Big Ten Outdoor 100- and 200-meter dash runner-up Sierra Hauser-Price and Big Ten 800-meter champion Katie Erdman. Gallo won the 1,500-meter run at the 2004 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and finished fourth in the nation in the event.
Michigan's NCAA Regional Participants ...
Ashley Eckel: Hammer Throw & Shot Put
Nicole Edwards: 1,500-meter run
Katie Erdman: 800-meter run
Theresa Feldkamp: 1,500-meter run
Arianne Field: 3,000-meter steeplechase
Lindsey Gallo: 1,500-meter run
Ana Gjesdal: 3,000-meter steeplechase
Sierra Hauser-Price: 100-meter dash & 200-meter dash
Stephanie Linz: High Jump
Bridgette Maynard: Discus
Andrea Parker: 3,000-meter steeplechase
Rebecca Walter: 5,000-meter run
Jennifer Williams: High Jump
Trackwire 25 and Dandy Dozen
Michigan remains unranked in the Trackwire 25. Fifth-year senior Lindsey Gallo climbs to fifth in the 1,500-meter run, while junior/sophomore Katie Erdman ascends to third in the 800-meter run.
Big Ten Outdoor Championships Recap
Michigan narrowly missed claiming its fourth-straight Big Ten Outdoor title and securing the program's fourth triple crown at the 2005 Big Ten Outdoor Championships. The Wolverines finished third with 110.5 points, just behind second-place Penn State (112.5) and first-place Illinois (135).
Fifth-year senior Lindsey Gallo (1,500-meter run) and junior/sophomore Katie Erdman (800-meter run) won individual titles for the Wolverines, while senior Sierra Hauser-Price took a pair of runner-up crowns in the 100- and 200-meter dash.
Freshman Nicole Edwards had a third-place showing in the 800-meter run in her first Big Ten Outdoor Championships, while senior/junior Rebecca Walter took runner-up in the 5,000-meter run.
Senior Ashley Eckel (shot put) and sophomore Bridgette Maynard (discus) had third-place showings, while senior/junior Theresa Feldkamp sewed up fourth in the 1,500-meter run. Senior/junior Stephanie Linz took fourth in the high jump, regionally qualifying in the final meet of the season.
100-Meter Dash Record Falls to Hauser-Price
Senior Sierra Hauser-Price has carved her name into Michigan's recordbooks three times this year, first breaking Michigan's 60- and 200-meter dash records in the indoor season and then trumping the 100-meter record at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. Hauser-Price's bettering of the 100-meter dash record was the best sprint by a Wolverine since 1994 when Richelle Webb clocked in at 11.42. Hauser-Price's new record stands at 11.41. With three individual records, Hauser-Price joins Lindsey Gallo as the only current Wolverines with three U-M records. Current Wolverine Katie Erdman (indoor 600- and 800-meter run), Elizabeth Boyle (indoor and outdoor pole vault) and Andrea Parker (3,000-meter steeplechase) also hold school records. Tania Longe holds seven Wolverine records, while April Phillips has four U-M career bests.
Gallo Wins Four Big Ten Titles in Farewell Season
Fifth-year senior Lindsey Gallo won the mile, 3,000- and 5,000-meter run at the 2005 Big Ten Indoor Championships, earning Athlete of the Championships and Athlete of the Year honors in guiding Michigan to the team title. She followed with a win in the 1,500-meter run at the 2005 Big Ten Outdoor Championships and a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run.
Maynard Making Her Mark
Sophomore Bridgette Maynard recorded a throw of 164-5 in the discus at the Len Paddock Invitational, becoming the only Wolverine other than Melissa Bickett to clear 164-5 in the last six seasons. Bickett won the discus at the 2004 Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a throw of 170-10 and she owns the school record in the event with a toss of 186-5, recorded in her sophomore season in 2002.
Andrea Parker Named Big Ten Track and Field Athlete of the Week
Fifth-year senior Andrea Parker was named Big Ten Track and Field Athlete of the Week after her performances in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 4x1,600-meter relay at the Drake Relays. Parker snapped her own record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, shaving 9.09 seconds off the previous best, and ran the second leg of Michigan's title-winning 4x1,600-meter relay squad. The honor is the first of her career and the second for the Wolverines in the 2005 outdoor season. Junior/sophomore Katie Erdman earned Big Ten weekly honors last week after regionally qualifying in the 800-meter run in back-to-back meets, setting a personal best at the Pomona-Pitzer (April 15) in the process. Erdman clocking in at 2:05.94 at Pomona for her first regional-qualifying time and then ran the 800-meter run in 2:05.98 at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 17). The honor is the second of Erdman's career, following an indoor Big Ten weekly award in 2004.
NCAA Indoor Championships Recap
Michigan finished the indoor season as ther 13th-best program in the country, winning the national championship in the distance medley relay, placing fifth-year senior Lindsey Gallo third in the mile run and seeing senior/junior Stephanie Linz and freshman Alyson Kohlmeier compete in the high jump and mile respectively. Gallo anchored the Wolverines' DMR team to its first national title since 1998 with the help of freshman Nicole Edwards, senior Sierra Hauser-Price and senior/junior Theresa Feldkamp. Michigan's 13th-place finish was the third-best in school history, as was its 16-point team total.
Wolverines Win Big Ten Indoor Championships
Michigan captured its seventh indoor conference championship and its third in the last four seasons. The Wolverines are on the verge of capturing their third triple crown in program history with conferenct titles in cross country and indoor track this season.
Gallo Named Big Ten Indoor Athlete of the Championship
Fifth-year Lindsey Gallo won three individual titles, taking the mile, 3,000- and 5,000-meter events, leading Michigan to its seventh indoor title in school history.
Gallo Named Big Ten Indoor Athlete of the Year
Fifth-year Lindsey Gallo finished the indoor regular-season undefeated in the mile, 800-, 3,000- and 5,000-meter events, going on to win three titles at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, while running the fastest mile in the nation in 2005. Gallo is Michigan's first Big Ten athlete of the year since Nicole Forrester earned the honor in 1999.
Three Michigan Indoor Records Fall in February
Michigan's 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash and indoor mile records fell in the month of February. Fifth-year senior Lindsey Gallo broke the previous indoor mile record by 1.34 seconds when she clocked in at 4:37.97 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5). Gallo holds three U-M records (indoor mile, outdoor 800m, 1,500m) and was a member of Michigan's record-setting outdoor 4x800-meter relay team in 2004. Senior Sierra Hauser-Price broke Michigan's 60- and 200-meter dash records on the final day of the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/27), running the 60-meter dash in 7.42 seconds and clocking in at 24.00 in the 200-meter dash. Three of Hauser-Price's 60-meter dash times in 2005 tied or broke the previous school best.
Sierra Hauser-Price Gives up Hoops For Indoor Immortality
Senior Sierra Hauser-Price competed for three seasons with the Michigan women's basketball team but decided in her final year to give indoor track and field a chance. She began competing in the indoor season for the first time this January and made an immediate impact on the Wolverines. Hauser-Price owns Michigan's 60- and 200-meter dash indoor records, owns Michigan's 100-meter dash record, won a Big Ten indoor title (200m), took three runner-up finishes (60-meter dash, 100-meter dash and 200-meter outdoor) and won a national title at the NCAA Indoor Championships with the DMR team.
Captains of the Ship
Head coach James Henry selected four captains to lead the 2005 Wolverines. Fifth-year seniors Lindsey Gallo and Lynn Gasparella, senior Keri Kirk and junior/sophomore Rebecca Walter will serve as co-captains for Michigan in 2005.
Contact: Richard Retyi (734) 763-4423
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