Michigan Remains Second After Day Two of Big Tens

Saturday, May 13

East Lansing, Mich.

Michigan

Big Ten Outdoor Championships

5/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team competed in the second day (Saturday, May 13) of the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and remains in second place with a point total of 47.67, trailing Minnesota (75.50) at the Ralph H. Young Track and Field Complex. In the day's five event finals, the Wolverines added points in the heptathlon (10), 3,000m steeplechase (5) and long jump (1).

Leading the Wolverines point-getters was freshman Bettie Wade (Northville, Mich./Farmington) with eight points for her second-place finish in the heptathlon with a personal-best NCAA provisional standard of 5,354 points. Senior Beth Vinckier (Yale, Mich./Yale) earned two points for the Maize and Blue with a seventh-place finish with a personal-best total of 4,596 points.

In the 3,000m steeplechase senior/junior Arianne Field (Kalamazoo, Mich./Hackett) finished in fourth place with a personal-best NCAA regional qualifying time of 10:22.22, giving Michigan five points.

Freshman Tiffany Ofili (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti) added one point to the point total after finishing eighth place with a long jump of 19-1 1/4. Ofili also qualified for the 100m hurdles finals by winning her heat with an NCAA regional qualifying time of 13.76, but she missed advancing in the 100m dash despite tying her personal-best time of 12.11.

Freshman Geena Gall (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) qualified for the 800m finals after winning the first heat with an NCAA regional qualifying time of 2:07.42, the best time of prelims. Sophomore Nicole Edwards (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Vincent Massey) also qualified for the finals with an regional qualifying time of 2:07.83, the best among those who advanced to the finals on time.

In the 400m hurdles, freshmen Katie LaValley (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central) and Amber Hay (Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) automatically qualified for the finals after taking second place in their respective heats. LaValley had the fourth best prelims time with a regional qualifying time of 1:00.70, while Hay posted a time of 1:00.84.

Junior Chanelle Campbell (Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock) and sophomore Serita Williams (Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee) will represent the Maize and Blue in the 400m dash, after running the sixth and eighth fastest times, respectively, in the prelims. Campbell posted a personal-best time of 55.69, while Williams crossed the finishing line with a personal-best time of 56.03.

Michigan also qualified for the 4x100m relay finals, running 46.53 in the prelims.

The Wolverines will conclude the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in East Lansing, Mich., with the third and final day of competition on Sunday (May 14). Action is slated to begin at 11:40 a.m. with the triple jump.

Team Standings (After Day 2)

 1. Minnesota 96.50 2. Michigan 47.66 3. Purdue 36.33 4. Penn State 31 5. Illinois 26.66 6. Michigan State 19 7. Wisconsin 18.50 8. Ohio State 17 9. Indiana 15 10. Iowa 4.33

Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 2)

Heptathlon 1. Liz Roehrig, Minnesota 5,472@ points 2. Bettie Wade, U-M 5,354@ 100H: 14.26; HJ: 1.68m; SP: 10.96m; 200m: 25.32; LJ: 6.04m; JT: 34.55m; 800m: 2:28.85 7. Beth Vinckier, U-M 4,596 100H: 14.72; HJ: 1.50m; SP: 10.17m; 200m: 25.94; LJ: 5.16m; JT: 27.69m; 800m: 2:28.08 10. Samantha Smith, U-M 4,222 100H: 14.41; HJ: 1.44m; SP: 7.58m; 200m: 26.00; LJ: 5.27m; JT: 23.12m; 800m: 2:37.97 4x100 Meter Relay (Prelims) 1. Iowa 45.60#Q 7. Michigan 46.53q 400-Meter Dash (Prelims) 1. Shana Cox, Penn State 53.96#Q 6. Chanelle Campbell, U-M 55.69q 8. Serita Williams, U-M 56.03q 25. Shavonne Maclin, U-M 1:01.09 100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) 1. Tiffany Johnson, Iowa 13.59#Q 3. Tiffany Ofili, U-M 13.76#Q 12. Bettie Wade, U-M 14.31 13. Joi Smith, U-M 14.34 19. Samantha Smith, U-M 14.80 800-Meter Run (Prelims) 1. Geena Gall, U-M 2:07.42#Q 4. Nicole Edwards, U-M 2:07.83#q 100-Meter Dash (Prelims) 1. Ara Towns, Indiana 11.54#Q 10. Tiffany Ofili, U-M 12.11 Javelin Throw 1. Ruby Radocaj, Minnesota 169-9# (51.73m) 12. Louise Reina, U-M 115-3 (35.12m) 400-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) 1. Camile Robinson, Illinois 59.02#Q 4. Katie LaValley, U-M 1:00.70#Q 5. Amber Hay, U-M 1:00.84Q 13. Joi Smith, U-M 1:04.05 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 1. Emily Brown, Minnesota 10:00.98#% 4. Arianne Field, U-M 10:22.22# Shot Put 1. Liz Podominick, Minnesota 53-5 3/4# (16.30m) 16. Jamie Barbour, U-M 42-0 1/2 (12.81m) 20. Melissa Gurchinoff, U-M 35-11 1/4 (10.95m) Long Jump 1. Yvonne Mensah, Illinois 20-4 1/2# (6.21m) 8. Tiffany Ofili, U-M 19-1 1/4 (5.82m) 9. Casey Taylor, U-M 19-0 3/4 (5.81m) 19. Bettie Wade, U-M 18-3 1/4 (5.57m) @ NCAA Provisional Standard # NCAA Regional Standard Qq indicates qualification for finals % Big Ten Record