Michigan
NCAA Indoor Championships
Simply the Best! Ofili Wins 60-Meter Hurdles NCAA Crown
3/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Site: Fayetteville, Ark. (Randal Tyson Track Center)
Event: NCAA Indoor Championships
U-M Team Standing: First Place (18 points) after day one
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 15 -- NCAA Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.), 11 a.m. CST
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Junior co-captain Tiffany Ofili (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti) won the national championship in the 60-meter hurdles, running a school-record 7.94 seconds Friday (March 15), as the University of Michigan women's track and field team competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the Randal Tyson Track Center. Ofili's national title added 10 points to the U-M score, helping the Wolverines to top the team rankings (18 points) after day one.
Ofili came in third in her qualifying heat with an 8.07, but rallied in the finals to edge runner-up Kristi Castlin of Virginia Tech by 0.08 seconds. The national title is the second of Ofili's career, following her NCAA crown in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The distance medley relay team composed of freshman Danielle Tauro (Manahawken, N.J./Southern Regional), senior Serita Williams (Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee), junior Geena Gall (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) and senior co-captain Nicole Edwards (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Vincent Massey) came in second place with an 11:02.22, taking All-America honors and adding eight points to the Wolverine total.
Gall qualified for Saturday's (March 15) 800-meter final, coming in first place in her heat and second place overall with a 2:07.36.
In the mile run preliminary, Edwards finished first in the second heat with a 4:42.33, qualifying for Saturday's finals.
Junior co-captain Bettie Wade(Northville, Mich./Farmington) came in 16th place in the high jump finals with a clearance of 5-8 3/4.
The Wolverines will compete Sunday (March 15) in the mile run final (6:15 p.m.), the 800-meter final (6:45 p.m) and the pentathlon beginning at 11:30 a.m. CST.
Team Rankings After Day 1
1. MICHIGAN 18
2. Texas 16
Virginia Tech 16
Mississippi 16
5. Arizona State 15
6. Stanford 11
Tennessee 11
8. Southern Illinois 10
Washington State 10
Texas Tech 10
11. LSU 9
Texas A&M 9
13. Cal Poly-SLO 8
Texas-El Paso 8
Iowa State 8
Kansas 8
17. Georgia Tech 7
18. Purdue 6
Duke 6
Jacksonville 6
U-M Event Day 1 Results
60-Meter Hurdles Heat 1 Preliminaries 1. Fatmata Fofanah, Georgia Tech 8.04Q 2. Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech 8.06q 3. Tiffany Ofili, U-M 8.07q 4. Nickiesha Wilson, LSU 8.09q 8.084 5. Aleesha Barber, Penn State 8.19q 6. Latoya Greaves, Oklahoma 8.22 7. Jennifer Williams, Texas A&M 8.34 8. Lauren Wiggins, North Texas 8.38 Heat 2 Preliminaries 1. Kristi Castlin, Virginia Tech 8.02Q 2. Jessica Ohanaja, LSU 8.09q 8.09 3. Shantia Moss, Georgia Tech 8.11q 4. Nia Ali, Southern California 8.21 5. Celriece Law, Tennessee 8.23 6. Leah Kincaid, Purdue 8.31 Final 1. Tiffany Ofili, U-M 7.94 2. Kristi Castlin, Virginia Tech 8.02 3. Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech 8.03 4. Shantia Moss, Georgia Tech 8.08 (8.075) 5. Jessica Ohanaja, LSU 8.08 (8.080) 6. Nickiesha Wilson, LSU 8.12 7. Fatmata Fofanah, Georgia Tech 8.13 8. Aleesha Barber, Penn State 8.19 800 Meter Run (Prelims) Heat 1 Preliminaries 1. Latavia Thomas, LSU 2:06.30Q 2. Alysia Johnson, California 2:06.48Q 3. Becky Horn, Western Michigan 2:06.67q 4. Trisa Nickoley, Missouri 2:06.89q 5. Lavera Morris, Kentucky 2:06.98q 6. Caitlin Bailey, Boston College 2:08.17 7. Julie Schwengler, Minnesota 2:10.51 8. Clarrisse Moh, South Alabama 2:13.20 Heat 2 Preliminaries 1. Geena Gall, U-M 2:07.36Q 2. Heather Dorniden, Minnesota 2:07.42Q 3. Jesse Carlin, Pennsylvania 2:07.54q 4. Erica Moore, Indiana State 2:07.73 5. Kelly Young, Texas-El Paso 2:07.81 6. Lorain McKenzie, Florida 2:07.87 7. Christina Rodgers, Arizona 2:08.01 8. Molly Beckwith, Indiana 2:12.29 Mile Run (Prelims) Heat 1 Preliminaries 1. Sarah Bowman, Tennessee 4:41.04Q 2. Hannah England, Florida State 4:41.32Q 3. Dacia Barr, Arkansas 4:41.70Q 4. Michelle Turner, Washington 4:42.77q 5. Alicia Follmar, Stanford 4:42.78q 6. Elizabeth Maloy, Georgetown 4:43.44q 7. Jamie Cheever, Minnesota 4:46.67 8. Sara Vaughn, Colorado 4:55.72 Heat 2 Preliminaries 1. Nicole Edwards, U-M 4:42.33Q 2. Katie Follett, Washington 4:42.43Q 3. Amanda Miller, Washington 4:42.98Q 4. Ann Detmer, Wisconsin 4:43.23q 5. Akilah Vargas, Villanova 4:43.85 6. Alexandra Kosinski, Oregon 4:44.21 7. Natalie Picchetti, Georgia 4:45.58 8. Liz Costello, Princeton 4:47.30 9. Clerc Koenck, Lamar 4:54.79 High Jump Final 1. Ebba Jungmark, Wash. State 1.89m 6-2.25 2. Sharon Day, Cal Poly-SLO 1.86m 6-1.25 3. Brittney Reese, Mississippi 1.86m 6-1.25 4. Becky Christensen, Harvard 1.83m 6-0 5. Carin Knight, Connecticut 1.83m 6-0 6. Jasmin Day, Arizona 1.83m 6-0 7. Patience Coleman, N. Carolina 1.80m 5-10.75 Epley Bullock, Nebraska 1.80m 5-10.75 9. Lizzie Harris, Central Florida 1.80m 5-10.75 Jacquelyn Johnson, Ariz. State 1.80m 5-10.75 Viktoria Andonova, Miami 1.80m 5-10.75 12. Chealsea Taylor, Alabama 1.80m 5-10.75 13. Elizabeth Patterson, Arizona 1.80m 5-10.75 14. Kristina Bolterstein, Miami-OH 1.75m 5-8.75 Desirae Gonder, Northridge 1.75m 5-8.75 16. Bettie Wade, U-M 1.75m 5-8.75 17. Jillian Drouin, Syracuse 1.75m 5-8.75 18. Liene Karsuma, Florida 1.75m 5-8.75 Raevan Harris, Auburn 1.75m 5-8.75 Distance Medley Relay Final 1. Tennessee 11:01.97 (Brittany Sheffey, Brittany Jones, Phoebe Wright, Sarah Bowman) 2. MICHIGAN 11:02.22 (Danielle Tauro, Serita Williams, Geena Gall, Nicole Edwards) 3. Stanford 11:03.87 4. West Virginia 11:07.64 5. Brigham Young 11:10.96 6. Illinois 11:12.33 7. Pennsylvania 11:14.97 8. Baylor 11:20.56 9. Oregon 11:22.06 10. Minnesota 11:24.83 11. Washington 11:29.02 12. Wisconsin 11:34.64
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