Michigan
Florida State Relays
Pendleton, U-M Relay Team Pick Up FSU Relays Titles
3/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Site: Tallahassee, Fla. (Mike Long Track)
Event: Florida State Relays (Day 3)
U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., April 11-12 -- at Sun Angel Classic (Tempe, Ariz.), 5 p.m./1 p.m. PDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team won a pair of event titles and posted six NCAA Regional qualifying performances Saturday (March 29) during the final day of the Florida State Relays at the Mike Long Track.
The Wolverines' 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team -- composed of junior co-captain Tiffany Ofili(Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti), junior/sophomore Shana Vinson(Detroit, Mich./Mumford), senior Serita Williams(Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee) and junior Geena Gall(Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) -- finished in first place with a time of 3:49.28.
Freshman Emily Pendleton(Lindsey, Ohio/Woodmore) earned U-M's other first-place finish of the day, winning the discus in her first outdoor meet with a distance of 176 feet, an NCAA Regional qualifying mark. Allison Liske(Zeeland, Mich./East) took fourth (145-0), fifth-year senior co-captain Bridgette Maynard(Clawson, Mich./Bishop Foley) took fifth (142-0), and freshman Danica Haight(Iowa City, Iowa/West) finished seventh (132-1).
Junior Casey Taylor(Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) came in second in the triple jump with an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 40-7 1/2, a new outdoor personal record.
Sophomore Charnee Lumbus(Cleveland, Ohio/Collinwood) also earned an NCAA qualifying mark, placing second with a personal record of 13.67 in the 100-meter hurdles. Junior co-captain Bettie Wade (Northville, Mich./Farmington) came in seventh in the event (14.37).
Freshman Danielle Tauro(Manahawken, N.J./Southern Regional) earned the best time in the 800-meter run for the Wolverines with a 2:11.29, while junior/sophomore Kelly Sampson (Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) placed seventh in 2:14.00.
Graduate/senior Toni-Lynn Salucci(Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) earned the Maize and Blue's best finish in the 1,500-meter run, coming in second place (4:31.55). Rachel Severin placed seventh (4:40.33).
Junior/sophomore Christina Solomon(Belleville, Mich./Belleville) and freshman Brittany Petty(Canton, Mich./Plymouth) placed second and third, respectively, in the high jump. Both cleared 5-8 3/4 and earned NCAAqualifying marks
U-M relay teams earned third-place finishes in both the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter events. In the 4x100 race, Ofili, Vinson, Taylor and Williams finished with a time of 46.07. In the 4x400 contest, Vinson, junior Amber Hay(Detroit, Mich./Renaissance), Gall and Williams finished in 3:39.58 to earn an NCAA qualifying mark.
U-M will compete next at the Sun Angel Classic on Friday and Saturday (April 11-12) in Tempe, Ariz.
U-M Event Results (Day 3)
Triple Jump 1. Ashley McCarty, Texas A&M 41-7 3/4# (12.69m) 2. Casey Taylor, U-M 40-7 1/2# (12.38m) High Jump 1. Brittany Robinson, Morehouse TC 5-8 3/4# (1.75m) 2. Christina Solomon, U-M 5-8 3/4# (1.75m) 3. Olivia Both, U-M 5-8 3/4# (1.75m) 9. Brittany Petty, U-M 5-3 (1.60m) 100-meter Hurdles 1. Jennifer Williams, Texas A&M 13.59# 2. Charnee Lumbus, U-M 13.67# 7. Bettie Wade, U-M 14.37 11. Samantha Smith, U-M 14.58 12. Katie LaValley, U-M 14.63 800-meter Run 1. Pilar McShine, Florida State 2:06.59# 4. Danielle Tauro,U-M 2:11.29 7. Kelly Sampson, U-M 2:14.00 10. Linda Montgomery, U-M 2:18.33 1,600-meter Sprint Medley Relay 1. Michigan 3:49.28 (Tiffany Ofili, Shana Vinson, Serita Williams, Geena Gall)
4x100-meter Relay 1. Texas A&M 43.18% (Porscha Lucas, Simone Facey, Elizabeth Adeoti, Allison George) 3. Michigan 46.07 (Tiffany Ofili, Casey Taylor, Shana Vinson, Serita Williams)
4x400-meter Relay 1. Texas A&M 3:35.38# (Katie Baker, Jessica Beard, Sandy Wooten, Allison George) 3. Michigan 3:39.58# (Shana Vinson, Amber Hay, Geena Gall, Serita Williams)
1,500-meter Run 1. Jolene Williams, Unattached 4:26.53 4. Toni Salucci, U-M 4:31.55 7. Rachel Severin, U-M 4:40.33 10. Jennifer Morgan, U-M 4:42.08 11. Laura Glynn, U-M 4:42.50 100-meter Dash 1. Porscha Lucas, Texas A&M 11.20% 20. Charnee Lumbus, U-M 12.26 30. Teleicia Rose, U-M 12.56 Discus 1. Emily Pendleton, U-M 176-0# (53.65m) 4. Allison Liske, U-M 145-0 (44.21m) 5. Bridgette Maynard, U-M 142-0 (43.29m) 7. Danica Haight, U-M 132-1 (40.27m) 12. Anna Wilson, U-M 119-7 (36.46m) # NCAA Regional Qualifier % Facility Record
Previous Results: Day 1 | Day 2
Q U O T E S
Michigan Assistant Coach Anne Takacs
On the final day of the FSU Relays... "We had an outstanding day. We got six more qualifiers for the NCAA Regionals. The highlight of the day was Emily Pendleton winning the discus with a national leading mark. All in all, it was a long, hot day that was very productive for us. We had a really nice season opener. The team accomplished what it set out to do, which was to get some good races in and perform in warm weather where they can get a baseline reading for the season which is pretty good. We're excited to see what happens in two weeks when we go to Arizona State."
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