Patterson, Pellegrini Post Career Bests at Penn Relays

Thursday, April 22

Philadelphia, Pa.

4:00 PM

Michigan

Penn Relays

Patterson, Pellegrini Post Career Bests at Penn Relays

4/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

April 22, 2010

Site: Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field)
Event: Penn Relays
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., April 23-24 -- at Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa), 9 a.m./8 a.m. CDT; Fri-Sat., April 23-24 -- at Hillsdale Relays (Hillsdale, Mich.), 10 a.m./Noon

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Freshman Kaitlyn Patterson (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) placed 11th and sophomore/freshman Mary Grace Pellegrini (Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual) finished 14th in the 5,000-meter Olympic development run on the first day of running at the Penn Relays on Thursday (April 22) at Franklin Field. This is the only day in the event U-M will compete.

Patterson finished in a career-best time of 17:01.55 to finish 11th, while Pellegrini crossed the finish line in a career-best 17:07.31 for a 14th-place showing for the Wolverines in the 5,000-meter run.

The distance medley relay quartet of senior/junior Jenny Morgan (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston), sophomore Brittani Williams (Detroit, Mich./Jackson), freshman Rebecca Addison (Spring Lake, Mich./Grand Haven) and junior Danielle Tauro (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) were not able to participate in college DMR after Morgan fell and injured herself at the beginning of the race. The competition was restarted, but Michigan was unable to start due to Morgan's injury.

The rest of the Wolverines begin split-squad competition tomorrow (Friday, April 23) at the Drake Relays (9 a.m. CDT) and Hillsdale Relays (10 a.m.).

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

College Distance Medley Relay 1. Harvard                           11:21.3118. MICHIGAN                          DNS   (Jenny Morgan, Brittani Williams,    Rebecca Addison, Danielle Tauro)
5,000-meter Olympic Development Run 1. France Koons, unatt.              15:43.7811. Kaitlyn Patterson, U-M            17:01.5514. Mary Grace Pellegrini, U-M        17:07.31