Pendleton Wins Discus on First Day of Drake Relays

Friday, April 23

Des Moines, Iowa

9:00 AM CT

Michigan

Drake Relays

4/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

April 23, 2010

Site: Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium)
Event: Drake Relays (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 24 -- at Drake Relays - Day Two (Des Moines, Iowa), 8 a.m. CDT

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

Shot Put 1. Aja Evans, Illinois                         15.72m (51-07.00) 6. Allison Liske, U-M                          14.74m (48-04.50)10. Danica Haight, U-M                          14.39m (47-02.50)
High Jump 1. Krystle Schade, Alabama                      1.75m (5-08.75)11. Christina Solomon, U-M                       1.65m (5-05.00)
Discus Throw 1. Erin Pendleton, U-M                         52.68m (172-10) 3. Emily Pendleton, U-M                        52.16m (171-01)17. Allison Liske, U-M                          45.82m (150-04)
4x400-meter Relay (Prelminaries) 1. Mississippi                               3:36.5711. MICHIGAN                                  3:42.55   (Alisha Cole, Jennifer Neville,    Alexandria Williams, Shana Vinson)
4x100-meter Relay (Preliminaries) 1. Texas-El Paso                               44.7119. MICHIGAN                                    47.54   (Julian Purvis, Shana Vinson,    Teleicia Rose, Alisha Cole)
100-meter Hurdles (Preliminaries) 1. Letecia Wright, Ohio State                  13.59 2. Charnee Lumbus, U-M                         13.7512. Julian Purvis, U-M                          14.2321. Teleicia Rose, U-M                          14.91
100-meter Dash (Preliminaries) 1. LaJada Baldwin, Mississippi                 11.6716. Teleicia Rose, U-M                          12.3021. Ada Unachukwu, U-M                          12.45

N O T E S

• Erin Pendleton's win in the discus marks the second consecutive season that a Wolverine has won the event. Last season, her sister, Emily Pendleton, won the discus throw at the Drake Relays.

• Charnee Lumbus advanced to the finals of the 100-meter hurdles.

• Neither of U-M's relays (4x100, 4x400) advanced to tomorrow's finals.

• Michigan will participate in the hammer throw, 400-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash and the sprint medley relay tomorrow (Saturday, April 24).

Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 763-4423