Michigan
Michigan Joi Smith Intrasquad (ex)
Maize Team Prevails at Inaugural Joi Smith Intrasquad
12/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Dec. 2, 2011
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Indoor Track Building)
Event: Michigan Joi Smith Intrasquad
Score: Maize 314.5, Blue 289.5
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 7 -- at Michigan Woman's Open (U-M Indoor Track Building), 10 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team hosted the inaugural Joi Smith Intrasquad meet on Friday (Dec. 2) at the U-M Indoor Track Building. The Maize team earned the victory over the Blue team by a score of 314.5-289.5.
The meet was named in honor of former Wolverine Joi Smith, who lost her battle with cancer on Nov. 17, 2007. Michigan was split into two squads, Maize and Blue, and sported the appropriate colored t-shirts that read "Wings of Joi" on the front and "100%" on the back -- Joi's teammates and coaches remember her as a student-athlete who always gave 100 percent, on and off the track.
Throughout the event, the team collected canned good items from fans in attendance to donate to a local homeless shelter and the Salvation Army.
Prior to the meet, the team held a Kids Clinic for local children ages 4-12. Twenty-five kids participated in a series of track and field events with instruction from U-M coaches and student-athletes.
The Wolverines will officially kick off the 2012 indoor track and field season on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. when they host the Michigan Women's Open at the U-M Indoor Track Building.
Intrasquad Roster
| Maize Team Laura Addison Amanda Adwon Tofunmi Akeredolu Dana Carey Ariel Dempsey Chloe Gilbert Nicola Hallenborg Bernease Herman Shelby Hines Morgan McNeil Chelsey Miller Sara Nitz Taylor Nye Anna Pasternak Megan Pearson Emily Pendleton Kari Prena Chloe Prince Liz Sherzer Amber Smith Ada Unachukwu Tori Wesley Alex Williams Coaches Rebecca Addison Brook Handler Ellen Junewick Alex Mathews Alicia Patterson Taylor Pogue Megan Weschler | Blue Team Morgan Bailey Auriel Bell Meg Bellino Asia Body Erin Busbee Charlotte Cahill Michaela Carnegie Courtney Clancy Erica Crane Lauren Drayton Joanna Fleming Devon Hoppe Brianna Jenkins Alex Keyser Meghan Lark Allison Liske Erica Marcos Taylor Moore-Willis Chinyere Onimo Erin Pendleton Nicole Prince Julian Purvis Kiley Tobel Molly Tortolani Megan Vitale Brittani Williams Coaches Monica Barnes Lindsey Hilton Alex Leptich Samantha Miller Mary Grace Pellegrini Jillian Smith |
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