Wolverines Win Five in Outdoor Debut at Bulls Invitational

Friday, March 18

Tampa, Fla.

9:30 AM

Michigan

Bulls Invitational

Wolverines Win Five in Outdoor Debut at Bulls Invitational

3/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

March 18, 2011

Site: Tampa, Fla. (USF Track and Field Stadium)
Event: Bulls Invitational
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 19 -- at UCF Black and Gold Challenge (Orlando, Fla.), 9 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. -- In its 2011 outdoor debut, the University of Michigan women's track and field team picked up five event wins on Friday (March 18) at South Florida's Bulls Invitational held at the USF Track and Field Stadium.

Michigan won three events in the field to go along with two on the track on the day. In the first discus action of the year, sophomore Erin Pendleton (Lindsey, Ohio/Woodmore) won the event with a throw of 51.89 meters (170-03) while placing fourth in the hammer throw (48.85 meters, 160-03). Redshirt sophomore Tofunmi Akeredolu (Southfield, Mich./Lathrup) took top honors in the long jump with a mark of 5.73 meters (18-09.75).

In her first action of the 2011 season, redshirt junior captain Allison Liske (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland East) won the shot put with a throw of 14.81 meters (48-07.25).

Switching to the track, sophomore Kaitlyn Patterson (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) grabbed Michigan's first race win, crossing the line in 9:51.83 to grab first place in the 3,000-meter run. Junior Alexandria Williams (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) won the 400-meter hurdles to round out the event winners, finishing in 1:00.99.

The Wolverines complete their Florida swing tomorrow (Saturday, March 19) with the UCF Black and Gold Challenge in Orlando. The javelin will kick things off at 9 a.m.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

Hammer Throw  1. Lauren Noe, USF                   55.58m (182-04) 4. Erin Pendleton, U-M               48.85m (160-03) 8. Joanna Fleming, U-M               45.55m (149-05)16. Kari Prena, U-M                   32.27m (105-10) High Jump 1. Natalie Devine, Minnesota          1.68m (5-06) 3. Lauren Young, U-M                  1.63m (5-04.25) 5. Sara Nitz, U-M                     1.58m (5-02.25) Javelin  1. Casey Wagner, USF                 47.57m (156-01)11. Sara Nitz, U-M                    25.70m (84-04) Discus 1. Erin Pendleton, U-M               51.89m (170-03) 7. Allison Liske, U-M                45.72m (150-00) 9. Kari Prena, U-M                   43.17m (141-08) Pole Vault 1. Denise vonEynatten, USF            4.27m (14-00.00)12. Andrea Marcos, U-M                 3.36m (11-00.25) Long Jump 1. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M             5.73m (18-09.75) Shot Put 1. Allison Liske, U-M                14.81m (48-07.25)11. Kari Prena, U-M                   11.24m (36-10.50) 3,000-meter Run 1. Kaitlyn Patterson, U-M          9:51.83 7. Lindsey Hilton, U-M            10:11.39 8. Alex Leptich, U-M              10:14.65 4x100-meter Relay 1. Minnesota                         45.29 4. MICHIGAN                          46.70   (Erin Busbee, Julian Purvis,    Amber Smith, Alisha Cole) 1,500-meter Run 1. Elizabeth Yetzer, Minnesota      4:22.7513. Chloe Prince, U-M                4:47.30 100-meter Hurdles 1. Teona Rodgers, Florida State       13.43 6. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M             14.9623. Taylor Moore-Willis, U-M           19.11 400-meter Dash 1. Shana Vinson, unatt.               54.31 8. Shelby Hines, U-M                  57.98 100-meter Dash 1. Dariel Jackson, USF                11.8911. Ada Unachukwu, U-M                 12.27612. Charlotte Cahill, U-M              12.27815. Erin Busbee, U-M                   12.53 400-meter Hurdles 1. Alexandria Williams, U-M         1:00.99 5. Jennifer Neville, U-M            1:02.08 7. Amber Smith, U-M                 1:02.43 200-meter Dash 1. Teona Rodgers, Florida State       23.4912. Ada Unachukwu, U-M                 24.6819. Charlotte Cahill, U-M              25.0525. Shelby Hines, U-M                  25.37