Williams' Runner-Up Run Highlights Final Day of FSU Relays

Saturday, March 26

Tallahassee, Fla.

Noon

Michigan

FSU Relays

Williams' Runner-Up Run Highlights Final Day of FSU Relays

3/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

March 26, 2011

• Notes

Site: Tallahassee, Fla. (Mike Long Track)
Event: FSU Relays (Day 2 of 2)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., April 1-2 -- at Colonial Relays (Williamsburg, Va.), 10 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team won one event and grabbed 10 top-five finishes at the two-day FSU Relays (Fri-Sat., March 25-26) at the Mike Long Track at Florida State University.

The Wolverines found success in the discus on Friday afternoon (March 25), with all three competitors setting new personal bests in the event. Redshirt freshman Kari Prena (W. Bloomfield Twp., Mich./Walled Lake Central) took the lead on her second-to-last throw (46.81m, 153-07), before redshirt junior captain Allison Liske (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland East) won the event on her final attempt of 49.41 meters (153-07). Redshirt freshman Joanna Fleming (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) rounded out Michigan's effort in the event, taking fifth place with a throw of 42.56 meters (139-07).

Liske took third place in the shot put on Saturday (March 26), recording a throw of 14.83 meters (48-08.00). U-M added another top finish in the field courtesy of senior Lauren Young (Edina, Minn./Edina) clearing 1.65 meters (5-5) in the high jump to grab third place.

Michigan went 2-3 in the 400-meter hurdles today, as junior Alexandria Williams (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) and senior Jennifer Neville (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child) were the first Wolverines to crack the one-minute barrier this season. Williams finished runner-up in 59.81, with Neville right on her heels, clocking in at 59.90 to establish a new personal record.

In her first individual action of the 2011 outdoor season, fifth-year senior captain Alisha Cole (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) took runner-up honors in the 400-meter dash, stopping the clock in 55.08 while anchoring the 4x100-meter relay team of sophomore Ada Unachukwu (Morganville, N.J./Marlboro), freshman Erin Busbee (Cleveland, Ohio/Collinwood) and freshman Amber Smith (Cleveland, Ohio/Collinwood) to a third-place finish (46.98).

Smith rounded out Michigan's top performers at the meet, finishing in 14.30 in the 100-meter hurdles for fifth place.

Michigan will return to action next weekend (Fri-Sat., April 1-2), traveling to Williamsburg, Va., for the Colonial Relays.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day Two)

Shot Put 1. Kamorean Hayes, Florida State           15.34m (50-04.00) 3. Allison Liske, U-M                      14.83m (48-08.00)12. Kari Prena, U-M                         11.75m (38-06.75) High Jump 1. Uhunoma Osazuwa, unatt.                  1.75m (5-08.75) 3. Lauren Young, U-M                        1.65m (5-05.00)19. Erin Busbee, U-M                         1.50m (4-11.00) 100-meter Dash 1. Tawanna Meadows, unatt.                 11.30 9. Charlotte Cahill, U-M                   12.1610. Ada Unachukwu, U-M                      12.33 200-meter Dash 1. Teona Rodgers, Florida State            23.6312. Charlotte Cahill, U-M                   25.5813. Ada Unachukwu, U-M                      25.6322. Shelby Hines, U-M                       26.1535. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M                  26.9140. Bernease Herman, U-M                    27.82 400-meter Hurdles 1. LaToya Wright, Florida A&M              59.45 2. Alexandria Williams, U-M                59.81 3. Jennifer Neville, U-M                   59.90 7. Amber Smith, U-M                      1:03.02

• Previous Results: Day One

N O T E S

• Jennifer Neville broke the one-minute mark in the 400-meter hurdles for the first time ever. Her previous best was 1:00.47 at last year's Big Ten Championships.

• It was the first time this season that Allison Liske did not win the shot put.

• For the second consecutive week, Charlotte Cahill set a new personal record in the 100-meter dash. She improved her time from 12.27 to 12.16.

• There was a lightning day at the end of Saturday's action.

• Michigan scratched out of the 4x400-meter relay.

Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 763-4423