Pendleton, Young Win on Final Day of UCLA Invite

Saturday, April 9

Los Angeles, Calif.

10:00 AM PT

Michigan

Johnson/Joyner Invitational

4/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

April 9, 2011

Site: Westwood, Calif. (Drake Stadium)
Event: Johnson/Joyner Invitational (Day 3 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 16 -- at Tom Jones Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.), 1 p.m.

WESTWOOD, Calif. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team added two more event wins to its total on Saturday afternoon (April 9) at UCLA's Johnson/Joyner Invitational at Drake Stadium. The Wolverines ended the three-day event (April 7-9) with five victories.

Both of Michigan's wins on Saturday came in the field as the Wolverines won the high jump and the discus. Senior Lauren Young (Edina, Minn./Edina) won the invitational section of the high jump, clearing a personal-record 1.75 meters (5-8 3/4) as the only U-M competitor in the event. Redshirt freshman Kiley Tobel (Commerce Twp., Mich./Walled Lake Western) also set a new personal record in the pole vault, clearing 3.90 meters (12-9 1/2) to finish in third.

The throwing corps once again had a strong showing, led by Michigan's 1-2 finish in the discus. Sophomore Erin Pendleton (Lindsey, Ohio/Woodmore) won with a throw of 50.95 meters (167-02) on her first attempt, which held up throughout the event. Redshirt junior Allison Liske (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland East) recorded a mark of 48.43 meters (158-11) on her final throw to move into second place. Liske added a runner-up finish in the shot put to her weekend, throwing 15.14 meters (49-8 1/4) on her fifth attempt to move into first before being overtaken on the final attempt by Na'I Leni.

Making her debut in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday (April 8), freshman Megan Weschler (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt) won the race by almost seven seconds, clocking in at 11:07.56. Michigan's other distance win came courtesy of senior Danielle Tauro (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) in the 5,000-meter run. Running the race for the first time this season, Tauro set a new meet record by winning in 16:32.27.

Michigan's mid-distance duo of sophomores Jillian Smith (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) and Rebecca Addison (Spring Lake, Mich./Grand Haven) went 2-3 in the invitational section of the 800-meter run. Smith narrowly missed overtaking Saucony's Nicole Sifuentes, finishing in 2:06.87, .09 behind the winner. Addison was right behind Smith, stopping the clock in 2:07.13 for third place.

Fifth-year senior Alisha Cole (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) picked up Michigan's lone win in the sprints, winning the open section of the 400-meter dash in 55.46. She also anchored Michigan's runner-up 4x400-meter relay team of junior Alexandria Williams (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven), senior Jennifer Neville (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child) and Addison to a time of 3:45.49.

The Wolverines head back to the state of Florida for the third time this season, participating in the Tom Jones Invitational at Florida on Saturday (April 16) in Gainesville, Fla. The hammer throw will begin at 1 p.m.

Event Winners/U-M Finisher (Day 3)

Hammer throw (invitational) 1. Ida Storm, UCLA                 62.11m (203-09) 5. Erin Pendleton, U-M             50.72m (166-05)10. Joanna Fleming, U-M             42.72m (149-02) Pole vault (invitational) 1. Tori Anthony, UCLA               4.15m (13-7 1/4) 3. Kiley Tobel, U-M                 3.90m (12-9 1/2) Long jump (invitational) 1. Rhonda Walker, unatt.            5.99m (19-8) 4. Erin Busbee, U-M                 5.52m (18-1 1/2) 6. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M           5.30m (17-4 3/4) High jump (invitational) 1. Lauren Young, U-M                1.75m (5-8 3/4) Discus (invitational) 1. Erin Pendleton, U-M             50.95m (167-02) 2. Allison Liske, U-M              48.43m (158-11) 6. Kari Prena, U-M                 44.76m (146-10) 7. Joanna Fleming, U-M             44.27m (145-03) Shot put (invitational) 1. Na'i Leni, Cal St. LA           15.50m (50-10 1/4) 2. Allison Liske, U-M              15.14m (49-8 1/4) 5. Erin Pendleton, U-M             12.40m (40-8 1/4) 9. Kari Prena, U-M                 10.69m (35-1) 4x100-meter relay (invitational) 1. BK Radical Ryders               43.42 3. MICHIGAN                        46.54   (Julian Purvis, Charlotte Cahill,    Amber Smith, Alisha Cole) 100-meter hurdles (invitational)  1. Candise Davis, DoublePillar     13.22 4. Julian Purvis, U-M              13.82 5. Amber Smith, U-M                14.44 6. Tofunmi Akeredolu, U-M          14.60 800-meter run (invitational) 1. Nicole Sifuentes, Saucony     2:06.76 2. Jillian Smith, U-M            2:06.87 3. Rebecca Addison, U-M          2:07.13 400-meter hurdles (invitational) 1. Christine Spence, unatt.        57.83 4. Alexandria Williams, U-M      1:00.80 5. Jennifer Neville, U-M         1:01.06 6. Amber Smith, U-M              1:02.23 4x400-meter relay (invitational) 1. BK Radical Ryders             3:33.25 2. MICHIGAN A                    3:45.49   (Alexandria Williams, Jennifer Neville,    Rebecca Addison, Alisha Cole) 4. MICHIGAN B                    3:53.28   (Shelby Hines, Jillian Smith,    Charlotte Cahill, Ada Unachukwu)

• Previous Results: Day Two | Day One

N O T E S

• Lauren Young's previous outdoor best in the high jump was 1.65 meters (5-5) at the Stanford Invitational on March 26. In indoors, she cleared 1.70 meters (5-7) at the Silverston Invitational on Feb. 19.

• Kiley Tobel improved on her previous outdoor PR of 3.79 meters (12-5 1/4), set at the Spartan Invitational last weekend. Her clearance of 3.90 meters (12-9 1/2) is the best of her career (indoor or outdoor).

• The Wolverines have won the discus at three-of-four events this season. Erin Pendleton has won it twice, with Allison Liske winning once.

Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 763-4423