Notes: Big Ten Outdoor Championships - Day 1
5/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 15, 2015
• U-M picked up a pair of top-10 finishes and one event title (10,000m) on Friday's (May 15) first day of action.
• With her win in the 10,000m race, sophomore Erin Finn has successfully earned back-to-back conference titles in the event, making her the second Wolverine to repeat as a conference champion this season (Cindy Ofili; 60m hurdles; Indoor).
• Erin Finn is the first Michigan runner to win the 10K race in back-to-back seasons since Mindy Rowand accomplished the feat in 1989-90. She is also the first Wolverine to win back-to-back outdoor titles in any event since Emily Pendleton won the discus in both 2007 and 2008. She is the first to win back-to-back track titles since Tiffany Ofili won the 100m hurdles in both 2006 and 2007.
• Erin Finn is the fifth 10,000m champ in Wolverine history, and her win gives U-M seven titles in the event overall.
• All three Wolverines in the 10,000m race earned top-12 finishes, but they also had another first in common. For Erin Finn, Gina Sereno and Corinne Florie, today's (Friday, May 15) 10K marked their first 10,000m race of the season.
• Sophomore Gina Sereno as well as freshmen Bailey Baker and Kayla Deering made their outdoor Big Ten Championships debuts today.
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