Michigan
Longhorn Invitational
Wolverines Post Top-10 Finishes in Three Different Meets
4/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
April 28, 2017
» Courtney Jacobsen tied her career best in the hammer throw to finish fifth, leading a trio of Wolverines with PRs in the event at the Texas Longhorn Invitational.
» Jeryne Fish long jumped to a season's best at the Adidas/Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine to finish ninth.
» Sarah Uhlian cleared a season's best bar in the pole vault to finish fifth in the "Championship" section at the Hillsdale Gina Relays.
Longhorn Invitational
• Results
Site: Austin, Texas (Mike A. Myers Stadium)
Event: Longhorn Invitational (Day 1)
U-M Team Result: Non-scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 29 -- at Longhorn Invitational, Penn Relays, Gina Relays
AUSTIN, Texas -- Three throwers represented the University of Michigan women's track and field team on day one of the Texas Longhorn Invitational on Friday (April 28), and three throwers finished the day with career-best marks in the hammer throw at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Courtney Jacobsen tied her personal record on her sixth-and-final throw to lead the way with a fifth-place finish, while Meagan Malloy and Bailey Baker both just missed the nine-woman finals in 10th- and 11th-place, respectively.
Matching her best mark of the year and reaffirming her status as the No. 2 hammer thrower in Michigan history, Jacobsen saved her best for last with a heave of 59.64m (195-8) to close out the competition.
The freshman was in danger of not making the final at all, needing a toss of 57.13m (187-5) on her third attempt to vault from 13th to fifth. She improved again on her fifth throw to 58.52m (192-0) before her grand finale.
An unfortunate side effect of Jacobsen's advancement to the final was that it displaced Meagan Malloy outside of the nine-woman final. For her part, Malloy opened the day with a career-best 56.19m (184-4) heave to move up to No. 5 on the all-time U-M performers list in the event.
She, in turn, displaced Baker to No. 6 on the all-time list -- though Baker also crossed the 56-meter barrier for the first time with a mark of 56.08m (184-0) on her third toss. With two throws that stayed in fair territory, Baker ran up her count of throws superior to her 2016 career best in the event to 16. She has yet to throw shorter than her 2016 best of 51.47m (168-10).
The remainder of the throws crew is in action Saturday (April 29) in the discus and shot put.
Adidas/Steve Scott Invitational
• Results
Site: Irvine, Calif. (Anteater Stadium)
Event: Adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (Day 1)
U-M Team Result: Non-scoring
IRVINE, Calif. -- A season's best performance propelled Jeryne Fish to a top-10 finish as a finalist in the long jump to kick off the first of two days for the University of Michigan women's track and field team at the Adidas/Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine on Friday (April 28) at Anteater Stadium.
Fish leapt 5.77m (18-11) on her very first of six attempts to take ninth place in a crowded long jump field. She closed out the day nearly as strong as she finished it, soaring to a mark of 5.71m (18-8.75) on her sixth-and-final attempt.
Heptathletes Aaron Howell and Tiana Luton finished 21st and 30th, respectively. Howell jumped 5.48m (17-11.50), while Luton tied her outdoor PR at 5.22m (17-1.5).
Erika Fluehr closed out the day with a runner-up finish at 5,000 meters in 17:06.93.
Gina Relays
• Results
Site: Hillsdale, Mich. (Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium)
Event: Gina Relays (Day 1)
U-M Team Result: Non-scoring
HILLSDALE, Mich. -- Behind the best performance of her 2017 outdoor season to date, Sarah Uhlian finished fifth in the "Championship" section of the pole vault Friday afternoon (April 28) at the Hillsdale Gina Relays held at Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium.
Uhlian made it up and over at 3.87m (12-8.25) on her second attempt to clinch her fifth-place performance before missing three times at 3.97m (13-0.25).
She also needed just two attempts to clear her opening height of 3.72m (12-2.5).
Pole vault action continues Saturday morning at 10 a.m. as Tori Chapin competes in the open section of the event.
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