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Music City Invitational
Wolverine Women to Split Up for Arkansas, Vanderbilt
2/12/2020 4:58:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
THIS WEEK
Fri-Sat., Feb. 14-15 -- at Arkansas Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.), Friday 3:15 p.m. CST / Saturday 1:30 p.m. CST
TV: SEC Network+ (Fri.) | Live Results | Live Video | Meet Information
Fri-Sat., Feb. 14-15 -- at Vanderbilt Music City Challenge (Nashville, Tenn.), Friday 4 p.m. CST / Saturday 11 a.m. CST
Live Results | Meet Information
Friday, Feb. 14 -- Iowa State Classic (Ames, Iowa / Lied Recreation Center), Friday 6 p.m. CT
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The last big push of the 2020 indoor regular season is on deck for the University of Michigan women's track and field team this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 14-15) as the squad splits up between Arkansas and Vanderbilt.
With the Big Ten Championships just two weekends away on Feb. 28-29, the Wolverine women will head south to seek out the top competition for their respective event groups. This will be the Wolverines' last chance for national-level competition ahead of the conference meet, with many of the top student-athletes not expected to compete next weekend.
The Wolverine sprinters and jumpers are at the Arkansas Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, including the Big Ten-leading 4x400 relay team of Chloe Foster, Jade Harrison, Julia Hall and Emma Lane, as well as top high jumpers Katt Miner and Jada Wimberly.
Michigan's distance runners and throwers will be in action at the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee. Leading the distance crew are defending Big Ten 600-meter champion Aurora Rynda in her expected 2020 Michigan debut and former Big Ten Athlete of the Week Meg Darmofal, among many others. The weight throw duo of school record-holder Courtney Jacobsen and Briana Nelson will resume their takeover of the Michigan record books in their signature indoor event.
Additionally, true freshman Ericka VanderLende will represent the Wolverines at the Iowa State Classic on Friday night. The cross country All-American will make her collegiate debut at the 5,000-meter distance at 6 p.m. CT in the invitational section of the event. She could join former Wolverine Erin Finn as the only Michigan women to ever break 16 minutes in the event as first-year collegians.
Live results are available for both meets. Friday's session at Arkansas will be carried online via SEC Network Plus.
What to Know for the Arkansas Tyson Invitational
• Friday will be the main day of competition at Arkansas, with action beginning for Michigan as early as 3:15 pm CST and concluding as late as 7:30 p.m. CST. A reduced schedule on Saturday will see the Wolverines in competition starting as early as 1:30 p.m. CST and going through as late as 3:55 p.m. CST.
• When Lane, Harrison, Hall and Foster combined to run 3:38.80 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational last weekend, it marked the fastest time ever run by a Michigan team prior to the Big Ten Indoor Championships. The two-year-old school record of 3:37.88 will be in serious danger on Saturday at 3:55 p.m. CST as the squad runs around a track at Arkansas that has produced some of the fastest times in collegiate history. Individually, Hall will run at 400 meters, Harrison at 200 meters and Foster at 800 meters.
• Both Miner and Wimberly have big clearances and big wins under their belts in 2020, and both will be looking to raise the bar even further in the high jump on Saturday starting at 2:30 p.m. CST. Miner is ranked 10th nationally and Wimberly is not far behind at No. 28.
• Jeryne Fish will bring a streak of personal records to Fayetteville with her this weekend. After surpassing her 60-meter personal record three times two weekends ago and topping her long jump best last weekend, she now takes aim at becoming the eighth woman in Michigan indoor history to surpass 6.00m (19-8.25) in the long jump on Friday at 5:30 p.m. CST.
What to Know for the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge
• Friday will be a light day of action for Michigan at Vanderbilt with just the 4 p.m. CST weight throw and the 8:05 p.m. CST 5,000-meter run on the schedule. Saturday will be busier with action beginning at 11 a.m. CST and spanning through 5 p.m. CST.
• After running a career-best 2:05.72 over 800 meters two weekends ago while competing unattached, Rynda is expected to make her in-uniform debut in the event to similar success. Equalling that performance would move her into the top-10 in school history and into the conversation of adding an 800-meter title to her 2019 600-meter Big Ten win. The event goes off at 3:55 p.m. CST on Saturday.
• Rynda could be joined in the 800-meter event by Darmofal, who is entered both at 800 meters and in the mile (Saturday, 3:10 p.m.). Currently ranked No. 21 nationally in the mile, she could be looking for another breakthrough to put her in contention for a top-16 spot to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Her preseason personal-best of 4:43.13 came at this same meet a year ago. She will be joined by Big Ten scorer Alice Hill, former Ivy League champion Annie Taylor and first-year collegian Amber Gall, among others, as they all chase quick times.
• Friday at 4 p.m. CST will mark the resumption of Jacobsen's and Nelson's ongoing onslaught of the Michigan weight throw record books. The pair have exceeded last year's school record in the event nearly two dozen times between the two of them, with Jacobsen currently holding the school record. They are among a competitive field that features 10 women -- including Jacobsen and Nelson -- who are seeded at farther than 20 meters.
Wolverine Bites
• The Wolverines, led by head coaches James Henry and Jerry Clayton, are ranked No. 80 nationally in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Track and Field Rating Index (TFRI) released Monday (Feb. 10).
• The Wolverines finished ninth at the 2019 Big Ten Indoor Championships, scoring 51.5 points. All but 10 of those points return in 2020, led by reigning indoor 600-meter champion Aurora Rynda. Joining her are five other women who finished top-eight at last year's Big Ten meet, with more on the roster who have the potential to join them. In Rynda, Chloe Foster and Alice Hill, Michigan also returns three of four legs from the fastest distance medley relay team in Big Ten history, and all four DMR members return from the sixth-place NCAA Championships team including Meg Darmofal.
• Current school record-holders: Hill, Foster and Rynda (distance medley relay); Foster, Harrison and Hall (indoor 4x400 relay), Jacobsen (weight throw); Harrison (indoor 400 meters)
Michigan Student-Athletes Ranked Top-50 Nationally
| Name | Event | Rank |
| Chloe Foster | 400m | 41 |
| Alice Hill | 800m | 26 |
| Meg Darmofal | 800m | 43 |
| Annie Taylor | 800m | 46 |
| Meg Darmofal | Mile | 21 |
| Ericka VanderLende | 3000m | 26 |
| Michigan | 4x400 Relay | 28 |
| Katt Miner | High Jump | 10 |
| Jada Wimberly | High Jump | 28 |
| Amanda Schaare | Shot Put | 42 |
| Courtney Jacobsen | Weight Throw | 35 |
| Briana Nelson | Weight Throw | 37 |
| Chloe Foster | 600m | 11 |
| Julia Hall | 600m | 20 |
| Annie Taylor | 600m | 42 |
Michigan Student-Athletes Ranked Top-10 in the Big Ten
| Name | Event | Rank |
| Michigan | 4x400 | 1 |
| Chloe Foster | 400m | 3 |
| Katt Miner | High Jump | 3 |
| Chloe Foster | 600m | 4 |
| Alice Hill | 800m | 4 |
| Meg Darmofal | Mile | 4 |
| Ericka VanderLende | 3,000m | 4 |
| Maddy Trevisan | 5,000m | 4 |
| Jade Harrison | 400m | 5 |
| Raquel Powers | 5,000m | 5 |
| Meg Darmofal | 800m | 6 |
| Jada Wimberly | High Jump | 6 |
| Emma Lane | 400m | 7 |
| Courtney Jacobsen | Weight Throw | 7 |
| Jade Harrison | 200m | 8 |
| Julia Hall | 600m | 8 |
| Annie Taylor | 800m | 8 |
| Briana Nelson | Weight Throw | 8 |
| Kathryn House | 3,000m | 10 |
| Jeryne Fish | Long Jump | 10 |
When to Watch the Wolverines
Times are subject to change as final schedules are published.
| Friday Competitors | ||||
| Name | Event | Round | Time (CT) | Meet |
| Paige Chapman | 60 meter hurdles | Qualifying Round | 3:15 PM | Arkansas |
| Michaiah Thomas | 60 meter hurdles | Qualifying Round | 3:15 PM | Arkansas |
| Paige Chapman | 60 meter dash | Qualifying Round | 3:45 PM | Arkansas |
| Jenna Reid | 400 meter dash | Final | 4:30 PM | Arkansas |
| * Paige Chapman | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 5:10 PM | Arkansas |
| * Michaiah Thomas | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 5:10 PM | Arkansas |
| Ameia Wilson | Long Jump | Final | 5:30 PM | Arkansas |
| Jeryne Fish | Long Jump | Final | 5:30 PM | Arkansas |
| Courtney Jacobsen | Weight Throw | Final | 5:30 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Briana Nelson | Weight Throw | Final | 5:30 PM | Vanderbilt |
| * Paige Chapman | 60 meter dash | Prelims | 5:45 PM | Arkansas |
| Ericka VanderLende | 5000 meter run | Final | 6:00 PM | Iowa State |
| Chloe Foster | 800 meter run | Final | 6:10 PM | Arkansas |
| * Paige Chapman | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 6:20 PM | Arkansas |
| * Michaiah Thomas | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 6:20 PM | Arkansas |
| * Paige Chapman | 60 meter dash | Final | 6:30 PM | Arkansas |
| Julia Hall | 400 meter dash | Final | 6:50 PM | Arkansas |
| Kathryn House | 5000 meter run | Final | 8:05 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Emma Sloan | 5000 meter run | Final | 8:05 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Saturday Competitors | ||||
| Name | Event | Round | Time (CT) | Meet |
| Samantha Saenz | Mile | Final | 10:55 AM | Vanderbilt |
| Gabby Swider | Mile | Final | 10:55 AM | Vanderbilt |
| Maddy Trevisan | Mile | Final | 10:55 AM | Vanderbilt |
| Eva Jansohn | 800 meter run | Final | 11:20 AM | Vanderbilt |
| Chika Amene | 400 meter dash | Final | 11:30 AM | Vanderbilt |
| Jada Wimberly | High Jump | Final | 11:30 AM | Arkansas |
| Briana Nelson | Shot Put | Final | 11:45 AM | Vanderbilt |
| Amanda Schaare | Shot Put | Final | 12:30 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Sydney McGinley | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 1:00 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Tiana Luton | 60 meter hurdles | Prelims | 1:00 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Jade Harrison | 200 meter dash | Final | 1:30 PM | Arkansas |
| Ameia Wilson | 200 meter dash | Final | 1:30 PM | Arkansas |
| Jeryne Fish | 200 meter dash | Final | 1:30 PM | Arkansas |
| Meg Darmofal | Mile | Final | 2:10 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Amber Gall | Mile | Final | 2:10 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Alice Hill | Mile | Final | 2:10 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Annie Taylor | Mile | Final | 2:10 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Lexi Munley | Mile | Final | 2:10 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Raquel Powers | Mile | Final | 2:10 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Katt Miner | High Jump | Final | 2:30 PM | Arkansas |
| * Tiana Luton | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 2:55 PM | Vanderbilt |
| * Sydney McGinley | 60 meter hurdles | Final | 2:55 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Michigan A | 4x400 relay | Final | 3:55 PM | Arkansas |
| Meg Darmofal | 800 meter run | Final | 3:55 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Aurora Rynda | 800 meter run | Final | 3:55 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Julia Sullivan | 800 meter run | Final | 3:55 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Jena Metwalli | 3000 meter run | Final | 4:25 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Julia Vanitvelt | 3000 meter run | Final | 4:25 PM | Vanderbilt |
| Michigan B | 4x400 relay | Final | 5:00 PM | Vanderbilt |
* = Pending advancement from previous round
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