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B1G Ohio State Invitational
Holman, Relays Excel on Final Day of Split-Squad Weekend
5/1/2021 10:02:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
On the final day of a split-squad weekend between Indiana and Ohio State, the University of Michigan women's track and field team turned in strong performances across all disciplines on Saturday (May 1), including several victories in the sprints and relays at Indiana led by first-year sensation Ziyah Holman.
Michigan concludes its regular season with its lone home meet of the outdoor season on Saturday (May 8) before heading to Illinois for the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on May 12-14.
Holman, Relays Excel at Indiana
Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Billy Hayes Track & Field Complex)
Event: B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (Day 2 of 2)
U-M Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, May 8 -- host B1G Len Paddock Open (U-M Track and Field Stadium), TBA
• Complete Results (PDF)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- On a final day at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational at Indiana that featured both top-end speed and distance depth, the two joined forces to conclude a fine day for the Wolverines.
Featuring relay carries by Big Ten champions Ziyah Holman and Aurora Rynda, Michigan won the meet-finale 4x400 relay in historic and Big Ten-leading fashion to cap a day that featured strong individual performances from both women, among many others.
The quartet of Chika Amene, Hannah Waller, Rynda and Holman passed the baton four times around the track in 3:36.86, good for a new Big Ten lead and the third-fastest time in school history outdoors.
Amene opened with a solid 56.5-second leg, with Rynda and Waller posting 54-second splits. Holman took the baton and blasted a 51.4-second final lap to secure the win by a quarter of a second over Iowa.
It was the second victory of the day for Holman, who also claimed the title at 400 meters earlier in the afternoon in a collegiate career-best 52.45 seconds to remain undefeated in six races at the distance in her Michigan career. She came within 0.02 seconds of taking down the program's longest-standing school record, Joyce Wilson's 52.43 standard from the 1985 Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Though Rynda's individual performance from earlier in the day may not have come in a victory, it was a personal best for her among a group of strong performances from the Wolverines. Less than an hour before her 4x400 relay leg, Rynda slashed nearly seven seconds off her career-best at 1,500 meters to clock 4:23.18 for eighth overall.
She was one of four top-10 finishers for the Wolverines in the race, including fourth-place Katelynne Hart in a career-best 4:21.40, fifth-place Lucy Petee in a career-best 4:21.69 and ninth-place Meg Darmofal in 4:23.43.
The average time needed to advance as one of 48 qualifiers to the NCAA East Preliminaries over the past three years is just shy of 4:24, putting most of them in better position to qualify to the NCAA postseason.
The 4x400 relay team was not the only team in the winners circle on Saturday, as the 4x100 relay of Ameia Wilson, Lauren Morgan, Hanna Hearn and Waller took the win in 45.57 seconds for the 10th-fastest time in school history, jumping from No. 9 in the conference this year to No. 5.
Also performing well in the sprints was Michaiah Thomas, who was fifth in the 100m hurdles in 14.06 seconds.
Full Michigan Results by Event
Q = automatic qualifier to final; q = at-large qualifier to final
100 meter dash
Final (Saturday)
1. Hanna Hearn / 12.04 (-1.4m/s)
200 meter dash
Final (Friday)
7. Chika Amene / 24.94 (+0.0m/s)
400 meter dash
Final (Saturday)
1. Ziyah Holman / 52.45 [New PR]
1,500 meter run
Final (Saturday)
4. Katelynne Hart / 4:21.40 [New PR]
5. Lucy Petee / 4:21.69 [New PR]
8. Aurora Rynda / 4:23.18 [New PR]
9. Meg Darmofal / 4:23.43
12. Eva Jansohn / 4:29.99 [New PR]
21. Annie Taylor / 4:39.44
Steeplechase
Final (Friday)
1. Alice Hill / 9:54.19 [New PR]
3. Lauren Fulcher / 10:35.99
5,000 meter run
Final (Friday)
1. Ericka VanderLende / 16:00.88
2. Kathryn House / 16:10.66 [New PR]
3. Jessi Larson / 16:10.85
6. Samantha Saenz / 16:20.38 [New PR]
7. Jena Metwalli / 16:20.81 [New PR]
8. Samantha Tran / 16:22.48 [New PR]
9. Kayla Windemuller / 16:22.94 [New PR]
10. Raquel Powers / 16:31.28 [New PR]
15. Julia Vanitvelt / 17:22.00
16. Maddy Trevisan / 17:28.81
100 meter hurdles
Final (Saturday)
5. Michaiah Thomas / 14.06 (-0.5m/s)
Prelims (Saturday)
7. Michaiah Thomas / 14.18 (-1.0m/s)q
12. Paige Chapman / 14.50 (+2.0m/s)
4x100 Relay
Final (Saturday)
1. Ameia Wilson, Hanna Hearn, Lauren Morgan, Hannah Waller / 45.57
4x400 Relay
Final (Saturday)
1. Chika Amene, Hannah Waller, Aurora Rynda, Ziyah Holman / 3:36.86
Triple Jump
Final (Saturday)
6. Hannah Waller / 12.34m (40-5.75) (+0.7m/s)
Pole Vault Duo Headlines Final Day at Jesse Owens Classic
Site: Columbus, Ohio (Jesse Owens Stadium)
Event: B1G Jesse Owens Classic (Day 2 of 2)
U-M Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, May 8 -- host B1G Len Paddock Open (U-M Track and Field Stadium)
• Complete Results (PDF)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Wolverines closed out the weekend at the Jesse Owens Classic on a high note with four top-five finishes, including a pair in the pole vault.
Mia Manson and Jessica Mercier both cleared 3.98m (13 feet, 0.75 inches) in the vault to finish third and fourth, respectively. The mark was a collegiate outdoor best for Manson, as the duo comes closer each week to becoming the first pair of Wolverines to both clear four meters in the same competition.
Focusing on a number of the components of her signature heptathlon event throughout the weekend, Theresa Mayanja tied her career-best in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.00 seconds (+3.5m/s) in the prelims, and finished fifth in the final at 14.09 (+2.4m/s).
Thrower Amanda Schaare was fifth in the shot put at 15.09m (49-6), and added in a sixth-place finish in the discus 48.83m (160-2) for good measure.
Full Michigan Results by Event
Q = automatic qualifier to final; q = at-large qualifier to final
200 meter dash
Final (Friday)
21. Theresa Mayanja / 26.23 (+3.3m/s)
100 meter hurdles
Final (Saturday)
5. Theresa Mayanja / 14.09 (+2.4m/s)
Prelims (Saturday)
5. Theresa Mayanja / 14.00q (+3.5m/s) [New PR]
High Jump
Final (Saturday)
6. Katt Miner / 1.70m (5-7)
11. Theresa Mayanja / 1.55m (5-1)
Pole Vault
Final (Saturday)
3. Mia Manson / 3.98m (13-0.75) [New PR]
4. Jessica Mercier / 3.98m (13-0.75)
7. Bree Bredeweg / 3.68m (12-1)
9. Cate Visscher / 3.53m (11-7)
Shot Put
Final (Saturday)
5. Amanda Schaare / 15.09m (49-6)
9. Erin Connor / 13.51m (44-4)
Discus
Final (Saturday)
6. Amanda Schaare / 48.83m (160-2)
Hammer Throw
Final (Friday)
4. Courtney Jacobsen / 55.72m (182-9)
Javelin
Final (Friday)
11. Theresa Mayanja / 28.36m (93-0)
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