Michigan
Jim Green Invitational
Michigan Women Take on Day One of Jim Green Invitational
4/28/2023 7:19:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Site: Lexington, Ky. (UK Outdoor Track and Field Facility)
Event: Jim Green Invitational (Day 1 of 2)
U-M Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, April 29 -- at Penn Relays - Day 2 (Philadelphia, Pa.), Jim Greene Invitational - Day 2 (Lexington, Ky.)
• Complete Results (PDF)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Michigan women's track and field team began action at the University of Kentucky's Jim Green Invitational on Friday (April 28), competing in sprints, hurdles and field events. The Wolverines did not compete in any events at Penn Relays Friday (April 28) but will resume action Saturday (April 29).
Michigan began the day in the field, with Theresa Mayanja in the javelin. Mayanja had a strong six-throw series, putting out her best throw of 37.28 meters (122 feet, 4 inches) on her sixth throw. Her efforts earned a second-place finish, with a healthy lead over her nearest competitor. Mia Manson also saw success in the field, taking third in the long jump behind a career best. Manson's best leap of the day was 5.89 meters (19 feet, 4 inches), though she overtook her previous best three other times within her six jumps as well. The final field event of the day was the high jump, where Gabi Newman claimed seventh place, clearing 1.51 meters (4 feet, 11.5 inches).
Savannah Sutherland, who currently holds the 400-meter hurdle program record, proved her dominance in the event yet again. With a time of 58.10, Sutherland won the 400-meter hurdles with Nikki Stephens finishing closely behind. Stephen's time of 59.75 was also strong, allowing her to secure second place. Meredith Soule and Kennedy Johnson also competed in the event, finishing seventh and ninth, respectively. Soule ran a time of 1:05.70 while Johnson ran a time of 1:07.04.
The Wolverines saw success in their final event of the day, the 200 meters, with three career-best efforts and one program top-ten effort. Ziyah Holman took second in the event with a time of 23.54 -- the sixth-best time in Michigan program history. Aasia Laurencin, Sophie Isom, and Trinity Henderson all saw individual success in the event as well, each claiming a new career best. Laurencin took ninth (24.13), Isom took tenth (24.15) and Henderson took fourteenth (24.26). Mayanja also competed in the 200-meters, her second event of the day, taking 35th with a time of 26.20
The Wolverines will be back in action at Franklin Field Saturday (April 29) with the javelin championship and the 4x800 Championship of America race. Michigan will also continue on at Jim Green Invitational tomorrow (April 29) in a variety of field and sprint events.
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