Michigan
Penn Relays
Michigan to Travel to Penn Relays, Host Len Paddock Open
4/24/2024 4:41:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
PARKING NOTICE: Due to women's tennis, men's and women's lacrosse and track and field on Saturday (April 27), please plan for heavy traffic and limited parking at the South Athletics Complex. Track and field fans are encouraged to park in the commuter lot (Maize Lot) on the south side, while fans for tennis and lacrosse are encouraged to park in the Brown lot.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 24-ranked University of Michigan women's track and field team will split the weekend between two meets, heading to Philadelphia for the Penn Relays on Thursday (April 25) and hosting the Len Paddock Open on Saturday (April 27) at U-M Track and Field Stadium. Senior Day recognition will occur following the conclusion of Saturday's meet.
Notes
• Two Wolverines will head to the City of Brotherly Love for the Penn Relays on Thursday, with the rest of the team to stay in Ann Arbor for the Len Paddock Open on Sunday. In Philadelphia, Savannah Sutherland will compete in the 400-meter hurdles at 5:25 p.m. and Samantha Saenz will compete in the 5,000-meter run at 7:55 p.m.
• U-M remained in the USTFCCCA Rankings, coming in at No. 24. Three event squads sit in the top 10, with the shot put squad ranked No. 4, and the 1,500-meter and 10,000-meter run squads each ranked No. 9.
• The Maize and Blue split between two meets last weekend, sending the distance squad to the Wake Forest Invitational and the rest of the team to the Jim Green Invitational at Kentucky.
• Riley Ammenhauser set the program triple jump standard, jumping for 13.06m (42 feet, 10.25 inches; 0.5m/s) on her final attempt for the win and the record.
• In the heptathlon, Mia Manson finished second with 4,967 points for the No. 9 mark in program history, setting a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles (14.90 seconds). Clare McNamara also competed in the heptathlon, seeing personal bests in the shot put (13.42m, 44-0.5) and the javelin throw (40.58m, 133-2). McNamara's javelin throw mark is No. 8 on the U-M performer's list.
• Penelopea Gordon also saw a personal best, becoming the sixth-fastest woman in program history in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:13.24.
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