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Women Claim Runner-Up Showing at MAC Outdoor Championships
5/13/2006 10:35:38 PM | Women's Track & Field
Eagles’ senior Patrice Beasley named Most Valuable Performer
Complete Results.
TOLEDO, Ohio – Soggy and rainy conditions did not slow down the Eastern Michigan University women’s track and field team which finished runner-up at the 2006 Mid-American Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship here Thursday-Friday (May 11-13) at the University of Toledo’s UT Track.
Senior Patrice Beasley (Romulus, Mich.-Romulus) came up with a superhuman effort, taking part in four of the Eagles’ five individual titles. She won both the 100 and 200-meter events and also was part of championship efforts in the 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 400-meter relay teams. Joining Beasley on the winning 4 x 100-meter relay squad, which clocked in a UT Track record time of :45.45 were Ashley McCullough (Dayton, Ohio-Colonel White), Bria Woods (Akron, Ohio-East), Lintera Harvin (Virginia Beach, Va.Salem).
The other three runners on the 4 x 400-meter team, which ran a UT Track-record time of 3:40.85,were Chrystal Dooley (Westerville, Ohio-Westerville South), JaQuae Jones (Massillon, Ohio-Washington),and Woods. Both EMU relay times also qualified the Eagles for the NCAA Regional championships.
Chrystal Dooley (Westerville, Ohio-Westerville South) was the other EMU winner, capturing the 400-meter hurdles in a UT Track and an NCAA Regional-qualifying time of :58.51.
Akron ended up winning the team title with 103 points with EMU second at 103, Ball State third with 97,Kent State fourth at 89.5 and Western Michigan fifth with 85.5 points. Rounding out the field were Central Michigan (60), Bowling Green (52), Miami (50.5), Toledo (45), Northern Illinois (35.5), Ohio (35) and Buffalo (25).
Other top finishes from EMU competitors Saturday came from Andrea Wheeler (Suffolk, VA-Lakeland), Kemba Johnson (Kingston, Jamaica-St. Andrew), Woods, Kallie Williams (Dexter, Mich.-Dexter), Lauren Snell (Medina, Ohio-Medina), and . Wheeler finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in :14.23 while Johnson was fourth in the triple jump at 39-feet-7.25 inches, Woods was fifth in the 400-meter dash in :54.13, Williams was seventh in the 5,000-meter run in 17:09.83 and Snell finished sixth in the 1,500-meter run in 4:36.07.
Williams started the Eagles off with a strong fourth-place finish in the 10,000 meters in a 36:16.27 clocking Thursday (May 11) night. Friday (May 12) McCullough turned in a runner-up finish in the long jump with an NCAA Regional-qualifying leap of 20-feet-10.5 inches.
EMU’S SATURDAY FINISHES -
at the 2006 Mid-American Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Final Team Scores
1. Akron 141
2. Eastern Michigan 103
3. Ball State 97
4. Kent State 89.5
5. Western Michigan 85.5
6. Central Michigan 60
7. Bowling Green 52
8. Miami 50.5
9. Toledo 45
10. Northern Illinois 35.5
11. Buffalo 54
Most Valuable Performer • 2006
Patrice Beasley - EMU
First-team All-MAC • 2006
Patrice Beasley
Chrystal Dooley
Second-team All-MAC • 2006
Ashley McCullough
100 METERS
1. Patrice Beasley (EMU) :11.68
200 METERS
1. Patrice Beasley (EMU) :23.92
7. Bria Woods (EMU) :24.53
4 x 100-METER RELAY
1. Eastern Michigan University :45.45*
UT Track Record: :45.54 Ohio State 1999
Ashley McCullough, Bria Woods, Lintera Harvin, Patrice Beasley
4 x 400-METER RELAY
1. Eastern Michigan University 3:40.85*
*UT Track Record: 3:42.24 Eastern Michigan 1992
400 METERS
5. Bria Woods (EMU) :54.13
1500 METERS
6. Lauren Snell (EMU) 4:36.07
100-METER HURDLES
4. Andrea Wheeler (EMU) :14.23
400 METER HURDLES
1. Chrystal Dooley (EMU) :58.51*
*UT Track Record: Ebonita Williams (MU) :59.47 (1993)
4. Shamarie Giscombe (EMU) 1:01.17
5,000 METERS
7. Kallie Williams (EMU) 17:09.83
12. Lauren Snell (EMU) 17:29.63
29. Consolata Kisang (EMU) 19:02.55
HIGH JUMP
T 10. Kasey Butler (EMU) 5-feet-3 inches
15. Pamela Klundert (EMU) 5-feet-3 inches
TRIPLE JUMP
4. Kemba Johnson (EMU) 39-feet-7.25 inches
5. Ashley McCullough (EMU) 39-feet-2.25 inches
14. Whitney Boyd (EMU) 35-feet-10 inches
EMU’S THURSDAY/FRIDAY FINISHES -
at the 2006 Mid-American Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Team Scores - Through Friday, May 12, 2006
1. Akron 49
2. Kent State 46.5
3. Ball State 31
Miami 31
5. Ohio 25
6. Western Michigan 23.5
7. Eastern Michigan 23
Bowling Green 23
Toledo 23
10. Northern Illinois 17
11. Buffalo 14
12. Central Michigan 6
FINAL RESULTS
LONG JUMP
2. Ashley McCullough (EMU) 20-feet-10.5 inches
15. Andrea Wheeler (EMU) 17-feet-4 inches
20. Kemba Johnson (EMU) 16-feet-6 inches
HEPTATHLON
3. Chrystal Dooley (EMU) 4,783 points
5. Shamarie Giscombe (EMU) 4,636 points
2. Dooley :14.17 100M 1. Giscombe :13.95
6. Dooley 4-10.5 HJ 6. Giscombe 4-10.5
8. Dooley 31-00.5 SP 9. Giscombe 30-9.25
1. Dooley :24.75 200M 6. Giscombe :26.40
6. Dooley 16-10 LJ 3. Giscombe 17-4
7. Dooley 87-9 Jav 6. Giscombe 89-11
2. Dooley 2:21.39 800M 4. Giscombe 2:27.56
10,000 METERS
4. Kallie Williams (EMU) 36:16.27
POLE VAULT
T11. Sarah Chrzanowski (EMU) 10-feet-11.75 inches
16. Val Smith (EMU) 10-feet-6 inches
HAMMER
20. Maite Cortin (EMU) 139-feet-11 inches
23. Marika Leroy (EMU) 133-feet-10 inches
PRELIMS FROM FRIDAY, MAY 12
100 METERS
1. Patrice Beasley (EMU) :11.76 Q
T 10. Ashley McCullough (EMU) :12.18 DNQ
12. Lintera Harvin (EMU) :12.22 DNQ
200 METERS
1. Patrice Beasley (EMU) :23.81 Q
7. Bria Woods (EMU) :24.42 Q
9. Lintera Harvin (EMU) :24.65 DNQ
400 METERS
4. Bria Woods (EMU) :55.20 Q
12. LaQuae Jones (EMU) :57.29 DNQ
14. Porshia Pryor (EMU) :57.52 DNQ
800 METERS
18. Melissa Green (EMU) 2:23.07 DNQ
20. Any Zacharski (EMU) 2:23.72 DNQ
1500 METERS
4. Lauren Snell (EMU) 4:54.13 Q
17. Lindsay Abdul-Haqq (EMU) 5:02.20 DNQ
23. Amy Zacharski (EMU) 5:12.21 DNQ
100-METER HURDLES
5. Andrea Wheeler (EMU) :14.39 Q
9. Chrystal Dooley (EMU) :14.44 DNQ
400 METER HURDLES
4. Chrystal Dooley (EMU) 1:02.18 Q
8. Shamarie Giscombe (EMU) 1:02.33 Q
