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Bowling Green Invitational
Women's Indoor Track Fourth At Bowling Green Invitational
1/13/2007 10:14:32 PM | Women's Track & Field
Eagles struggle in the five-team event
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio– The Eastern Michigan University women’s track and field team travled to Ohio Saturday to compete in the Bowling Green State University Invitational. The Eagles placed fourth out of five teams overall, totaling 53.50 points. Western Michigan University won the meet with a score of 180.
Junior Kalli Williams (Dexter, Mich.- Dexter) was the only Eagle in the competition to claim a first place finish, winning the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:14.66. Williams also turned in a thrid place finish in the 1600-meter run, posting a time of 5:12.83.
The Eagles also had strong finishes in several other track events. Freshman Cierra Farquharson (Pleasantville, NJ- Pleasantville) placed second in the 600-meter run (1:38.80) and junior Andrea Wheeler (Suffolk, VA- Lakeland) placed second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.87). In the 4x400 meter relay, the Eagles took fourth place out of nine teams.
In field events, sophomore Janice Keppler (Medina, NY- Medina) finished second overall in the pole vault competition (12-feet-5.5 inches) and Wheeler placed sixth in the long jump (17-feet-8 inches).
The Eagles will be in action again next Saturday, Jan. 20, when they travel to Ann Arbor for the Red Simmons Invitational. That meet will begin at 11a.m.
WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS
1. Western Michigan (180)
2. Miami (132.50)
3. Bowling Green (120)
4. Easter Michigan (53.50)
5. IPFW (9)
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
200 METERS
5. Porshia Pryor (EMU) :26.32
8. Jade Messam (EMU) :27.17
14. Haniel Gara (EMU) :30.47
4 x 400-METER RELAY
1. Eastern Michigan "A" 4:06.90
a) Cierra Farquharson b) Andrea Wheeler
c) Jade Messam d) Porshia Pryor
LONG JUMP
6. Andrea Wheeler (EMU) 17-feet-8 inches
DNQ Brittany Lockhart (EMU)
SHOT PUT
17. Matie Cortin (EMU) 33-feet- 5.25 inches
WEIGHT THROW
9. Marika LeRoy (EMU) 43-feet-11.75 inches
11. Matie Cortin (EMU) 40-feet-4.75 inches
400 METERS
8. Brittany Lockhart (EMU) 1:03.70
10. Sumon Joyner (EMU) 1:06.93
600 METERS
2. Cierra Farquharson (EMU) 1:38.80
5. Megan Flewelling (EMU) 1:46.80
800 METERS
7. Anna Delcamp (EMU) 2:32.80
10. Rachel Olivares (EMU) 2:38.92
1600 METERS
3. Kalli Williams (EMU) 5:12.83
10. Nicole Boeving (EMU) 5:29.91
3000 METERS
1. Kalli Williams (EMU) 10:14.66
5000 METERS
6. Melissa Green (EMU) 17:58.99
POLE VAULT
2. Janice Keppler (EMU) 12-feet-5.5 inches
DNQ Jessica Novakowski --
HIGH JUMP
6. Jasmine Gates (EMU) 5-feet-2.25 inches
10. Haniel Gara (EMU) 4-feet-10.25 inches
11. Brittany Lockhart (EMU) 4-feet-10.25 inches
60-METERS
5. Porshia Pryor (EMU) :08.00
6. Jade Messam (EMU) :08.04
60-METER HURDLES
2. Andrea Wheeler (EMU) :08.87
11. Haniel Gara (EMU) :09.79
