University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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his Michigan distance runner keeps pace with the field. The women ' s team dominated in the Intercollegiate Champion- ships held in Ann Arbor. YTT Talking up to the starting blocks, this Wolverine prepares I for her race at the Intercollegiate Championships in Ann V V Arbor. The team outscored their nearest challenger, East- ern Michigan, 226 to 95. Captain long sprinter, Dwayne Fuqua, runs just ahead of his competition on his way to win the race. Fuquawon the 600 meter run at the NCAA Championships while the rest of the team had similar success. MarkWollv Track Field 205

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by Michelle McCombs Under the leadership of senior captains Dwayne Fuqua, Kevin Sullivan and Brian Thiesen, the Michigan mens track and field team had a wealth of talent in the 1998 spring season. After a series of unscored meets, the team participated in the NCAA qualifying meet, conveniently held at Michigan ' s own Track Building. Over the course of this meet, the Wolverines justified all the press they have received this year by placing second, qualifying a number of athletes for the NCAA Championships. Great performances were given by many athletes. Senior captain Brian Thiesen placed second in the 55 meter hurtles, only one hundreth of a second off the winning time, as well as placing fourth in the 200 meter sprint. Another captain, long sprinter Dwayne Fuqua, won the 600 meter run. Wolverine runners Jay Cantin and Don Mclaughlin finished the 800 meter run in the second and third place slots, respectively. On the field side of the board, first-year student Charles DeWildt placed third in the pole vault. The pleasant surprise of the meet was the victory of the distance medley team. We thought we would need to run around 9:40 to get in with a provisional mark, said head coach Jack Harvey. Instead, the team ran a phenominal 9:37.59, thanks to the 3:58 minute mile anchor leg turned in by senior captain Kevin Sullivan. The other winning runners on the distance medley team were Jay Cantin (1 200 meter leg) , Dwayne Fuqua (400 meter leg) and Don Mclaughlin (800 meter leg) As a result, the Michigan Men ' s Track and Field team qualified for the NCAA Championships in four events. These events were 5000 meter run (John Mortimer) , 200 meter sprint (Brian Thiesen and Kevin Bowman) , the 3000 meter run (Kevin Sullivan) and the distance medley relay (Dwayne Fuqua, Don Mclaughlin, Jay Cantin and Kevin Sullivan). Michigan ' s Women ' s Track and Field started their season strong showing a chance at winning the Big Ten which they had not won since 1994. They scored well at invitationals and were led by top performances from Katie McGregor and Tania Longe. Junior Katie McGregor earned the Big Ten Women ' s Track Field Athlete of th Month honors for her performances in January. She became a NCAA provisiona qualifier again. McGregor qualified for the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:32.94: behind a first-place finish. She also qualified for the NCAA Indoor National Champion- ships in the 3000-meter, 800-meter and mile runs. Michigan completely dominated the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships hosted in Ann Arbor. They took an impressive lead of 226 points their closest competitor was Eastern Michigan University with 95 points. In four different events, the 400-meters, 800-meters, mile run and 3000-meters Michigan took first and second. Tania Longe set a new Michigan indoor record in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.88. Other even in which Longe scored included long jump, shotput, and triple jump. Elizabeth Kampfi took the best time at that point in the season in the 5000-meter run. The Wolverines demonstrated their versatility with a powerful showing at the Mey Invitational held in South Bend, Indiana by winning twelve events. Katie McGregor se a Meyo Invitational record in the mile finishing with 4:44. 59- The next three spots we: also taken by Wolverine runners Lisa Ouellet, Michelle Slater, and Elizabeth Kampfe, Tania Longe continued to impress team members and spectators by qualifying first i the 60-meter hurdles and then taking second in the finals. The distance team was split up from the sprinter and field competitors to attend separate invitationals over Valentine ' s Day weekend. The distance group traveled Indianapolis to compete in the ultra-competitive Cannon Classic against some of t stiffest competition in the nation. The team performed well and McGregor took the time in the Big Ten for the 3000-meter run and fifth nationally with a time of 9:25.55 At the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska the sprinter and field competitors al: faced their toughest competition. All-American Nicole Forrester brought forth her effort claiming the second best leap in the nation of 6-1 1 4 and tied her best height i the Big Ten this season. MarkWolly Michigan hurdler outpaces her competition. The women ' s team won twelve events at the Meyo Invitational in South ;nd, Indiana. line of distance runners make another lap around the track. The men ' s track team placed second at the NCAA qualifying leet in Ann Arbor. 204 Sports

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