April 14, 1997
(vol. 107, iss. 111)
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…TRACK- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - April 14, 1997 -- 7B 'M' track answers questions Wolverines redeem themselves in Raleigh after time off- By Chris Farah Daily Sports Writer The Michigan…
… women's track team went into this weekend's Duke Invitational in Raleigh, N.C., with more questions than answers. The primary question being: Would the Wolverines allow their subpar per- formance two…
… of a two-week break after the Raleigh Relays disap- pointment - a meet in which sopho- more high jumper Nicole Forrester was the only Wolverine to place first in an event - Michigan competed with a…
… vengeance at the Duke meet. The Wolverines tallied two first-place and six second-place finishes. Michigan also provisionally qualified three ath- letes for the NCAA championships. Junior Tania Longe was one…
… of the Wolverines who garnered first place, taking the top spot in the 100-meter hur- dles with a time of 13.97. The victory was even more redeeming for Longe, considering that she fell in the hurdle…
… a lot more aggressively." The list of accomplishments becomes all the more impressive when one con- siders the various factors the Wolverines had to contend with such as the level of competition and…
… the weather. Michigan had to contend with several other major Division I programs, including North Carolina, Georgetown, Syracuse and South Carolina. What's more, the Wolverines also had to deal with…
…. The 13th-ranked Wolverines com- peted in the Arkansas Invitational, hosted by the top-ranked Razorbacks. The 10-team field, although the smallest the Wolverines have faced his season, proved competitive…
…. Part of the reason the field was so small was because No. 23 Baylor backed out due to the bitter cold weather in Fayetteville. The Wolverines felt right at home in the cold, totalling five victories…
…. The victory was Sullivan's first since returning from heel surgery. The injury cost him the 1996 cross-country season and the '97 indoor season. Senior Neil Gardner lead the charge for the Wolverines…