April 12, 2008

Complete Results

OXFORD, Miss. - Sophomore Nicolette Taku leapt into the NCAA Mideast Regional Saturday with a triple jump of 12.40 meters to lead the Tulane University track and field at the Ole Miss Invitational held at the Ole Miss Track and Field Complex.

Taku, a jumper from Baton Rouge, qualified for the outdoor NCAA Regional in the triple jump for the second year in a row, and also placed 11th in the long jump with a mark of 5.29m (17-04.25). The 4x400-meter relay `A' team, composed of senior Shanon Beelendorf, sophomore Jasmine Momoh, junior Vanessa Kienast and sophomore Valencia Wilson, won the race with a time of 3:44.15.

Beelendorf finished third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.39, and Momoh also ran the 100-meter dash, where she placed seventh in the finals with a time of 12.12 seconds. Senior Taneekwa Ross finished 10th in the preliminaries, just missing the cut for the finals with a time of 12.14, and senior Andrea Rosemond ran a prelim time of 12.21. Junior Katarina Busljeta finished sixth in the discus with a throw of 42.00m (137-09), and finished ninth in the hammer throw with a mark of 42.58m (139-08).

Rosemond finished 12th in the 200m with a time of 25.03, while senior Kyra Lobbins placed 15th with a time of 25.06, sophomore Olivia Kizzee ran a time of 25.64 and freshman Aieshia Brooks ran 25.76. Kizzee placed 13th in the 400m with a time of 57.35, Brooks ran 57.63 and Wilson ran 57.89 in the 400m.

Freshman Rebecca Coady placed fourth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:50.98, and 17th in the 800m with a time of 2:25.21. Senior Keriann Langley finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:24.09, and freshman Caitlin Hornbeck ran the 1,500m in 5:40.17.

The Green Wave 4x100 relay team of Ross, Momoh, Lobbins and Kizzee finished second and ran 46.19 seconds. The 4x400 relay Tulane `B' squad - Brooks, freshman Zandria Debowles, Lobbins and Kizzee - finished 12th with a time of 4:07.30. Freshman Zandria Debowles placed 19th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:06.40, and Kienast ran 1:09.90.

Debowles finished eighth in the high jump with a personal best height of 1.55m (5-01.00), and freshman Peggy Keplinger finished 15th in the pole vault with a mark of 2.80m (9-02.25).

At the LSU Combined Events Thursday and Friday evening, sophomore Arielle Minor finished seventh in the heptathlon, accumulating a personal-best 4322 points. She set three personal records, including the 200m (26.53 seconds), the 100m hurdles (15.42 seconds) and the shot put (11.47m, 37-07.75) by more than two feet. She narrowly missed a personal record in the high jump by one centimeter with a jump of 1.57m (5-01.75). Minor turned in a long jump mark of 5.07m (16-07.75), a javelin throw of 23.14m (75-11) and an 800m run time of 2:43.62.

The Green Wave return to action next weekend when the team travels to the Baton Rouge for the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational. For all Tulane track and field news, interviews and results, visit www.TulaneGreenWave.com.

TULANE RESULTS

100 METER DASH
PRELIMINARIES
5. Jasmine Momoh, 11.88 q
10. Taneekwa Ross, 12.14
14. Andrea Rosemond, 12.21
FINALS
7. Jasmine Momoh, 12.12

200 METER DASH
12. Andrea Rosemond, 25.03
15. Kyra Lobbins, 25.06
25. Olivia Kizzee, 25.64
26. Aieshia Brooks, 25.76

400 METER DASH
13. Olivia Kizzee, 57.35
16. Aieshia Brooks, 57.63
19. Valencia Wilson, 57.89

800 METER RUN
17. Rebecca Coady, 2:25.21

1,500 METER RUN
4. Rebecca Coady, 4:50.98
37. Caitlin Hornbeck, 5:40.17

5,000 METER RUN
4. Keriann Langley, 18:24.09

400 METER HURDLES
3. Shanon Beelendorf, 1:01.39
19. Zandria Debowles, 1:06.40
26. Vanessa Kienast, 1:09.90

4X100 METER RELAY
2. Tulane, 46.19
Ross, Momoh, Lobbins, Kizzee

4X400 METER RELAY
1. Tulane `A', 3:44.15
Beelendorf, Momoh, Kienast, Wilson
12. Tulane `B', 4:07.30
Brooks, Debowles, Lobbins, Kizzee

HIGH JUMP
8. Zandria Debowles, 1.55m (5-01.00)

LONG JUMP
11. Nicolette Taku, 5.29m (17-04.25)

TRIPLE JUMP
2. Nicolette Taku, 12.40m (40-08.25) a

DISCUS
6. Katarina Busljeta, 42.00m (137-09)

HAMMER
9. Katarina Busljeta, 42.58m (139-08)

POLE VAULT
15. Peggy Keplinger, 2.80m (9-02.25)

LSU Combined Events
HEPTATHLON
7. Arielle Minor, 4322 pts.
[15.42, 1.57, 11.47, 26.53, 5.07, 23.14, 2:43.62]

a= Automatic Qualifier for NCAA Regional