PITT TRACK & FIELD-W BIG EAST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

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1 PITT TRACK & FIELD-W BIG EAST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 SCHEDULE Date Competition 3/23-3/24 Fredy Hardy Invitational 3/30-3/31 Asics Invitational 3/30-3/31 Stanford Invitational 4/6-4/7 Texas Relays 4/11-4/14 Sea Ray Relays 4/14 Slippery Rock Open 4/20-4/21 Morgan State Legacy Meet 4/21 IUP Open 4/26-4/28 Penn Relays 5/4-5/6 Big East Championships 5/11-5/12 ECAC Championships 5/26-5/27 East Regional Championships 6/6-6/9 NCAA Championships 6/20-6/24 USATF JR & SR Nationals Big East Championships held in Storrs, CT. ECAC Championships held in Princeton, NJ. NCAA East Regional Championships held in Gainesville, FL. NCAA Championships held in Sacramento, CA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 1. PITTSBURGH Notre Dame Syracuse Connecticut Villanova Louisville Georgetown St. John s West Virginia Rutgers Marquette Seton Hall Cincinnati Providence South Florida DePaul... 9 MEDIA RELATIONS INFO. Contact: Nicole Amato Office: (412) Fax: (412) namato@athletics.pitt.edu Web: BIG EAST OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS George J. Sherman Sports Complex Storrs, CT May 4-6 All Day The Pitt women s track and field team wants to keep their streak going. After two years of winning the league title, the Panthers are heading to Storrs, Conn., this weekend for the 2007 Big East Outdoor Championships. The team won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 and has several conference champions returning for another victory. This season the team returns champions in the 200 meters and 400-meter relay. Pitt s depth lies in its sprints and relays with several individual performers in field events who could contend for a title. Sprints (New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross) is the team s returning champion in the 200 meters. Her sister, (New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross) came in second in that event last season. also picked up all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the 100 meters last season. Pitt s other key sprinter is sophomore Raquel Bender (Penn Hills, Pa./Penn Hills) who will compete in the 100 and 200 meters as well. Middle Distance Pitt has several veterans in middle distance events. Senior Krystal Epps (Butler, Pa./Butler) is the team s primary runner in the 800 meters. Junior Selena Sappleton (Brooklyn, N.Y./A.P. Randolph) is also talented in these events. Also, Ali Briggs (Washington, Pa./Washington) has moved into a leadership role this season, primarily in the 1,500 meters. Long Distance The team s leading runner in long distance events is senior Nicki Angstadt (Kutztown, Pa./ Fleetwood) who runs the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000 meters. She holds the 12th fastest time in the league in the 5,000 meters at 17:06.49 and the fifth fastest time in the steeplechase at 10: Suzy Bossart (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) is a qualifier in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, having run a season-best 37:11.47 in the 10,000 meters at the Sea Ray Relays. Hurdles Pitt has a returning All-America selection in the hurdles as Julianna Reed (Gibsonia, Pa./ Hampton) was a top competitor at last year s NCAA Championships. She ll compete in the 400- meter hurdles this weekend. Reed placed second in this event at last year s meet. In the 100- meter hurdles, leading the team is transfer Mycaiah Clemons (New Kensington, Pa./Virginia Tech). She has the fifth fastest time in the league at from the Morgan State Legacy meet. Also qualifying in the 110-meter hurdles is Reed and Brianna Broyles (Allentown, Pa./William Allen). In addition to Reed, other qualifiers in the 400-meter hurdles include Sappleton, Broyles, Patricia Anyanwu (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) and Martina Hallman (Miami, Fla./Miami Southridge). This is one of several different events Hallman will take on.

2 2 Relays The Panthers have all four members of their 400-meter relay team returning this season after winning the Big East title in The squad includes the Calhoun sisters, Bender and Janessa Murphy (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley). The team ran a time of last year for the win. Pitt also took second in the 1,600-meter relay last year with a squad consisting of the Calhouns, Hallman and Reed. Pitt may also have a group run the 3,200-meter relay as well. Jumps In jumps, the team is extremely versatile and highly competitive. Pitt s leading high jumper is freshman Kendall Butch (Butler, Pa./Butler) who is 10th in the Big East standings with a height of 1.70 meters from the indoor season. Two Panthers are leading the Big East in the long jump. Hallman has the top mark in the conference, reaching a distance of 6.16 meters at the Morgan State meet. She is the reigning Big East champion in this event, having jumped a distance of 6.18 meters last season. Murphy is currently third in the Big East with a distance of 6.12 from the indoor season. Both Hallman and Murphy have also qualified in the triple jump. Murphy is seventh in the league at meters, and Hallman is 12th at meters. Throws Pitt has senior Kim Rorabaugh (Clymer, Pa./Purchase Line) representing the team in throws. She qualified in the shot put where she s ninth in the league, reaching a distance of meters during the indoor season. Rorabaugh is fifth in the Big East in the hammer throw with a distance of meters from the Asics Invitational. Pole Vault/Javelin In addition to the high jump, Butch will also appear in the pole vault. She is sixth in the league, having reached a height of 3.65 meters at the Morgan State meet in April. Heptathlon The Panthers have two multi competitors. Kristin Johnson (Somerset, Pa./Somerset) is the team s veteran while Erinn McMahon (Southampton, Pa./Saint Basil Academy) is in her first season in multi events. Johnson s specialty is the high jump while McMahon is stronger in hurdles and jumps. The competition will begin at noon on Friday with the women s heptathlon and men s decathlon. Most of the qualifying events and a few distance events will take place on Saturday with the meet concluding on Sunday. NAME EVENT BE STANDING Nicki Angstadt... 5,000m ,000m SC...5 Patricia Anyanwu m mH...8 Raquel Bender m m...18 Suzy Bossart... 5,000m ,000m...8 Ali Briggs... 1,500m...41 Katelyn Brown m...32 Brianna Broyles mH mH...12 Kendall Butch... High Jump...10 Pole Vault m m m m m...15 QUALIFIERS AND EVENTS NAME EVENT BE STANDING Mycaiah Clemons mH...5 Martina Hallman m m mH...9 Long Jump...1 Triple Jump...12 Kari Hedderick m...18 Kristin Johnson... High Jump...22 Janessa Murphy m...12 Long Jump...3 Triple Jump...7 Julianna Reed m mH mH...2 Kim Rorabaugh... Shot Put...9 Hammer Throw...5 Selena Sappleton mH...7 RETURNING BIG EAST CHAMPIONS FROM 2006 Raquel Bender Martina Hallman Janessa Murphy

3 OUTDOOR TOP TIMES/MARKS PITT OUTDOOR SCHOOL RECORDS EVENT NAME TIME/MARK DATE 100m /20-4/21 200m /20-4/21 400m /24-3/25 800m Ali Briggs 2: /24-3/25 1,500m Ali Briggs 4: /30-3/31 3,000m Suzy Bossart 10: /21 5,000m Suzy Bossart 18: /30-3/31 10,000m Nikki Bielick 37: /11-4/14 100mH Mycaiah Clemons /20-4/21 400m H Julianna Reed /26-4/28 3,000m SC Nicki Angstadt 10: /30-3/31 FIELD EVENTS High Jump Kendall Butch /20-4/21 Pole Vault Kendall Butch /20-4/21 Long Jump Martina Hallman /20-4/21 Triple Jump Martina Hallman /20-4/21 Shot Put Kim Rorabaugh /30-3/31 Hammer Throw Kim Rorabaugh /30-3/31 Discus Stacey Bilan /14 Javelin Stacey Bilan /20-4/21 Heptathlon Erinn McMahon 3,664 3/30-3/31 RELAYS 4x100m Sh. Calhoun, Bender /26-4/28 Murphy, St. Calhoun 4x200m Sh. Calhoun, Bender 1: /26-4/28 Hallman, St. Calhoun 4x400m Reed, Sappleton 3: /6-4/7 Brown, St. Calhoun 4x800m Epps, Hedderick 9: /24-3/25 Reed, Sappleton SMR Brown, Broyles 4: /26-4/28 Hedderick, Epps SHR Clemons, Hallman /11-4/14 Broyles, Reed EVENT NAME RECORD YEAR 100 meters meters... Kimberly Lyles meters meters... Chantée Earl...2: Mile... Anna-Rebekka Kohler...5: ,500 meters... Maureen McCandless...4: Mile run... Lori Wood...11: meters... Maureen McCandless...9: ,000 meters... Maureen McCandless...16: ,000 meters... Carmela Mariani...34: meter hurdles meter hurdles... Julianna Reed ,000-meter steelplechase... Nicki Angstadt...10: FIELD EVENTS High Jump... Najuma Fletcher m Pole Vault... Marissa Dudek m Long Jump... Trecia-Kaye Smith m Triple Jump... Trecia-Kaye Smith m # Shot Put... Amanda Walker m Hammer Throw... Amanda Walker m Discus... Amanda Walker m Javelin... Angela Hoover m Pentathlon... Kathy Dvorsak...3,101 pts Heptathlon... Najuma Fletcher...5,750 pts RELAYS 4x100-meter Relay... Lamoy Stephens (400-meter relay) Kimberly Lyles 4x100-meter Hurdle Relay... Najuma Fletcher (400-meter hurdle relay) Staci Suggs 4x200-meter Relay... Lamoy Stephens...1: (800-meter relay) Kimberly Lyles 4x400-meter Relay... Mera Belisle...3: (1,600-meter relay) Chantée Earl Tia Tabb 4x800-meter Relay... Neema Payne...8: (3,200-meter relay) DeAnna Cole Janine Jones Beth Rocks Sprint Medley Relay... Tonya Mullins...1: Sprint Medley Relay... Tia Tabb...3: Mera Belisle Chantée Earl Distance Medley Relay... Amanda Schmidt...11: Trenace Elliott DeAnna Cole Maureen McCandless 4x1,500 Relay... Maureen McCandless...18: Lauren Shaffer Amanda Schmidt Beth Rocks # - NCAA Record

4 4 PITT TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS AND STATISTICS SCHOOL INFORMATION Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 33,792 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue and Gold Home Court: Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg Athletics Director: Jeff Long COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: Alonzo Webb Alma Mater: Western Michigan Phone: (412) Assistant Coach: Mihaela Tripon Alma Mater: Babes-Bolyai (Romania) Assistant Coach: Jim Trautmann Alma Mater: Notre Dame Assistant Coach: Amanda Walker Alma Mater: Pittsburgh Assistant Coach: Bob Reynolds Alma Mater: Penn Vol. Assistant Coach: Sam Bair Alma Mater: Kent State Vol. Assistant Coach: Mallory McDonald TEAM INFORMATION 2006 Big East Indoor Finish: 3rd (85 pts) 2006 Big East Outdoor Finish: 1st (117 pts) 2006 ECAC Outdoor Finish: 1st (87 pts) 2006 NCAA Regional Finish: 10th (21 pts) Big East Champs Returning/Lost: 6/2 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 2/2 RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS meter relay meter relay meters Julianna Reed meter hurdles meter hurdles BIG EAST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT Renee Henderson meters Gail Counts meters Renee Henderson meters Gail Counts meters Susan Torre meter relay Gail Counts Edith Butler Renee Henderson Renee Henderson meters meter hurdles Lori Wood... 10,000 meters...35:42.60 Renee Henderson meter relay Susan Torre Angie Fowlkes meter hurdles Lori Wood... 10,000 meters...36:28.1 Cindy Randolph meter relay Vanessa Jones Debie Bonner meter hurdles meters (MT) Clarissa Dudley meter relay Sonya Rivers meter hurdles meter hurdles...1:01.21 Nicole McKenzie... 1,600-meter relay...3:45.63 Ardythe Hope meters meters meter hurdles meters Joanne Warner... Javelin m Alexis Archer... Triple Jump m meter relay Vanessa Jones Clarissa Dudley Monica Hockaday... 1,600-meter relay...3: meter hurdles meter hurdles meter hurdles...1:00.66 Joanne Warner... Javelin m Clarissa Dudley... Triple Jump m Clarissa Dudley... 1,600-meter relay...3: Najuma Fletcher... Triple Jump m Long Jump m High Jump m Joanne Warner... Javelin m Discus m Najuma Fletcher... High Jump m Triple Jump m Najuma Fletcher... High Jump m Triple Jump m Trecia-Kaye Smith... Long Jump m Trecia-Kaye Smith... Long Jump m Triple Jump m Shot Put m

5 5 BIG EAST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS CONT. YEAR NAME EVENT RESULT Trecia-Kaye Smith... Triple Jump m Shot Put m Chantee Earl meters...2:05.08 Gina Bundy... Heptathlon...4,378 pts Anna-Rebekka Kohler... 3,200-meter relay...8:46.57 Chantee Earl Shauna McFadzean Tamika Dorin Trecia-Kaye Smith... Triple Jump m Long Jump m Bettina Lee... Heptathlon...4,694 pts Tia Tibb... 1,600-meter relay...3:40.19 Mera Belisle Bettina Lee Chantee Earl Nicole Kelly... Heptathlon...5,062 pts Marissa Dudek... Pole Vault m Melanie Carter... Triple Jump m Tamara McGill... Heptathlon...5,240 pts Elizabeth Bayne meter hurdles...57: Trenace Elliot meters Tamara McGill... Heptathlon...5,375 pts Marissa Dudek... Pole Vault m Jill Knopsnyder... Javelin m Kimberly Lyles meters Tamara McGill... Heptathlon... 5,407 pts* Julianna Reed meter hurdles Kimberly Lyles... 1,600-meter relay...3:40.84 Julianna Reed Marissa Dudek... Pole Vault m* meters Martina Hallman... Long Jump m Angela Hoover... Javelin m meter relay Janessa Murphy Raquel Bender After name denotes Outstanding Track Performer award winner After name denotes Outstanding Field Performer award winner * After result denotes current Big East meet record