University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Women Control the Competition at Duke Invite
4/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Shani Marks finished fourth in the triple jump, leaping a season-best jump of 41-feet, 1 1/2-inches. Sophomore Laura Bjork made her outdoor season debut with a fourth place finish in the 5000-meter run, finishing in 17:07.36. Senior Jill Field ran a career-best time of 37:15.10 in the 10,000-meter run to place fifth.
Senior Amber Day won both the 100-meter (12.46 seconds) and 200-meter (25.00) developmental dashes, while newcomer Melissa Steele claimed victory in the 400-meter hurdles developmental race with a personal- best time of 1:03.39.
Sophomores Rachel Schutz< /a> and Tahesia Harrigan< /a> placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 400-meter developmental dash with times of 57.23 and 57.60 seconds. Caese Martine finished second in the 100-meter hurdles developmental race with a time of 14.91 seconds.
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