Tulane University
Tulane Invitational
Green Wave Shines at Tulane Invitational
Apr 7, 2001 | Track & Field
April 7, 2001
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Tulane University collected 18 first and second place finishes as the Green Wave had a strong day at its own Tulane Invitational on Saturday at Tad Gormley Stadium.
Senior Noel Comrie (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica) had the most impressive day, leaping 16.16 meters in the triple jump to set a new school record and automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Nadja Petersen (Stockholm, Sweden) had an excellent performance as well, she won the 800 meters with a provisional qualifying time of 2:06.66. Her time was just nine-hundredths of a second from breaking the school record in the event.
Senior Nikelola Balogun (Los Angeles, Calif.) had two second-place finishes (in the 200 and the 400) and also helped the Wave's 4x100 Relay team to a first-place finish. Junior Asha James (Pickering, Ontario) snared third place in the 100 and the 200-meter dashes, while also running on the winning 4x100 team.
Senior Angela Milner (Modesto, Calif.) took second in the 800 while helping Tulane's 4x400 Relay team to a first-place finish. The 1500-meter run was won by Tulane junior Katrina Gemmell (Palmerston North, New Zealand), while junior Catherine Betz (Metairie, La.) was a winner in the javelin.
Balogun's time of 23.85 in the 200 is the second-best in school history behind just Rebecca Murphy's 23.66. Sophomore Teana McKiver (Beulaville, N.C.), the Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year in women's basketball, made her debut for the track team. She placed sixth in the shot put and third in the discus. Her throw of 128-07 in the discus is the second-best effort in school history. The record of 128-10 was set by Karen Edison in 1993.
In addition to Comrie, the men were led by junior Nathan Junius (New Orleans, La.). Junius, who has already automatically qualified for the NCAAs, had another provisional distance in the javelin with a winning throw of 228-02.
Three other Green Wave men also turned in winning performances. Sophomore Clement Abai (Port Moresby, New Guinea) won the 800, while junior Meshack Mulupi (Kilimambogo, Kenya) and freshman Kurt Eifling (Fayetteville, Ark.) won in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the pole vault, respectively.
Tulane opponents turning in strong days included Iowa's Sarah Steffen, Southern Miss' Emmanuel Osabutey, McNeese State's Antwonette Reece and Memphis' Larry Crawford. Steffen won the 100-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles, Osabutey won the long jump and took third in the 100-meter dash, Reece had a first-place finish in the triple jump and second in the long jump, and Crawford won the 100 and placed second in the 200.
The Green Wave will return to action next weekend, competing at the Louisiana State Alumni Gold meet on Saturday.
Tulane Women:
100 Meters
Asha James, 11.82 (3rd place)
Deshawnda Williams, 12.04 (4th place)
200 Meters
Nikelola Balogun, 23.85 (2nd place)
Asha James, 23.93 (3rd place)
Deshawnda Williams, 25.15 (7th place)
Aisha Otori, 26.77 (15th place)
400 Meters
Nikelola Balogun, 54.37 (2nd place)
800 Meters
Nadja Petersen, 2:06.66 (1st place)
Angela Milner, 2:11.19 (2nd place)
Sheena Garwood, 2:19.81 (7th place)
Lyndie Galka, 2:22.05 (9th place)
1,500 Meters
Katrina Gemmell, 4:30.44 (1st place)
Carlyne Pradieu, 4:47.44 (4th place)
3,000 Meters
Theresa Maru, 10:23.08 (2nd place)
4x100 Relay
Asha James, Jillian Green, NikelolaBalogun, Deshawnda Williams, 46.25 (1st place)
4x400 Relay
Sheena Garwood, Angela Milner, Lyndie Galka, Quasheba Lee, 3:48.85 (1st place)
Long Jump
Marie Ahlander, 5.68m (4th place)
Jillian Green, 5.60m (5th place)
Triple Jump
Jillian Green, 11.52m (3rd place)
Aisha Otori, 11.37m (5th place)
High Jump
Jenny Isgren, 1.67m, 5-05.75 (2nd place)
Discus Teana McKiver, 39.20m, 128-07.00 (3rd place)
Catherine Betz, 38.10m, 125-00.00 (5th place)
Sacha Junius, 36.98m, 121-04.00 (6th place)
Kristine Urban, 36.98m, 121-04.00 (6th place)
Shot Put
Teana McKiver, 11.86m, 38-11.00 (6th place)
Javelin
Catherine Betz, 42.86m, 140-07.00 (1st place)
Sacha Junius, 38.58m, 126-07.00 (5th place)
Tulane Men:
100 Meters
Alex Lakhanpal, 11.02 (10th place)
200 Meters
Alex Lakhanpal, 22.30 (12th place)
Delando Davis, 22.51 (15th place)
400 Meters
Shawn Parris, 53.25 (10th place)
800 Meters
Clement Abai, 1:51.51 (1st place)
110-Meter High Hurdles
Delando Davis, 14.45 (2nd place)
1,500 Meters
Peter Rotich, 3:56.57 (3rd place)
Adam Leskis, 4:04.20 (8th place)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Meshack Mulupi, 9:34.75 (1st place)
5,000 Meters
Anthony Lagat, 15:26.06 (2nd place)
Meyer Friedman, 15:51.30 (4th place)
Ryan Gallagher, 17:06.50 (9th place)
Discus
Nathan Junius, 47.66m, 156-04.00 (2nd place)
George Peake, 34.08m, 111-10.00 (9th place)
Triple Jump
Noel Comrie, 16.16m (1st place)** school record, automatic
Pole Vault
Kurt Eifling, 4.20m, 13-09.25 (1st place)
Javelin
Nathan Junius, 69.56m, 228-02.00 (1st place)
Grant Whittaker, 50.64m, 166-02.00 (5th place)
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