Tulane University
C-USA Indoor Championship
Tulane Women Tenth, Men Eighth, at C-USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Feb 23, 2002 | Track & Field
Feb. 23, 2002
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior Solomon Kandie paced Tulane with a second-place finish in the one-mile run and a fifth-place showing in the 3,000, but the Green Wave finished eighth at the 2002 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships which concluded in Bloomington, Ind. Saturday.
The Tulane men finished the meet with 39 points while first-year C-USA member TCU claimed the men's title with 133 points. The Horned Frogs were followed by Charlotte (120.5 points), Houston (84.5) and East Carolina in the team standings.
The Green Wave women took 10th place in the meet, which was won by Houston with 107 points. South Florida (89.5 points) was second, Marquette (77.5) third and East Carolina (66) fourth in the women's competition. Tulane, with 28.5 points, was just 1.5 points behind ninth-place Southern Miss (30).
Freshman Helmi Leppanen and senior Katrina Gemmell had the top performances for Tulane's women as Leppanen took third place in the shot put with a throw of 48-00.50 and Gemmell was fourth in the one-mile run in a time of 4:54.46. Other top finishes for the Green Wave Saturday were turned in by Carlyne Pradieu, who was fifth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:16.18, and Angel Dooley and Asha James, who were seventh in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, respectively.
Tulane took second and third place in the men's one-mile run as freshman Philip Aagaard took third place behind Kandie in a time of 4:13.28. Sophomore Joshua Johnson also recorded a third place finish with a mark of 50-00.75 in the triple jump. Kandie picked up 12 points for the Wave with his second and fifth place finishes. He also ran a leg on Tulane's winning distance medley relay Friday.
Tulane will next be in action Friday, March 1 at the Last Chance Meet in Baton Rouge, La.
C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS
Women's Team Scores:
1. Houston 107, 2. South Florida 89.5, 3. Marquette 77.5, 4. East Carolina 66, 5. TCU 52, 6. Cincinnati 49.5, 7. Louisville 44.5, 8. Charlotte 34, 9. Southern Miss 30, 10. Tulane 28.5, 11. Memphis 18, 12. DePaul 16.5, 13. UAB 11
Tulane Women:
60 Meters
Angel Dooley, 7.69 (7th place, 2 points)
200 Meters
Asha James, 25.17 (7th place, 2 points)
Angel Dooley, 25.38 (9th place)
800 Meters
Carlyne Pradieu, 2:16.18 (5th place, 4 points)
One Mile Run
Katrina Gemmell, 4:54.46 (4th place, 5 points)
4x400 Meter Relay
Asha James, Tahira Wiggins, Angel Dooley, Sheena Garwood, 3:54.72 (9th place)
Shot Put
Helmi Leppanen, 48-00.50 (3rd place, 6 points)
Men's Team Scores:
1. TCU 133, 2. Charlotte 120.5, 3. Houston 84.5, 4. East Carolina 75, 5. DePaul 62, 6. Marquette 54, 7. Memphis 53, 8. Tulane 39.
Tulane Men:
One Mile Run
Solomon Kandie, 4:08.66 (2nd place, 8 points)
Philip Aagaard, 4:13.28 (3rd place, 6 points)
3,000 Meters
Solomon Kandie, 8:29.58 (5th place, 4 points)
Anthony Lagat, 8:44.51 (10th place)
4x400 Meter Relay
Alex Lakhanpal, Philip Aagaard, Erik Emilsson, Solomon Kandie, 3:27.32 (8th place, 1 point)
Triple Jump
Joshua Johnson, 50-00.75 (3rd place, 6 points)
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