University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Women Outdistance Field At Brown Invitational
12/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
As a team, UConn combined for 11 first place performances, which included marks that provisionally qualified for the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championship by Wadudah Nurul-Islam (Jr., Providence, RI) in the weight throw and two-time All-American Tamika Toppin (Sr., South Plainfield, NJ) in the high jump. Nurul-Islam turned in a distance of 58'1, while Toppin had a height of 5'10.
UConn's top returning sprinter from a season ago, Sharmaine Abrams (Jr., Manchester, CT) returned to form as she took first in both the 55m and the 200m. Her 55m time of 7.27 erased her previous career best in the event (7.30), while she clocked a 25.75 in the 200m.
I was incredibly pleased with our performance and overall this was a great meet for us in a lot of respects, said Adams. The freshmen learned a lot about themselves and I think some of the upper classmen were surprised by what they were able to do. The provisional qualifying marks should be good springboards on which to build from and I believe that Abrams has established herself as one of the premier sprinters in the New England area.
Following is a list of Connecticut's other first place performers: Triple Jump-Rhashida Abdul-Amalik (37'4), Long Jump- Kafi Davis (18'7), 400m-Ebony Murphy (1:00.23), 800m- Louise Agoston (2:23.78), Mile Run-Nichole Tremblay (5:17.8), 3000M-Kimberly Grabarz (10:38.53), 5000M-Kelly Joy (18:53.47).
UConn returns to the track Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12-13, as the Huskies travel to New York, NY, for the First Annual Collegiate Invitational at the 168th Street Armory.
UConn Women's Track and Field* = Provisional Qualifer for the 2001 NCAA Women's Track and Field Championship
Brown Invitational
12/2/00Weight Throw 1st Wadudah Nurul-Islam 58' 1"* 2nd-Melissa Houston 57' 3" 8th Amy Parkosewich 41' 6.5"
Triple Jump 1st Rhashida Abdul-Amalik 37' 4" 4th Andrea Gourdine 36' 7" 5th Lisa Deskis 35' 8" 6th Kafi Davis 35' 8"
Shot Put 2nd Wadudah Nurul-Islam 45' 1" 3rd Lissa Bloom 44' 11.5" 6th Amy Parkosewich 39' 5.25" 17th Nicole Toney 33' 1"
Long Jump 1st Kafi Davis 18' 7" 3rd Nicole Toney 18' 3" 6th Rhashida Abdul-Amalik 17' 5" 9th Andrea Gourdine 16' 10" 14th Jen Edwards 16' 4.5"
Pole Vault 6th Tali Griner 9' 6"
High Jump 1st Tamika Toppin 5' 10"* T4 Deirdre Mullin 5' 4" T4 Jennifer Barcellona 5' 4" T6 Kristin Composto 5' 4" T6 Jen Edwards 5' 4" T8 Patricia Dudek 5' 2"
55m High Hurdles Prelims 2nd Nicole Toney 8.48 6th Louise Agoston 8.71 22nd JainJa Williams 10.20
55m High Hurdles Finals 3rd-Nicole Toney 8.37 7th Louise Agoston 8.77
55m Prelims 1st Sharmaine Abrams 7.33 15th Michelle Beamon 7.96
55m Finals 1st Sharmaine Abrams 7.27
200m 1st Sharmaine Abrams 25.75 5th Michelle Carter 26.86 9th JainJa Williams 27.33 11th Keisha Cummings 27.71 13th Donaldo Boiteux 27.95 21st Joann Lawrence 29.28 24th Ebony Murphy 30.07 27th Sharice Springfield 30.87
400m 1st Ebony Murphy 1:00.23 15th Sharice Springfield 1:09.34
500m 9th Nicola Hines 1:34.70
800m 1st Louise Agoston 2:23.78 4th Allison McCabe 2:25.40 6th Michele McKirdy 2:26.40 12th Tiffany Chan 2:38.48 13th Christine Goetter 2:39.15 17th Brandi Tape 2:58.61
1000M 2nd Nichole Tremblay 3:08.52
One Mile Run 1st Nichole Tremblay 5:17.8
3000M 1st Kimberly Grabarz 10:38.53 2nd Erika Govan 10:54.58 6th Tiffany Rust 11:05.44 7th Marisa Olivo 11:08.03
5000M 1st Kelly Joy 18:53.47 2nd Lauren Dunning 19:29.70
4x400m 2nd UConn 4:01.39 8th UConn "B" 4:17.15
4x800m 2nd UConn 10:29.82
