University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
South Florida Claims C-USA Track and Field Title
2/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
South Florida Claims C-USA Track and Field Title
South Florida (112.5) outpointed both Tulane (101) and the host Cougars (95) with an all around performance that witnessed the Bulls grab at least one point in all 16 events. South Florida only took two titles-Black in the 60 meters and Jolene Williams in the 3,000 meters-but gained enough points from top to bottom to hold off the Cougars and the late charge of the Green Wave.
Tulane took both the distance medley and the mile relays and also had individual champions in the 400 meters (Nadja Petersen), 800 meters (Angela Miller), mile run (Katrina Gemmell) and triple jump (Marie Ahlander). Houston grabbed four individual honors, including a double accolade for nine-time All-American Jenny Adams.
Southern Miss' Hope Sinclair took first in the high jump with a jump of 5'6". Jessica Crump finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.97. The 4x400 meter relay team (Hope Sinclair-Oby Amadi-Yolanda Johnson-Jessica Crump) finished seventh with a time of 3:57.31 and the distance medley team (Amadi-Sandra Allen-Crump-Keri White) finished eighth with a time of 12:57.93. Tamara Dayes finished third in the shot put with a toss of 44'3.25" and eighth in the weight throw 20# with a toss of 49'11.25".
Yesterday Adams took the long jump-the event she captured the national championship outdoors last season. This afternoon Adams won the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.28, took third in the 60 meters and ran the opening leg of the Cougars third-place 4x400-meter relay squad. Adams shared Athlete of the Year honors with USF's Black.
Marquette posted an impressive fourth-place showing behind first-place winners Susan Barth and Annie Lewandowski. Barth captured the 5,000 meters, while Lewandowski won the shot put. Marquette youngster Brianna Dahm was the Freshman of the Year, as she took second in the mile (4:57.70) and fourth in the 800 meters (2:17.06).
South Florida head coach Kelly Phillips was the Conference USA Coach of the Year, guiding her Bulls to their second straight title.
2001 Conference USA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results
Hosted by Houston
Final Results-Team Standings
Place School Score
1. South Florida 112.50
2. Tulane 101
3. Houston 95
4. Marquette 80
5. Cincinnati 63.50
6. Charlotte 42.50
7. Louisville 34
8. Memphis 33
9. Southern Miss 28
10. DePaul 17.50
11. UAB 17
Event Champion Time/Distance
60M Dash Kerine Black, South Florida 7.45
60M Hurdles Jenny Adams, Houston 8.28
200M Dash Lauren Smith, Houston 24.58
400M Dash Nadja Petersen, Tulane 54.60
800M Dash Angela Miller, Tulane 2:13.00
Mile Run Katrina Gemmell, Tulane 4:57.44
3000M Run Jolene Williams, South Florida 9:45.91
5000M Run Susan Barth, Marquette 16:53.41
4X400M Relay Tulane 3:45.44
Distance Medley Relay Tulane 11:48.41
High Jump Hope Sinclair, Southern Miss 1.68m/5-6
Long Jump Jenny Adams, Houston 6.57m/21-2.75
Triple Jump Marie Ahlander, Tulane 13.00m/42-8
Shot Put Annie Lewandowski, Marquette 14.27m/46-10
20-lb. Weight Throw Mimi Merrill, Cincinnati 19.27m/63-2.75
Pole Vault Rhian Clarke, Houston 4.05m/13-3.50
Coach of the Year-Kelly Phillips, South Florida
Co-Athletes of the Year-Jenny Adams, Houston; Kerine Black, South Florida
Freshman of the Year-Brianna Dahm, Marquette
