Women's Track Runs at Illini Classic
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
February 13, 1999
EAST LANSING,Mich. - The Michigan State women's track team competed in the Illini Classic at the University of Illinois Saturday afternoon. There were no team scores kept, but the Spartans brought home several top-five finishes.
Juniors Jen Denkins (Flushing, Mich.) and Leah Nilsson (Willimaston, Mich.) and senior Elyse Adelson (W. Bloomfield, Mich.) finished second, third and fourth, respectively, in the 3,000-meter run. Denkins finished in 9:59.60, Nilsson in 10:14.11 and Adelson in 10:14.46.
In the mile run, juniors Gabi Dorsch (Hamburg, Mich.) and Sarah Parbel (Caledonia, Mich.) and freshman Ann Somerville (Ironwood, Mich.) took places third, fourth and fifth with times of 5:03.36, 5:06.56 and 5:09.33, respectively.
The Spartans also got a fourth-place finish in the triple jump from junior Heidi Jackson (Rochester, N.Y.) at a distance of 30" 5.5', and junior Lindsay Towne placed fifth in the 600-meter run at 1:38.29.
Michigan State will next compete in the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21 at Ohio State University
Individual Results (MSU only)3,000m run Mile run 2. Jen Denkins 9:59.60 3. Gabi Dorsch 5:03.36 3. Leah Nilsson 10:14.11 4. Sarah Parbel 5:06.58 4. Elyse Adelson 10:14.46 5. Ann Somerville 5:09.33 10. Christie Achenbach 10:46.15 7. Lara Esko 5:13.36
800m run 600m run 7. Gabi Dorsch 2:19.91 5. Lindsay Towne 1:38.29 12. Katie Bonner 2:22.31 60m dash 200m dash 9. Shante Burke 8.01 10. Shante Burke 26.52 Long jump Triple jump 10. Nadia Ricketts 15" 9" 4. Heidi Jackson 34" 5.5' 15. Heidi Jackson 15" 0'