Women's Track Runs in Chippewa Open
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
May 8, 1999
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The MSU women's track team took part in the Chippewa Open Friday afternoon at Central Michigan University. There were no team scores kept, but the Spartans brought home four top-three finishes.
Junior Leah Nilsson (Williamston, Mich.) took second place in the 3,000m run with a time of 10:35.61, while freshman Ann Somerville (Ironwood, Mich.) came in second at 800m with a time of 2:17.72. Sophomore Shante Burke (Morris, Mich.) grabbed a second-place finish with a time of 25.55 in the 200m dash, and her season-best time of 58.71 seconds in the 400m dash landed her in third place.
Michigan State will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. Saturday afternoon to run in the Bronco Invitational at Western Michigan University.
Individual Results (MSU only)
3,000m run 200m dash 2. Leah Nilsson 10:35.61 2. Shante Burke 25.55 7. Christie Achenbach 11:09.73 400m dash 800m run 3. Shante Burke 58.71 2. Ann Somerville 2:17.72 5. Anna Adama 2:21.14 6. Lindsay Towne 2:21.91 10. Katie Bonner 2:26.26 11. Shanna Ashley 2:29.48