Full Results

Senior Tiffany James' first-place finish in the 60-meter dash help lead the UDM women's track and field team to a third-place effort at the 26th Annual Don Wright Team Challenge, held on Saturday at the University of Western Ontario. The Titans totaled 50.5 points on the day.

“We had a decent meet, with some solid performances that show we are on pace for some good things later on.” said head coach Guy Murray.

James (Westland, MI / Wayne Memorial) won the race in 8.05, but her day was still not over as she then led two relay squads to runner-up performances. In the 4x200m, James ran with senior Ashley Schinske (Paw Paw, MI/Paw Paw), sophomore Sequoyia Calhoun (Belleville, MI/Belleville) and freshman Susan Kalkstein (New Kensington, PA/Burrell) as the quartet put their name in the school record books with a time of 1:48.18, the seventh best number in Titan annals.

In the 4x400m, the fourth-year sprinter joined Calhoun, senior Jennifer DeFauw (Harper Woods, MI/Grosse Pointe North) and junior Megan Miller (Zanesville, OH/Zanesville) to take second in 4:11.91.

“It was a nice win for Tiffany to go with a couple of good relay legs,” added coach Murray.

Calhoun, Schinske and Kalkstein also turned in some fine solo performances as Calhoun earned second in the 300m in 42.58, a time that now stands fourth all-time in school history. Schinske took home a pair of seventh-place finishes with a time of 9.99 in the 60-meter hurdles and a leap of 4.84m/15'10.5” in the long jump, while Kalkstein placed fourth in the triple jump with a 10.22m/33'6.5” mark.

“Sequoyia is really emerging as a top performer on the team.” commented Murray.

The Titans' 4x800m, consisting of DeFauw, Miller and seniors Chanteenel McClendon (Maple Heights, OH/Maple Heights) and Terricita Thomas (Maple Heights, OH/Maple Heights), also reached a milestone as the foursome posted the ninth best indoor time in school history with a 9:49.67 tally, finishing third in the process.

Senior Brittany Horne (Okemos, MI/Okemos) nearly came away with two victories before settling for second in the shot put with a throw of 12.84m/42'1.5”, while her toss of 15.49m/50'10” in the weight also gave her a runner-up effort.

Junior Chantel Henry (Tecumseh, ON/St. Anne's) claimed fifth in the high jump with a 1.50m/4'11” score, while freshman Monica Betker (Mecosta, MI/Chippewa Hills) was sixth in the pole vault clearing 8.62m/8'7”.

Sophomore Kirstin Mooney (Stirling ON / St. Theresa Catholic) was fifth in the 600m in 1:42.58. Sophomore Kristie Ferrans (Carleton, MI/Monroe) finished sixth in the 3000m with a run of 11:06.1 and freshman Stephanie Rossman (Caledonia, MI/Caledonia) earned eighth with a time of 5:16.31 in the 1500m

The women return to action next weekend as the Titans compete in the Michigan Intercollegiate, held at Eastern Michigan University. The two-day event gets underway on Friday, Jan. 30 and will conclude on Saturday.