March 27, 2006

OXFORD, Miss. - The Tulane women's outdoor track and field team had another strong performance on Saturday, posting eight personal records, including two relays, at the Ole Miss Dual Meet. Junior Gloria Asumnu recorded her second NCAA Regional Qualifying time in the 100-meter dash.

In addition, Green Wave senior throwers Jelena Jurlina and Helmi Leppanen competed at the LSU Relays in Baton Rouge. Jurlina notched regional-qualifying marks in both the discus and the javelin, while Leppanen qualified for the second-time this year in the shot put. Jurlina won both of her events at the meet, including registering a season-best throw of 163 feet, 10 inches in the discus. Leppanen placed second in the shot.

In Mississippi, Asumnu's time of 11.65 seconds in the 100 earned her first-place honors. Tulane's 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams were also exceptional at the meet. Asumnu was joined by the freshmen trio of Shaina Pelham, vanessa Kienast and Valencia Wilson to post a time of 3:45.94 to win the 4x400 event.

Freshman Whitney Hampton was clocked at a personal-best 4:50.09 in the 1500-meter run to earn fourth place while Wilson was third in the 200-meter dash at 24.39. Freshman Arianne Larimer earned second-place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 13:44.01.

Other personal records were turned in by Cecelia Clark (5000 meters), Brianne Darragh (Shot Put), Jill Shriver (5000 meters) and Taneekwa Ross (100 meters). Senior Lisa Green notched a season-best time in her first action this season in the 1,500-meter run.

The Green Wave is in action this weekend at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta.

Tulane Results:

Gloria Asumnu
100 Meters: 11.65 (1st place) - NCAA Regional

Cecelia Clark
5000 Meters: 21:46.80 (13th place) - P.R.

Brianne Darragh
Shot Put: 9.29m, 30-05.75 (11th place) - P.R.

Lisa Green
1500 Meters: 4:53.17 (5th place) - season-best

Whitney Hampton
800 Meters: 2:24.19 (12th place)
1500 Meters: 4:50.09 (4th place) - P.R.

vanessa Kienast
400 Meters: 58.92 (4th place)

Arianne Larimer
3000-Steeplechase: 13:44.01 (2nd place) - P.R.

Kyra Lobbins
200 Meters: 25.63 (12th place)

Shaina Pelham
200 Meters: 25.40 (8th place)

Jill Shriver
5000 Meters: 20:43.78 (9th place) - P.R.

Taneekwa Ross
100 Meters: 12.19 (10th place) - P.R.

Valencia Wilson
200 Meters: 24.49 (3rd place)

4x100 Relay
Ross, Asumnu, Lobbins, Pelham: 46.57 (3rd place)

4x400 Relay
Pelham, Asumnu, Kienast, Wilson: 3:45.94 (1st place)

Tulane Results from LSU Relays
Jelena Jurlina
Discus: 49.93m, 163-10 (1st place) - NCAA Regional - season-best
Javelin: 47.03m, 154-03 (1st place) - NCAA Regional

Helmi Leppanen
Shot Put: 14.40m, 47-03.00 (2nd place) - NCAA Regional