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At the Michigan Invitational, Elizabeth Tapper set a new program shot put record for the fourth consecutive meet, recording a distance of 17.77 meters (58 feet, 3.75 inches) on her fifth attempt to win the event. This mark ranks ninth in the NCAA and third in the conference.
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Three other Wolverines earned top-10 finishes in the shot put: Abigail Russell took fourth with a throw of 14.98 meters (49-01.75), Trinity Franklin finished fifth at 14.82 meters (48-07.50), and Clare McNamara placed seventh with 13.73 meters (45-00.50). Franklin and McNamara set season-best marks.
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The shot put team is currently ranked No. 5 in the USTFCCCA Event Squad rankings.
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Russell also achieved a personal best in the weight throw, securing fourth place with a mark of 19.13 meters (62-9.25), ranking her sixth on Michigan’s all-time performers list.
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Gabriella Newman cleared a career-best 1.72 meters (5-7.75) in the high jump, while Maya Anderson was just 0.04 meters shy of her personal best in the long jump with a distance of 5.68 meters (18-7.75). Both won their respective events.
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The sprinters added four top-10 times to the program performers list: Savannah Sutherland recorded the No. 2 time in the 60-meter dash at 7.34 seconds, just 0.01 seconds shy of tying the program record. Amare Harlan posted the No. 2 time in the 200-meter dash at 23.58 seconds, while Payton Smith moved to No. 4 in both the 200-meter dash (23.74) and 400-meter dash (53.20). Smith’s 400-meter time ranks seventh in the Big Ten.
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In the mile run, five Wolverines achieved personal-best times and top-10 finishes: Mary Caroline Heinen won the race with a time of 4:52.32, Leah Hill took second at 4:52.47, Gabbie Michael finished fourth in 4:57.88, Natalie VanOtteren placed seventh at 5:04.82, and CC Jones rounded out the top-10 with a ninth-place finish in 5:13.37.