Michigan State University Athletics
Women's Track And Field Opens Season Friday
1/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 15, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich.- MSU women's track and field competes Friday, Jan. 16 at Central Michigan Invite in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Field competition begins at 5 p.m., while track competition is set for a 6 p.m. start at the Jack Skoog Track Indoor Athletic Complex. The meet features teams from Central Michigan, Notre Dame and Western Michigan.
Head Coach Angela Goodman's Thoughts- "Things are looking bright for this Spartan team in 2004. We had high hopes last year, but ended up with a lot of injuries, which affected our team performance. This year everyone is relatively healthy and if that remains the same, then I know that our program is going to turn a big corner in every event. We have kids that want to be here and want to do well. If we work hard and stay healthy we have a good chance of scoring at the Big Ten level."
MSU returns one All-American and 13 letterwinners to the 2004 women's track and field squad. 2003 All-American and second team Academic All-American honoree Jamie Krzyminski (Sr., Corunna, Mich.) led the Spartans to a seventh-place finish at the 2003 Big Ten Outdoor Championships by winning the 5,000 meter run with at time of 16:30.52. Last season in the 10,000-meter run, Krzyminski finished fifth at the NCAA Championships, seventh at the USA Track and Field Championships and broke an MSU record time of 33.37.96.
Along with Krzyminski, the 2003 letterwinners include Sarah Adelaine (Sr., Harbor Springs, Mich.), Erica Bailey (So., Milwaukee, Wis.), Michelle Carson (Sr., Winnipeg, Manitoba), Cindy Durocher (Sr., Parry Sound, Ontario), Aimee Keenan (Jr., Bellmont, Mich.), Danielle Linenger (Jr., Washington, Mich.), Sarah Pepera (Sr., Ortonville, Mich.), Lynlee Phillips (Sr., Shamong, N.J.), Megan and Shannon Radermacher (So., Houston, Tex.), Michelle Rzepka(Jr., Novi, Mich.), Natalie Stein (Jr., North Hollywood, Calif.), Sherita Williams (Sr., Tampa, Fla.) and Shiloh Wint (Sr., Westland, Mich.).
Last season, Adelaine's toss of 169-00 at the Raleigh Relays placed her second on MSU's all-time list in the hammer throw. Carson received first-team Academic All-District honors and finished third in the 5,000- meter run at the Big Ten Championships. Durocher set a career-best time of 35:19.12 in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational as Pepera finished ninth at the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase, 10th in the 5,000-meter run and 11th in the 3,000-meter run at the Big Ten Championships. Phillips set a personal-best in the javelin with a throw of 139.10, which placed her as third best on MSU's all-time list. The Radermacher twins finished eighth and 13th respectively, at the Big Ten Championships in the 800-meter run. At the Big Ten Championships, Rzepka placed 13th in the pole vault and Williams recorded third-best on MSU's all-time list in the triple jump after finishing fifth at the Sea Relays with a leap of 41-04.50.
