"Michigan's On-Line Running Source"

Site: RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN
Event: 1998 NCAA Indoor Championship
Michigan Team Finish: Fifth
Next Meet: Fri.-Sat., March 20-21, 1998 -- The Wolverines travel to the Jamaica Invitational at Kingston, Jamaica

McGregor Gives Michigan Women Their First Ever Individual NCAA National Champion and Best Team Finish

Indianapolis, IN-- A pair of national championships culminates the Wolverines incredible indoor campaign with their best-ever national finish of fifth. Michigan's previous best national finish was a seventh place finish in 1994, a year that produced the Maize and Blue's only national champion prior to this record setting 1998 squad.

Just one day after anchoring the national champion distance medley relay squad, Katie McGregor (Willoughby, OH/Willoughby South HS) gains another NCAA title by running the best 3000-meters of her life in just 9:24.68. Earlier this season, McGregor ran a new personal best 9:25.55 which allowed her to qualify for the chance at a national crown. McGregor became the first Wolverine woman to win an individual NCAA track championship since Michigan women's track affiliation with the NCAA began in 1983. McGregor, a junior, earned her first track and field All-America honor last year in the outdoor season with an eighth place finish in the 5000-meter run.

Also an All-America last season in the outdoor campaign, Nicole Forrester (Cookstown, ONT/Banting HS) now can add indoor high jump All-America to her growing list of accolades. The junior high jumper finished in a tie for sixth with a leap of 5-11 1/2. The only Wolverine competing this weekend not to earn All-America honors was senior Tania Longe (Sellebakk, Norway/St. Olav), who competed in the triple jump. Two weeks after carrying the Wolverines to a Big Ten Championship with three victories, Longe finished 15th in the triple jump with an effort of 40-4 3/4

NOTES:

-- After McGregor, the closest any Wolverine came to a national title were a pair of runner-up finishers: Sue Schroeder twice in the outdoor 5000-meter run (1985 & 86) and Sonya Payne in the shot put (1988)

-- McGregor is the first Wolverine to ever win two national championships, this year's distance medley relay and 3000-meter run.

-- Forrester is only the second jumper to earn a second All-America selection. The other was Monica Black in 1995 & 96

-- Forrester set the Michigan indoor high jump record earlier this season (6-1 1/4)

-- All six Michigan athletes to earn All-America status are underclassman: McGregor (jr.), Kampfe (so.), Forrester (jr.), Hamilton (jr.), Ouellet (so.) and Hunter (fr.) -- Six All-Americas equals the most Michigan has ever produced in one season with 1994

1998 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN RESULTS

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

1) Texas		60
2) LSU			30
3) Pittsburgh		26
3) Georgetown		26
5) Michigan 		24.5
6) Florida 		24
7) Southern Methodist	23
8) Georgia		21
9) Wisconsin		20
10) Brigham Young	18.50

5000-METER RUN
Finals
1) Skiresz, Amy (Arizona)		15:54.58
2) McMahon, Marie (Providence)		16:11.77
3) Dupre, Sarah (Providence)		16:19.12
4) Kujak, Angie (Wisconsin)		16:25.66
5) Gruia, Jennifer (Colorado)		16:33.41
6) Rogers, Jenna (Dartmouth)		16:33.59
7) Kampfe, Elizabeth (UM)		16:35.86
8) Burroughs, Heather (Colorado)	16:37.89

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY
1) Michigan		11:03.28
2) Wisconsin		11:10.62
3) Georgetown		11:12.53
4) Arkansas		11:14.32
5) Texas-El Paso	11:14.34
6) BYU			11:16.72
7) Florida		11:19.02
8) Stanford		11:20.37

3000-METER RUN
1) McGregor, Katie (UM)			9:24.68
2) Williams, Jolene (Coastal Car.)	9:25.29
3) Gordon, Kristen (Georgetown)		9:25.73
4) Maughan, Sharlyn (Weber St.)		9:26.36
5) Stamps, Julia (Stanford)		9:26.44
6) Robertson, Tracy (Arkansas)		9:27.02
7) Amaddah, Amina (George Mas.)		9:29.01
8) Eigel, Bethany (James Madison)	9:29.79

HIGH JUMP
1) Aldrich, Erin (Texas)		6-4 1/4
2) Bergqvist, Kajsa (SMU)		6-3 1/4
3) Gyorffy, Dora (Harvard)		6-0 3/4
4) Grant, Stacy Ann (Illinois)		6-0 3/4
5) Jones, Nakeitra (Auburn)		6-0 3/4
6) Forrester, Nicole (UM)		5-11 1/2
6) Daly, Fiona (Arizonal St.)		5-11 1/2
8) Mckell, Bianca (SMU)			5-11 1/2

TRIPLE JUMP
1) Smith, Trecia (Pittsburgh)		46-1 1/4
2) Gamble, Nicole (North Carolina)	44-6
3) Bowers, Stacy (Baylor)		43-10
4) Han, Huina (Bowling Green St.)	43-9 3/4
5) Clariett, Detrich (Texas A&M)	43-7 3/4
6) Simmons, Deana (UCLA)		43-7 3/4
7) Kinard, Vanitta (Kansas St.)		43-1 3/4
8) Armstrong, Sherlane (N.C. St.)	42-11 1/2
15) Longe, Tania (UM)			40-4 3/4