March 20, 2005
CONWAY, SC – Hawkeye sophomore Tiffany Johnson qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet in the triple jump at Iowa’s first outdoor meet of the 2005 season Saturday. The Hawkeyes crowned eight event champions at the Shamrock Invitational hosted by Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC.
Johnson won the triple jump with an outdoor collegiate-best leap of 40-4 3/4. That mark qualified her for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet, ranks second on Iowa’s all-time outdoor best performers list and is less than three inches off the school record. Johnson also won the 100-meter hurdles with a collegiate-best time of 13.98. Iowa’s other event winners were sophomore Peaches Roach (100 meters), redshirt freshman Jordan Laney (800 meters), freshman Meghan Armstrong (1,500 meters), freshman Jenni Elbert (high jump) and the 400 and 1,600-meter relay teams.
Iowa’s next competition will be March 25-26 at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, FL.
SHAMROCK INVITATIONAL EVENT RESULTS (Winner Plus Iowa Placers)
100 Meters 1. Peaches Roach (I) 11.99, 3. Ashley Granger (I) 12.75
200 Meters 1. Kyra Lobbins (EIL) 25.17, 4. Lindsey McCalla (I) 25.65, 5. Ashley Granger (I) 26.06, 8. Erin Sheeley (I) 26.48, 12. Tammilee Kerr (I) 27.41
400 Meters 1. Alicia Harris (EIL) 55.85, 2. Aisha Hume (I) 57.06, 4. Aditya Jones (I) 1:01.68
800 Meters 1. Jordan Laney (I) 2:17.13
1,500 Meters 1. Meghan Armstrong (I) 4:33.61, 2. Nikki Chapple (I) 4:35.35, 3. Shannon Stanley (I) 4:44.45, 7. Katie Donlon (I) 4:51.49, 10. Racheal Marchand (I) 4:53.97, 12. Molly Esche (I) 4:57.91, 17. Christine Kotarba (I) 5:01.19
100-Meter Hurdles 1. Tiffany Johnson (I) 13.98, 3. Tiff Pedersen (I) 15.04
400-Meter Relay 1. Iowa 46.42
1,600-Meter Relay 1. Iowa 3:51.18
High Jump 1. Jenni Elbert (I) 5-7, 4T. Tammilee Kerr (I) 5-0 1/4
Pole Vault 1. Jennifer VanderMeer (HC) 11-11 3/4, 3. Sarah Burgett (I) 10-11 3/4
Triple Jump 1. Tiffany Johnson (I) 40-4 3/4
Shot Put 1. Sylvia Galarza (CC) 44-3 1/2, 2. Kamesha Marshall (I) 43-7 1/4, 10. Tiff Pedersen (I) 36-5 3/4
Discus 1. Tamara Bryant (CC) 161-4, 8. Kamesha Marshall (I) 119-9
Javelin 1. Julie Ward (KS) 136-11, 3. Tammilee Kerr (I) 136-11, 10. Tiff Pedersen (I) 104-7