Bozin Earns All-American Honors In The High Jump

3/9/2002 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field

March 9, 2002

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Central Michigan University senior Suzy Bozin (Washington/Romeo HS) earned All-American honors in the high jump with a leap of 5-9 1/4 on Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Arkansas.

Bozin tied for sixth while fellow senior Maria Derezinski placed (Muskegon/Oak Ridge HS) 16th with a jump of 5-7 3/4. The top eight placers earn All-America honors.

Bozin set the school record this season with a jump of 6-0 on Feb. 16. She automatically qualified for nationals with that leap. The senior becomes just the third All-American in CMU women's track history, joining Chris Cooper (1987) and Karen Wilkinson (1991).

Darnesha Griffith from UCLA won the national high jump title with a leap of 6-0 3/4.