Central Michigan University Athletics
Central Michigan University
MAC Outdoor Championships
Chippewa Women Win Second Straight MAC Title
5/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
May 15, 2004
OXFORD, Ohio - The Central Michigan University women's track and field team completed a season-sweep of Mid-American Conference Championships by taking the crown at the outdoor meet on Saturday afternoon.
It was the first-ever outdoor title for the Chippewa women. They won the indoor title for the second time in three years in March.
CMU used a complete team effort in narrowly edging out host Miami 112-107.5. Only three Chippewas managed an individual title.
Jackie Bozin and Fallon Bailey were CMU's lone winners on Saturday afternoon. Bozin took the top spot in the high jump with a leap of 5-7 ? while Bailey grabbed first in the 100m dash with a time of 11.89.
Natasha Reynolds captured a victory in the javelin on Thursday and Katie Davis won the shot put on Friday.
Chippewa head coach Karen Lutzke picked up her second "Coach of the Year" honors in 2004. She was also named the top coach after the indoor MAC Championship. In just her first season as head coach, Lutzke has picked up more MAC titles than any other women's coach in CMU history.
CMU had four second-place finishes including Bozin in the heptathlon (4904), Jackie Smart in the triple jump (41-4 ?), Nacy Figueroa in the 100m hurdles (13.98), and the 4x100m relay team (46.04).
Other top finishers for the Chippewas were: Leslie Johnson finishing third in the 200m (24.33); Danielle Quisenberry finishing fourth in the 10,000m (37:27.50); Melissa Miller taking fifth in the 10,000m (37:58.78) and Cami Moll taking fifth in the 1,500m with a time of 4:32.69.
The Chippewas previous-best finish in the outdoor MAC meet was second place in 1985.
