Women's Track Ranks 25th In Nation

April 8, 2003

Coral Gables, FL (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami women’s track and field team debuted at No. 25 in the season opening Trackwire 25 Outdoor Track and Field Poll released Tuesday.

The Hurricanes have two individuals and two relays ranked by Trackwire including two-time All-American Lauryn Williams (Rochester, PA) who is fifth in the 100-meters, and freshman All-American Charlette Greggs (Miami Northwestern) who ranks 12th in the 400-meters.

UM’s 4×100-meter relay of freshman Dominique Darden (Harrisburg, PA), Greggs, senior Sharianne Lawson (Palm Beach Lakes) and Williams, ranks sixth in the nation, while the 4×400-meter relay of senior Sashanie Simpson (Miami, FL), Greggs, senior Jamillah Wade (Philadelphia, PA) and junior Kitoya Carter (Miami Northwestern) ranks fifth.

The Hurricanes host their final home meet of the season, the Miami Gatorade Track and Field Classic, this Saturday, April 12 at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables. Field events are scheduled to begin at noon, with track events starting at 5:15 p.m.

Trackwire 25 Poll (April 3, 2003)

1. South Carolina, 682. LSU, 613. Texas, 494. USC, 415. North Carolina, 396. Florida, 337. UCLA, 318. Yale, 269. Arkansas, 259. Indiana, 2511. Auburn, 2412. BYU, 2313. Cal Poly, 2114. Nebraska, 2014. Stanford, 2016. SMU, 1817. Georgia, 1617. Oregon, 1617. Rice, 1620. Florida State, 1521. North Carolina State, 1421. Washington State, 1423. Northern Arizona, 1223. Arizona, 1225. Miami-Fla., 11