Women's Track Ranked Second In The Nation
April 18, 2006
Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami women’s track & field team moved up to No. 2 in the nation in the latest Trackwire25 rankings released Monday night. The ranking is the highest in school history.
Miami is coming off a strong performance at the Miami Elite Invitational this past weekend in which the Hurricanes recorded 12 NCAA regional qualifying marks. UM has recorded a total of 20 regional marks in 13 different events so far this season.
Eleven-time All-American Charlette Greggs (Miami Northwestern) ranks among the NCAA leaders in two events. A two-time ACC Performer of the Week this season, Greggs ranks third in the 400-meters (51.97) and eighth in the 200-meters (23.21).
The senior is also a member of the nation’s No. 1 ranked 4×400-meter relay (3:28.07) and the sixth-ranked 4×100-meter relay (44.13).
Also a member of both relays is 12-time All-American Dominique Darden (Harrisburg, Pa.). Darden, the reigning NCAA East Regional Champion, owns the second-fastest time in the nation in the 400-meter hurdles (55.27) this season, and has the 14th best time in the 100-meter hurdles (13.37).
Miami’s corps of jumpers continues to impress this season. Junior All-American Brenda Faluade (Katy, Texas) ranks No. 1 in the nation in the long jump (6.43 meters) and has the third best mark in the triple jump (13.90 meters).
Junior All-American Tabia Charles (Pickering, Ont.) ranks No. 2 in the nation in the triple jump (14.17 meters) and has the 14th best mark this season in the long jump (6.23 meters).
Other Hurricanes who rank in the top-10 in their respective events include junior All-American Ginou Etienne (Miami Central) who ranks fifth in the 800-meters (2:06.14), and sophomore Khadija Talley (Benning, Ga.) who ranks 10th in the nation in the discus (54.94 meters).
The Hurricanes travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. for the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, April 20-22. Miami will be going for its sixth consecutive conference outdoor title.
Trackwire25 Rankings(April 17, 2006)1. Texas, 612. Miami, 503. USC, 45t4. Georgia, 44t4. Nebraska, 446. Arizona State, 32t7. LSU, 31t7. North Carolina, 319. Auburn, 26t10. UCLA, 23t10. South Carolina, 2312. Stanford, 2213. Oregon, 2114. Florida State, 1815. Tennessee, 1716. Michigan, 1617. Texas A&M, 1518. Providence, 12t19. Washington State, 11t19. Maryland, 11t21. Iowa, 10t21. BYU, 10t21. Notre Dame, 1024. Alabama, 9t25. Air Force, 8t25. Minnesota, 8t25. Columbia, 8t25. Cal Poly, 8t25. Tenn-Chattanooga, 8t25. Rutgers, 8
