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Feb. 26, 2005

HOUSTON, Texas - Senior Camilla Hatlen earned 12 points to lead Tulane University to eighth place after day one of the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at the Carl Maddox Field House on the campus of the University of Houston.

Tulane finished the first day with 15 points, while Houston leads after day one with 36 points. USF (30 points) was in second place, while Cincinnati (24), UAB (22) and Charlotte (18) round out the top five.

Hatlen earned second place in the pentathlon by tallying 3,634 points in the five-event competition: 60-meter hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump and the 800-meter run. She collected eight points towards the Green Wave team score for the second-place effort. In addition, Hatlen earned fifth place in the long jump for four points.

The Green Wave also added three more points in the long jump as senior Lissie Mo took seventh place and Marilyn Sauls finished in eighth place.

Sophomore Gloria Asumnu also had an outstanding first day, placing first in the preliminary heats of the 60-meter dash and second in the opening round of the 200-meter dash. Her time of 7.46 seconds in the 60 and 24.40 in the 200 were her best marks of the season.

The second and final day of the event begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the Championship scheduled to complete at 5 p.m.

Tulane Results
Conference USA Indoor Championships
February 25, 2005

60 Meters
Gloria Asumnu, 7.46 (1st place, prelims) - season-best
Taneekwa Ross, 7.79 (19th place, prelims) - personal record
Lissie Mo, 7.92 (25th place, prelims)
Marilyn Sauls, 8.03 (28th place, prelims)

200 Meters
Gloria Asumnu, 24.40 (2nd place, prelims) - season-best
Angel Dooley, 24.84 (6th place, prelims) - personal-record

400 Meters
Angel Dooley, 57.21 (9th place, prelims)
Shanon Beelendorf, 58.48 (14th place, prelims)

800 Meters
Tahira Wiggins, 2:15.62 (12th place, prelims)

5,000 Meters
Aubrey Phillips, 18:26.83 (18th place)

Long Jump
Camilla Hatlen, 5.80m, 19-00.50 (5th place, 4 points)
Lissie Mo, 5.61m, 18-05.00 (7th place, 2 points)
Marilyn Sauls, 5.59m, 18-04.25 (8th place, 1 point)

Pentathlon
Camilla Hatlen, 3634 points (2nd place, 8 points)

Pole Vault
Lindsey Karlik, 3.05m, 10-00.00 (16th place)

DMR
Bryan, Beelendorf, Wiggins, Green, 12:35.99 (9th place)