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March 17, 2001

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Tulane University track and field teams opened the 2001 outdoor season at the Southern Miss Invitational at the Southern Miss Track and Field and Soccer Complex on Saturday.

Junior Nathan Junius (New Orleans, La.) was the top standout for the Green Wave. He won the javelin with a throw of 234-02, which surpasses the NCAA Provisional Qualifying standard. Junius also finished second in the discus throw. Junior Solomon Kandie (Nairobi, Kenya) also had an excellent day, finishing second in both the 1,500-meter run and the 5,000-meter run.

The top performers for the Green Wave women were juniors Katrina Gemmell (Plamerston North, New Zealand) and Catherine Betz (Metarie, La.). Gemmell won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:15.25 and also finished second in the 3,000 metersBetz had the top throw in the javelin at 151-07, while taking fourth in the discus throw.

The Green Wave is back in action next weekend at the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa.

Tulane Women:
100 Meters
Deshawnda Lee, 12.36 (5th place)
Jillion Green, 12.51 (10th place)

200 Meters
Deshawnda Lee, 25.61 (11th place)
Jillion Green, 26.09 (18th place)

800 Meters
Katrina Gemmell, 2:15.25 (1st place)
Nikelola Balogun, 2:19.00 (2nd place)
Quasheba Lee, 2:22.10 (5th place)
Sheena Garwood, 2:23.13 (7th place)

1,500 Meters
Angela Milner, 5:01.97 (7th place)
Carlyne Pradieu, 5:05.79 (10th place)

3,000 Meters
Katrina Gemmell, 9:57.64 (2nd place)

Discus
Catherine Betz, 126-11 (4th place)
Sacha Junius, 121-04 (7th place)
Kristine Urban, 113-04 (11th place)

Javelin
Catherine Betz, 151-07 (1st place)
Sacha Junius, 135-05 (2nd place)

Tulane Men:
200 Meters
Delando Davis, 22.67 (21st place)

400 Meters
Carl White, 49.48 (7th place)

800 Meters
Adam Leskis, 2:00.97 (19th place)

1,500 Meters
Solomon Kandie, 3:57.90 (2nd place)
Meshack Mulupi, 4:08.55 (17th place)

5,000 Meters
Solomon Kandie, 14:40.49 (2nd place)
Anthony Lagat, 15:03.75 (4th place)
Meshack Mulupi, 15:18.01 (5th place)
Adam Leskis, 16:51.58 (18th place)
Ryan Gallagher, 17:01.50 (19th place)

110-meter High Hurdles
Delando Davis, 14.61 (4th place)

400-Meter Int. Hurdles
Alex Lakhanpal, 1:05.03 (16th place)

Discus
Nathan Junius, 149-04 (2nd place)
George Peake, 105-04 (14th place)

Javelin
Nathan Junius, 234-02 (1st place)