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May 17, 2003

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Jelena Jurlina scored in her third event of the championship to finish with a team-high 24 points as Tulane University finished in 10th place at the Conference USA Outdoor Track Championships at UNC-Charlotte's Belk Track.

Jurlina, who had won the javelin and taken second in the discus on Friday, added a sixth-place finish in the shot put on Saturday with a throw of 43 feet, 10 and three-quarters inches.

Tulane's other top scorer on Saturday was junior Eva Lustigova, who recorded a season-best time of 2:13.59 in the 800-meter run to take fourth place. Junior Carlyne Pradieu was just behind Lustigova with a time of 2:13.97 for fifth place.

Sophomore Angel Dooley also earned a fifth-place finish with a career-best time of 11.68 in the 100-meter dash. Her time was the third-best in school history.

Freshman Birka Wicke was the only other scorer for Tulane, taking eighth place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:41.82.

Tulane also added five points in the relays, taking sixth in the 4x100 and seventh in the 4x400.

The Green Wave's 43 points placed it in 10th place overall. South Florida won the event with 147 points, while Houston earned a second-place finish with 138.5 points. TCU (89 points) was third, while Marquette (75) took fourth place.

Tulane Saturday Results:
100 Meters
Angel Dooley, 11.68 (5th place - 4 points) - career-best

800 Meters
Eva Lustigova, 2:13.59 (4th place - 5 points) - season-best
Carlyne Pradieu, 2:13.97 (5th place - 4 points)

1,500 Meters
Birka Wicke, 4:41.82 (8th place - 1 point)
Lisa Green, 4:48.57 (10th place)

4x100 Relay
Tulane, 46.94 (6th place - 3 points)

4x400 Relay
Tulane, 3:50.44 (7th place - 2 points)

Triple Jump
Lissie Mo, 11.42m, 37-05.75 (10th place)

Shot Put
Jelena Jurlina, 13.38m, 43-10.75 (6th place - 3 points)

Tulane Friday Results:
100 Meters
Angel Dooley, 11.85 (7th place - Prelims)
Marilyn Sauls, 12.49 (17th place - Prelims) - career-best

200 Meters
Angel Dooley, 24.57 (10th place - Prelims)
Marilyn Sauls, 26.64 (29th place - Prelims)

400 Meters
Tahira Wiggins, 57.75 (16th place - Prelims)

800 Meters
Carlyne Pradieu, 2:13.85 (3rd place - Prelims)
Eva Lustigova, 2:14.56 (6th place - Prelims)
Lisa Green, 2:20.18 (16th place - Prelims)

1,500 Meters
Lisa Green, 4:39.98 (9th place - Prelims) - career-best
Birka Wicke, 4:44.52 (10th place - Prelims)

Pole Vault
Lindsey Karlik, 10-06.25, 3.21m (9th place)
Ellen Vollmers, 10-00.50, 3.06m (11th place)

Long Jump
Marilyn Sauls, 18-03.25, 5.57m (7th place - 2 points) - career-best
Camilla Hatlen, 18-01.75, 5.53m (8th place - 1 point)
Jillian Green, 17-09.75, 5.43m (11th place)
Lissie Mo, 17-08.25, 5.39m (14th place)

Discus
Jelena Jurlina, 163-00, 49.68m (2nd place - 8 points) - school-record
Moji Alade, 128-06, 39.17m (9th place)

Javelin
Jelena Jurlina, 160-04, 48.87m (1st place - 10 points) - career-best

Tulane Thursday Results:
10,000 Meters
Mandy Hopper, 40:43.27 (17th place)