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April 24, 2008

DES MOINES, Iowa - On an atypical day of competition Thursday, senior Aubrey Phillips led Green Wave runners at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and senior Shanon Beelendorf and the 4x100-meter relay team each placed first at the J. Fred Duckett/Rice Twilight meet.

Phillips finished the 5,000-meter run in 17:16.98 for 11th place, and freshman Laurie Dalrymple ran a personal-best time of 17:29.92 to finish 15th at the prestigious Drake Relays, which was held at Drake Stadium. Beelendorf won the 400-meter hurdles in 1 minute, 00.35seconds, while the 4x100-meter relay team won the event in 46.97 seconds at the Rice Twilight, which was held at the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium.

Sophomore Valencia Wilson finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.01, while fellow sophomore Olivia Kizzee placed fifth with a time of 57.41. Senior Andrea Rosemond finished seventh in the 100m with a time of 12.26, and finished in the same place in the 200m with a time of 25.19, while sophomore Arielle Minor ran the 200m in a time of 27.21.

Freshman Rebecca Coady placed sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 11:33.46, while fellow freshman Peggy Keplinger set a personal record in the pole vault with a mark of 3.20m (10-06.00). Minor, who competes in the heptathlon, set a personal record in the long jump with a mark of 5.08m (16-08.00), and placed 13th in the javelin with a throw of 25.70m (84-03.75).

Junior Vanessa Kienast finished sixth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:05.82, and freshman Zandria Debowles placed eighth with a time of 1:07.29. Junior Katarina Busljeta placed seventh in the discus with a throw of 41.50m (136-01.75), and freshman Brree Carter completed the long jump with a mark of 4.69m (15-04.75).

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TULANE RESULTS

Drake Relays
5,000 METER RUN
11. Aubrey Phillips, 17:16.98
15. Laurie Dalrymple, 17:29.92

Rice Twilight
100 METER DASH
7. Andrea Rosemond, 12.26

200 METER DASH
7. Andrea Rosemond, 25.19
26. Arielle Minor, 27.21

400 METER DASH
2. Valencia Wilson, 56.01
5. Olivia Kizzee, 57.41

3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE
6. Rebecca Coady, 11:33.46

400 METER HURDLES
1. Shanon Beelendorf, 1:00.35
6. Vanessa Kienast, 1:05.82
8. Zandria Debowles, 1:07.29

4X100 METER RELAY
1. Tulane, 46.97

LONG JUMP
27. Arielle Minor, 5.08m (16-08.00)
34. Brree Carter, 4.69m (15-04.75)

TRIPLE JUMP
4. Nicolette Taku, 11.84m (38-10.25)

DISCUS
7. Katarina Busljeta, 41.50m (136-01.75)

JAVELIN
13. Arielle Minor, 25.70m (84-03.75)

POLE VAULT
4. Peggy Keplinger, 3.20m (10-06.00)