At the beginning of a track season, all coaches talk about giving their runners 'tired legs.' After last weekend's travel, those must belong to the Michigan women's track team.
The sprint team made the trek to Kingston for last weekend's Jamaica Invitational.
The Wolverines began a much-anticipated outdoor campaign by placing first in two events and finishing in the top eight in most of the others.
Coach James Henry chose to load all of his top guns in the 400-meter relay. His strategy worked to perfection, as the team of Kenise Bocage, Maria Brown, Tania Longe and Olive Ikeh turned a solid time of 45.51 seconds to capture first place. Michigan edged Seton Hall by .14 seconds to pull out the victory. Of the four, Brown is the only upperclassman.
"We had only one day to practice," Bocage said. "We did really well."
Nicole Forrester continued her winning ways with a victory in the high jump, clearing the 6-foot 3/4 bar.
Four of the 15 places in the two 100-meter dash heats belonged to Wolverines. In Heat A, Maria Brown ran a blistering time of 11.91 for second place. Sophomore Bocage took fifth place in the second heat in 12.16.
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