University of Connecticut Athletics
Tamika Toppin Sets Big East Meet Record
5/6/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
May 6, 2001
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - University of Connecticut senior All-American Tamika Toppin (South Plainfield, NJ) established a conference record Sunday with a winning leap of 5'11.5" in the high jump in final day competition at the BIG EAST Conference Women's Track and Field Outdoor Championship.
Connecticut placed ninth in the 14-school Big East field with 50 points. Miami won the team title with 104 points and Seton Hall was second with 95 points.
UConn collected 18 of its points in the high jump as Toppin led the Huskies to a one-two finish in the event. Connecticut freshman Deirdre Mullen (Princeton, NJ) was second with a jump of 5?8.5?.
Junior Wadudah Nurul-Islam (Providence, RI) recorded 11 points for UConn by placing third in the hammer throw (179'5") and adding a fourth in the discus (148'9").
Freshman Nicole Toney (Hartford, CT) chalked up nine points for Connecticut with a third place effort in the triple jump (42'2.25") and a sixth place showing in the long jump (19').
Other point scorers for the Huskies included: sophomore Tali Griner (Kirait Mzkin, Israel) was fifth in the pole vault, sophomore Lisa Deskis (Broad Brook, CT) was sixth in the javelin, senior Lissa Bloom (Peabody, MA) was eighth in the shot put, sophomore Kelly Joy (N. Montpelier, VT) was eighth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, junior Sharmaine Abrams (Manchester, CT) was eighth in the 100 meter dash, and the 4x100 meter relay team of Abrams, Toney, Michelle Carter (Danbury, CT), and Kafi Davis (Norwich, CT) was seventh.
2001 BIG EAST Conference
Women's Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipFinal Results
Team Scores Miami 104, Seton Hall 95, Notre Dame 83, Georgetown 83, Pittsburgh 80, Villanova 72, St. John's 58, Rutgers 56, Connecticut 50, West Virginia 44, Boston College 38, Virginia Tech 37, Providence 31, Syracuse 27.
Individual Champions:
100 Meter Dash: Alison Culley (Syracuse) 11.64.
200 Meter Dash: Erica Broomfield (Seton Hall) 24.04.
400 Meter Dash: Liz Grow (Notre Dame) 53.17.
800 Meter Run: Natalie Watson (Miami) 2:07.34.
1,500 Meter Run: Autumn Fogg (Georgetown) 4:26.18.
5,000 Meter Run: Kristen Price (Virginia Tech) 16:25.93.
10,000 Meter Run: Marina Kruppa (Georgetown) 34:40.01.
100 Meter Low Hurdles: Charmaine Walker (Villanova) 13.49.
400 Meter Int. Hurdles: Jamillah Wade (Miami) 59.12.
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Roisin McGettigan (Providence)
10:24.35.
4x100 Meter Relay: (Notre Dame) 45.37.
4x400 Meter Relay: (Georgetown) 3:36.17.
4x800 Meter Relay: (Georgetown) 8:55.00.
High Jump: Tamika Toppin (Connecticut) 5'11.5".
Pole Vault: Erin Nett (West Virginia) 12'5.5".
Long Jump: Nolle Graham (Seton Hall) 21'10.75".
Triple Jump: Kareen Clarke (Miami) 43'4.25".
Shot Put: Jennifer Penrose (Miami) 49'7".
Discus: Sheba George (St. John's) 160'4".
Hammer: Nicola Coffey (St. John's) 191'10".
Javelin: Brooke Freeburg (Providence) 158'5".
Heptathlon: Nicole Kelly (Pittsburgh) 5,062.
UConn's Point Scorers:
100 Meter Dash: Sharmaine Abrams-8th-12.00.
3000 Meter Steeplechase: Kelly Joy-8th-11:12.81.
4x100 Meter Relay: Sharmaine Abrams,Nicole Toney, Michelle
Carter, Kafi Davis-7th-47.83.
High Jump: Tamika Toppin-1st-5'11.5", Deirdre Mullen-2nd-5'8.5".
Pole Vault: Tali Griner-5th-10'11.75".
Long Jump: Nicole Toney-6th-19'.
Triple Jump: Nicole Toney-3rd-42'2.25".
Shot Put: Lissa Bloom-8th-43'4.5".
Discus: Wadudah Nurul-Islam-4th-148'9".
Hammer: Wadudah Nurul-Islam-3rd-179'5".
Javelin: Lisa Deskis-6th-135'9".
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