Feb. 3, 2001

Champaign, Ill.- - The Lady Tiger track and field team had some big performances from its freshman class at the Illinois Illini Classic, Saturday.

Freshman Keenan Gibson won her heat in the 60-meter dash to advance to the finals, where she placed fifth with a time of 7.70 seconds. Gibson posted one of the Lady Tigers' four second-place finishes in the 200, where she finished with a time of 24.79 seconds.

Lisa-Marie Hyman, another of the 2001 freshman class, also posted a second-place finish, this one in the triple jump, where she jumped 11.45 meters (37-6.75) to finish behind Ball State's Patricia Soman.

Junior Kameilah Amaya (Carbondale, Ill./Carbondale) rounded out the second-place finishers with her silver in the 20-pound weight throw. Amaya had a best toss of 16.52 meters (54-2.50).

Junior Barbara Wine placed third in the shotput, with a distance of 13.55 meters (44-5.50), while freshman Autumn Parkey (Germantown, Tenn.) and sophomore Leslie Ann Daley added a pair of fourth-place finishes in the pole vault and the 600-meter run, respectively.

Lady Tiger Finishes
60-meter dash
5. Keenan Gibson, 7.70
200-meter dash
2. Keenan Gibson, 24.79
13. Lisa-Marie Hyman, 26.82
28. Candice Harden, 29.17
600-meter run 4. Leslie Ann Daley, 1:45.37
6. Katie Moore, 1:48.44
Mile Run
18. Leslie Ann Daley, 5:36.05
3000-meter run
8. Wendy Ragle, 10:58.97
Pole Vault
4. Autumn Parkey, 2.75 meters (9-00)
Long Jump
8. Lisa-Marie Hyman, 4.97 meters (16-3.75)
10. Genita Brown, 4.73 meters (15-6.25)
Triple Jump
2. Lisa-Marie Hyman, 11.45 meters (37-6.75)
Shot Put
3. Barbara Wine, 13.55 meters (44-5.50)
9. Monique Nelson, 12.22 meters (40-1.25)
17. Cherishe Hollingsworth, 9.48 meters (31-1.25)
20-lb. Weight throw
2. Kameilah Amaya, 16.52 meters (54-2.50)
5. Carla Hardy, 14.55 meters (49-2.50)
9. Monique Nelson, 12.48 meters (40-11.50)
60-meter dash (preliminary times)
Heat 1: 1. Keenan Gibson, 7.73
Heat 3: 2. Shameika Johnson, 7.84