Feb. 2, 2008
Complete Results in PDF Format 
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Senior sprinter Gloria Asumnu turned in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 23.90 to win the 200-meter dash on the second day of competition to lead the Tulane University women's track and field team to a fifth place finish at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup held at the Horace Ashenfelter Multi-Sport Facility on the campus of Penn State University.
Asumnu already automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships and set a track record while winning the 60m Friday. The 4x400-meter relay team of junior Shaina Pelham, Asumnu, junior Vanessa Kienast and sophomore Valencia Wilson finished second with a season-best time of 3:42.80.
Sophomore Nicolette Taku took fourth place in the triple jump with a mark of 12.23m (40-01.50), while freshman Aieshia Brooks finished fourth in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:35.88. Also running in the 200m, Pelham scored a sixth-place finish with a time of 25.09, sophomore Olivia Kizzee placed 12th with a 25.43 and junior Kyra Lobbins placed 18th at 25.74.
In the 400m, Wilson finished seventh with a time of 56.66, sophomore Jasmine Momoh placed 10th in 57.87, Kienast took 17th in 58.65 and freshman Zandria DeBowles finished 21st with a time of 59.24.
Senior Shanon Beelendorf placed 15th in the 800m with a time of 2:15.59 and freshman Rebecca Coady finished 23rd in 2:20.85. Senior Aubrey Phillips, who set a school record in winning the 5,000-meter run on Friday, finished 24th with a time of 5:12.87. Coady placed right behind Phillips at 25th with a time of 5:13.37. Junior Katarina Busljeta placed 21st in the shot put with a time of 10.57m (34-08.25).
The Green Wave will be in action Feb. 8-9 at the New Balance Collegiate Invite in New York, N.Y. All Tulane track and field news, interviews and meet results are available on the web at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
TULANE RESULTS
200 METER DASH
1. Gloria Asumnu, 23.90 p [10 pts.]
6. Shaina Pelham, 25.09 [3 pts.]
12. Olivia Kizzee, 25.43
18. Kyra Lobbins, 25.74
400 METER DASH
7. Valencia Wilson, 56.66 [2 pts.]
10. Jasmine Momoh, 57.87
17. Vanessa Kienast, 58.65
21. Zandria DeBowles, 59.24
600 METER RUN
4. Aieshia Brooks, 1:35.88 [5 pts.]
800 METER RUN
15. Shanon Beelendorf, 2:15.59
23. Rebecca Coady, 2:20.85
1 MILE RUN
24. Aubrey Phillips, 5:12.87
25. Rebecca Coady, 5:13.37
SHOT PUT
21. Katarina Busljeta, 10.57m (34-08.25)
TRIPLE JUMP
4. Nicolette Taku, 12.23m (40-01.50) [5 pts.]
4X400 METER RELAY
2. Tulane `A', 3:42.80 [8 pts.]
Pelham, Asumnu, Kienast, Wilson