Leppanen had a throw of 48 feet, three and a quarter inches in the shot put to take third place in the event. It was a season-best throw for the junior, who had also qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the shot put last weekend at LSU.
Sophomore Gloria Asumnu had a strong day as well, clocking a time of 23.98 seconds in the 200-meter dash, a personal record and the fourth-best mark in Tulane history.
Tulane\'s 4x400 relay team of Asumnu, Angel Dooley, Tahira Wiggins and Shanon Beelendorf earned a first place in that event, posting a time of 3:44.80.
Lissie Mo added a third place finish in the long jump with a leap of 18 feet, nine and three-quarter inches, while Leppanen took fourth in the javelin with a throw of 128 feet, two inches.
Freshman Rachel Bryan (5,000-meter run), junior Marilyn Sauls (long jump) and sophomore Christina Tegbe (triple jump) also turned in top 10 finishes at the event.
Senior Sarah Bumby and freshman Aubrey Phillips both registered a pair of personal records on the day. Both runners notched bests in the 800- and 1500-meter runs.
Other personal records were registered by Dooley (200 Meters), Mo (200), Beelendorf (400 Meters), Wiggins (800 Meters), Camilla Hatlen (800) and Jill Shriver (5,000).
On the men\'s side, senior Eric Hambidge continued his excellent spring by taking sixth place in the javelin with a personal-record throw of 180 feet, 10 inches. Freshman Doug Dickson had a personal record in the 400-meter run.
Tulane returns to action next Saturday at the Ole
Miss Invitational in Oxford, Miss.
Tulane Results Yellow Jacket Invitational April 2, 2005 Women\'s Results 200 Meters Gloria Asumnu, 23.98 (11th place) - P.R. - 4th best in school history Angel Dooley, 24.05 (12th place) - P.R. Lissie Mo, 25.56 (35th place) - P.R. 400 Meters Shanon Beelendorf, 56.74 (12th place) - P.R. 800 Meters Tahira Wiggins, 2:17.45 (14th place) - P.R. Sarah Bumby, 2:24.25 (27th place) - P.R. Aubrey Phillips, 2:27.03 (31st place) - P.R. Camilla Hatlen, 2:29.60 (35th place) - P.R. 1500 Meters Lisa Green, 4:52.99 (10th place) Sarah Bumby, 4:53.51 (13th place) - P.R. Aubrey Phillips, 4:54.63 (14th place) - P.R. 5000 Meters Rachel Bryan, 17:59.74 (8th place) - P.R. Jill Shriver, 22:13.00 (23rd place) - P.R. 4x400 Dooley, Wiggins, Beelendorf, Asumnu, 3:44.80 (1st place) - Season-best Long Jump Lissie Mo, 5.73m, 18-09.75 (3rd place) Marilyn Sauls, 5.48m, 17-11.75 (6th place) Triple Jump Christina Tegbe, 11.59m, 38-00.25 (6th place) Shot Put Helmi Leppanen, 14.71m, 48-03.25 (3rd place) - NCAA Regional Qualifier, season-best Javelin Helmi Leppanen, 39.07m, 128-02 (4th place) - Season-best Men\'s Results 400 Meters Doug Dickson, 56.43 (34th place) - P.R. 800 Meters Tim Morris, 2:10.66 (45th place) Javelin Eric Hambidge, 55.12m, 180-10 (6th place) - P.R.