March 12, 2004

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. - On Friday, March 13th, the Villanova women's distance medley relay team finished fourth in day one of the 2004 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships held at the University of Arkansas' Randal Tyson Indoor Track in Fayetteville, Ark.

The Wildcats' DMR squad of senior Rebecca Mitchell, freshman Tierra Fletcher, Ioana Parusheva and Marina Muncan combined to record a time of 11:10.25 - placing them fourth in the event behind Tennessee (11:06.07), Stanford (11:07.15) and UCLA (11:08.70).

Villanova is tied for 16th place with five points after day one of the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships. UCLA and Florida lead in the women's standings after one day of competition with 29 points apiece.

For the Wildcat women on Saturday, Muncan will compete in the women's 3,000m run beginning at 7:25 p.m.

2004 Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Results
Host: University of Arkansas
Randal Tyson Indoor Track, Fayetteville, Ark.
Dates: March 12-13, 2004

Event 26  Women Distance Medley
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 Final only.  Two waterfall start, two turn stagger.  (8, 4)
 Running order:  1200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m
    American:   10:59.76  3/8/2002    Univ. of North Carolina
  Collegiate:   10:54.34  1/30/1988   Villanova
   NCAA Meet:   10:58.19  3/8/2002    UCLA
       Tyson:   10:58.19  3/8/2002    UCLA
    School                                               Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Tennessee                                          11:06.07   10
     1) Brooke Novak JR                 2) Dee Dee Trotter JR
     3) Nicole Cook JR                  4) Lindsay Hyatt SR
  2 Stanford                                           11:07.15    8
     1) Katy Trotter FR                 2) Ashley Freeman FR
     3) Chinny Offor SO                 4) Sara Bei SO
  3 UCLA                                               11:08.70    6
     1) Melissa McBain SR               2) Sheena Johnson SR
     3) Ashley Caldwell FR              4) Lena Nilsson SR
  4 Villanova                                          11:10.25    5
     1) Rebecca Michell SR              2) Tierra Fletcher FR
     3) Ioana Parusheva JR              4) Marina Muncan SO
  5 West Virginia                                      11:12.56    4
     1) Jennifer Davis JR               2) Pam Richardson JR
     3) Jennifer Kemp JR                4) Megan Metcalfe SR
  6 Brigham Young                                      11:12.60    3
     1) Kathryn Anderson JR             2) Jennifer Rockwell JR
     3) Jukie Cameron FR                4) Michaela Mannova FR
  7 Michigan                                           11:13.30    2
     1) Katie Erdman SO                 2) Carly Knazze JR
     3) Theresa Feldkamp SO             4) Lindsey Gallo JR
  8 Georgetown                                         11:14.37    1
     1) Sabine Knothe SO                2) Monica Hargrove SR
     3) Maura McCusker SR               4) Colleen Kelly SR
  9 Kentucky                                           11:19.17
     1) Beth Heimann JR                 2) Jackie Gordon FR
     3) Brooke Patterson SR             4) Caitlin Phillips SR
 10 Notre Dame                                         11:22.33
     1) Lauren King JR                  2) Kristen Dodd SR
     3) Kerry Meagher JR                4) Megan Johnson SR
 11 Nebraska                                           11:25.08
     1) Anne Shadle JR                  2) Maggi Escudero SR
     3) Danute Ceika FR                 4) Ann Gaffigan SR
 12 North Carolina                                     11:28.22
     1) Megan Kaltenbach FR             2) Anissa Gainey SR
     3) Alice Schmidt SR                4) Erin Donohue JR


                         Women - Team Rankings - 7 Events Scored
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    1) UCLA                        29        1) Florida                    29
    3) Georgia                     26        4) Nebraska                   23.50
    5) LSU                         16        5) Stanford                   16
    7) Tennessee                   14        8) Miami                      10
    8) Texas                       10        8) Arkansas                   10
    8) Providence                  10       12) Northwestern State          8
   13) Notre Dame                   6       13) Penn State                  6
   15) Arizona                      5.50    16) Villanova                   5
   16) South Carolina               5       16) Coastal Carolina            5
   16) Florida State                5       20) West Virginia               4
   20) Texas A&M                    4       22) Washington                  3.50

   22) Akron                        3.50    24) Brigham Young               3
   24) North Carolina State         3       26) Michigan                    2
   26) South Florida                2       26) Princeton                   2
   29) Kent State                   1.50    29) Rice                        1.50
   31) Michigan State               1       31) Georgetown                  1
   31) Oklahoma                     1