Green Wave Indoor Track Performs Strong at Canon Classic

Marie Ahlander Automatically Qualifies for NCAAs in Triple Jump

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind -- The Tulane mens and womens track and field teams had another strong performance at the Canon IV Classic, hosted by Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind., on Friday and Saturday. Sophomore Marie Ahlander (Stockholm, Sweden) won the triple jump, meeting the automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Ahlander leapt 13.23 meters to win the triple jump. The NCAA automatic qualifying standard is 13.15 meters. On the mens side, senior Noel Comrie (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica) won the triple jump as well, with a distance of 15.49 meters.

Tulanes womens 4x400 Relay team met the provisional qualifying standard with a time of 3:38.02. That team is composed of junior Asha James (Pickering, Ontario), senior Nikelola Balogun (Los Angeles, Calif.), senior Angela Milner (Modesto, Calif.) and sophomore Nadja Petersen (Stockholm, Sweden).

Petersen won the 400 meters with a time of 54.40, while James was Tulanes top finisher in the 60-meter dash.

Other strong efforts on the mens side came from junior Solomon Kandie (Nairobi, Kenya) in the 3,000 meters and junior Delando Davis (New Orleans, La.) in the 60-meter high hurdles.

Tulane returns to action on Friday, competing at the LSU Twilight Invitational.

Tulane Results:
Women
2-10-01 at Canon IV Classic, Butler University,
Indianapolis, Ind.

60 Meters
Asha James 7.67
Deshawnda Williams 7.71
Quasheba Lee 7.83

400 Meters
Nadja Petersen 54.40 (P)
Nikelola Balogun 55.43
Deshawnda Williams 1:00.90

800 Meters
Angela Milner 2:11.54

One Mile
Katrina Gemmell 4:54.15

4x400 Relay
Tulane 3:38.02 (P)

Long Jump
Jillion Green 5.90m

Triple Jump
Marie Ahlander 13.23m (A)
Jillion Green 11.39m

Tulane Men
2-10-01 at Canon IV Classic, Butler University,
Indianapolis, Ind.

400 Meters
Edridge Darling 50.84

One Mile
Solomon Kandie 4:06.45

3,000 Meters
Solomon Kandie 8:29.62

60 Meter High Hurdles
Delando Davis 8.17

Long Jump
Noel Comrie 6.56m

Triple Jump
Noel Comrie 15.49m