ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan women’s track and field team will open the outdoor season on Friday and Saturday (March 20-21) at the UCF Black and Gold Invitational at the UCF Soccer and Track Complex in Orlando, Fla. Action on Friday will begin at 10:30 a.m., while Saturday’s competition will begin at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 This weekend marks the Wolverines’ first trip to the Black and Gold Invitational since the 2023 season, when the 4×100-meter relay of\u00a0BreeAna Bates<\/a>, Hanna Hearn,\u00a0Savannah Sutherland<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Aasia Laurencin<\/a>\u00a0set the school record with a time of 44.70 seconds on the last day of competition.<\/p>\n \u2022 Last season, U-M opened the outdoor season at the USF Alumni Invitational, where three top-10 program marks were set on the first day.\u00a0Abigail Russell<\/a><\/a>‘s shot put heave of 16.13 meters (52 feet, 11 inches) ranked No. 5 on the program performers list, and\u00a0Amare Harlan<\/a>\u00a0claimed two spots on the program performers list, clearing 6.07m (19-11) in the high jump to rank eighth and running a 23.38-second time in the 200-meter dash to take the No. 3 spot.<\/p>\n \u2022 U-M finished ninth at the 2025 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, breaking two records and earning four medals.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sutherland (55.37 seconds) and\u00a0Sidney Green<\/a>\u00a0(57.47) finished 1-2 in the 400-meter hurdles, with Sutherland winning the title for the third straight season. The 4×400-meter relay team of\u00a0Payton Smith<\/a>, Sutherland, Green and\u00a0Trinity Henderson<\/a><\/a>\u00a0won bronze with a time of 3:32.47.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Elizabeth Tapper<\/a>\u00a0took silver in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 17.65 meters (57-11) while\u00a0Emma Yungeberg<\/a>\u00a0finished fourth in the javelin throw with a personal-best mark of 53.08m (174-1). The pair set program records in their respective events.<\/p>\n