It‘s no surprise that the throwers on the Michigan women’s track and field team don’t get any real practice during the winter months in Ann Arbor.

Instead, they practice their form by throwing into a net in the Indoor Track Building. But they never know how far their throw actually would have gone.

This weekend, at the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky, Michigan throwers tried their arm with the discus — and this time, there was no net. Kentucky Nutter Field House is big enough to host indoor discus throwing, and although discus not an NCAA event during indoor season, the meet provided good practice for the start of the outdoor season in March.

Sophomore Emily Pendleton recorded the farthest throw in the event (52.47 meters).

“We went down there to have some fun and see what would happen,” Pendleton said. “It was a really relaxed atmosphere. I just wanted to go out there and see what I could do and give myself a starting point.”

In their upcoming home meet on Feb. 21, the Wolverine throwers are hoping to use the spacious Oosterbaan Fieldhouse in a similar manner.

Meanwhile, Michigan’s runners won three events at the non-scoring Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame’s Loftus Sports Center this weekend.

Senior Geena Gall won the 800-meter dash and recorded an NCAA automatic qualifying time (2:03.91).

Senior Tiffany Ofili, who did not compete in the team’s last meet at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 30 and 31, won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.49 seconds.

And the Wolverines won the distance medley relay in 11:10.23, an NCAA provisional qualifying time.

For now, the discus throwers will continue practicing with the net as they, and everyone else, await warmer temperatures and the outdoor season.