Cardinals Tune-Up for BIG EAST at WKU Invitational

Saturday, April 25

Bowling Green, Ky.

All Day

University of Louisville

WKU Invite

April 25, 2009 | Women's Track and Field

April 25, 2009

Complete Results

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's and women's track and field teams won three event titles and earned eight top-five finishes at the WKU Invite hosted by Western Kentucky University on Saturday at Charles M. Ruter Track.

Leading the way for the Cardinal women was sophomore Lecia Brown who finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.70, the third fastest in school history. Brown also was runner-up in the 200-meter dash, clocking 24.94. It marked her first individual competition of the outdoor season.

Freshman Kiersten Kirkland won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.63, while junior Jenean Pressley tied for first in the high jump, clearing 5-05 (1.65m).

In the 100-meter hurdles, junior Theresa Lewis placed second with a time of 14.39.

The No. 20 ranked Cardinal men were led by freshman Jacques Caldwell who took the 200-meter dash title with a time of 22.15.

Sophomores Chris Wolfe and Neil Angermeier earned second place finishes in their respective events. Wolfe ran a 1:53.82 in the 800-meter run, while Angermeier cleared 6-06.75 (2.00m) in the high jump.

U of L will next contend for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 1-3.

WKU Invitational - Bowling Green, Ky.
U of L Women's Individual Results100m--  Brown, Lecia        SCR100m Hurdles2   Lewis, Theresa     14.39200m2   Brown, Lecia        24.94400m2   Brown, Lecia        55.70400m Hurdles1   Kirkland, Kiersten     1:03.63High Jump1   Pressley, Jenean     1.65m/5-05.00Long Jump4   Howard, Brittany     5.71m/18-09.00U of L Men's Individual Results100m--  Caldwell, Jacques       DNS200m1   Caldwell, Jacques       22.155   Spalding, Shawn       23.00400m8   Spalding, Shawn       51.54800m2   Wolfe, Chris     1:53.828   Lovelace, Luke     1:56.4217  Akojie, Obehi       2:00.90High Jump2   Angermeier, Neil     2.00m/6-06.75