Track and Field Heads to Kentucky Invitational
January 14, 2010 | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 14, 2010
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville track and field program will travel to Lexington, Ky. for their second competition of the year at the Kentucky Invitational, which will take place at Nutter Field House on Jan. 15 and 16. The Cardinal women's team is ranked No. 18, while the men are right outside the top 25 at No. 32 in the latest USTFCCCA poll.
The Kentucky Invitational will have 15 teams participating, including four ranked men's squads in No. 2 Florida, No. 15 Auburn, No. 17 Kentucky and No. 19 Georgia. The women's field features a pair of top 25 teams in No. 6 Florida and No. 12 Tennessee. The meet will commence at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, with four events taking place and is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, with the high jump and long jump. The invitational concludes with the 4x400-meter relay tentatively set for 5:05 p.m.
U of L started off the year on a good note at the Indiana Open. The men and women combined to receive three out of four BIG EAST Weekly track and field honors: redshirt senior Jere' Summers was named BIG EAST Female Field Athlete of the Week, redshirt senior Andre Black earned BIG EAST Male Field Athlete of the Week and freshman Howard Shepard III took home the BIG EAST Male Track Athlete of the Week. The Cardinals also picked up four NCAA Provisional qualifying marks, while Jordan Frazier set the school record in the 600-meter dash with a time of 1:20.72.
After finishing the Kentucky Invitational, the Cards will travel to South Bend, Ind. to compete in the Notre Dame Invitational on Jan. 23.
For the most up-to-date information on Louisville track and field, visit www.uoflsports.com.
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