Track and Field Heads East for Kentucky Invitational
January 12, 2012 | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 12, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Following a season-opening meet in which 25 BIG EAST qualifying marks were achieved, the University of Louisville track and field teams return to action for their second indoor meet of the year, competing at the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, beginning Friday, Jan. 13, and continuing on Saturday, Jan. 14.
The two-day event will take place at E.J. Nutter Field House, and live results will be available on www.UKathletics.com. Competition on Friday begins at 6 p.m. and resumes on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
In total, 12 schools will be competing at the meet. On the women's side, the Cardinals will face Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Marshall, Miami (Fla.), Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Bellarmine, Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. The men's team will face off against Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami (Fla.), Middle Tennessee and Tennessee.
The Cardinals will be competing in six field events on Friday, including the men's and women's weight throw, the women's long jump and the men's high jump. Michael Edwards had a strong showing in the season-opener in the high jump, clearing 2.20m/7-2.5 for the third-best mark in the nation. Margret Harris also put together a respectable performance in the jumping events, winning the long jump with a personal-best 6.00m/19-8.25. In the throwing events, Amashi Kendall won the weight throw with a toss of 18.55m/60-10.5, while Sam Bombaugh heaved the weight 18.51m/60-8.75 for a runner-up finish.
On day two, the Cardinal women open competition in the high jump and triple jump, while the men will be competing in the pole vault and shot put. Kevin Jackson took second last week in the pole vault by clearing a personal-best 4.90m/16-0.75.
The first track event Louisville takes part in is set for 12:30 p.m., as Gabrielle Jackson and Calvin Arsenault will compete in the women's and men's 60m hurdles semifinals, respectively. Arsenault, a true freshman, won his first collegiate meet in the event. Arsenault will be competing in the 60m semifinals later in the day and is slated to run in the 4x400m relays.
Following the sprints races, the Cardinal distance runners will compete in the mile. Auburn transfer and three-time track All-American Holly Knight will be making her Louisville debut in the mile alongside Cassie Martin and Michelle Molodynia. Knight also is slated to compete in the 3,000m race.
Mattias Wolter will be making his season debut toward the end of the day in the men's 3,000m race.
The Cardinals conclude the day with the women's and men's 4x400m, respectively.
For all of the latest information on Louisville cross country and track and field, log on to uoflsports.com, or, for up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/louisvilletrack.
KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL (LEXINGTON, KY. - NUTTER FIELD HOUSE)
Friday, Jan. 13
Men's Weight Throw, 6 p.m.
Sam Bombaugh, Brad Vivace
Women's Weight Throw, Following
Hannah Baker, Patrice Gates, Amashi Kendall
Women's Pole Vault, 6 p.m.
Chelsea Lucas
Men's High Jump, 6 p.m.
Michael Edwards, Taylor Caldwell
Women's Long Jump, 6 p.m.
Kim Cardeiro, Margret Harris, Charachesicia Lockhart
Men's Long Jump, Following
Wesley Smith
Saturday, Jan. 14
Women's High Jump, 10:30 a.m.
Kim Cardeiro, Maggie Gilbertson, Gabrielle Jackson, Megan Schubert, Michelle Theophille
Women's Triple Jump, 10:30 a.m.
Charachesicia Lockhart, Malina Simmers
Men's Pole Vault, 11:30 a.m.
Kevin Jackson
Men's Shot Put, 12 p.m.
Sam Bombaugh, Isaac Bowling, Brad Vivace
Women's Shot Put, Following
Khadija Abdullah, Kim Cardeiro, Patrice Gates, Amashi Kendall, Jenna Wargo
Women's 60m Hurdles Semifinals, 12:30 p.m.
Gabrielle Jackson
Men's 60m Hurdles Semifinals, Following
Calvin Arsenault
Women's 60m Semifinals, Following
Margret Harris
Men's 60m Semifinals, Following
Calvin Arsenault
Women's Mile, 1:15 p.m.
Holly Knight, Cassie Martin, Michelle Molodynia
Men's Mile, 1:30 p.m.
Gordon Dooley, Luke Lovelace, Andrew Stewart
Men's 60m Hurdles Final (contingent upon advancing), 1:50 p.m.
Calvin Arsenault
Women's 60m Hurdles Final (contingent upon advancing), 1:55 p.m.
Gabrielle Jackson
Men's 60m Final (contingent upon advancing), 2 p.m.
Calvin Arsenault
Women's 60m Final (contingent upon advancing), 2:05 p.m.
Margret Harris
Women's 400m, 2:15 p.m.
Hadassah Bruno, Gabrielle Jackson, Randi Norris, D'minia Stokes
Men's 400m, 2:35 p.m.
William Bell, Jordon Frazier, Marcellus Hobbs, Seon Powell
Women's 800m, 3 p.m.
Jordan Diaz, Cassie Martin, Michelle Molodynia, Ahlivia Spencer
Men's 800m, 3:20 p.m.
Andrew Stewart
Men's 200m, 3:50 p.m.
William Bell, Marcellus Hobbs
Women's 3,000m, 4:15 p.m.
Ariel Briggs, Kacey Cox, Madie Davidson, Paige Dooley, Maria Frigo, Holly Knight
Men's 3,000m, 4:30 p.m.
Gordon Dooley, Luke Lovelace, Mattias Wolter
Women's 4x400m Relay, 4:50 p.m.
Kim Cardeiro, Charachesicia Lockhart, Hadassah Bruno, Ahlivia Spencer, D'minia Stokes, Michelle Theophille, Margret Harris, Gabrielle Jackson, Jordan Diaz, Randi Norris
Men's 4x400m Relay, 5:05 p.m.
Marcellus Hobbs, Jordon Frazier, William Bell, Calvin Arsenault
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