Track and Field Heads to the Georgia Tech Invitational
April 16, 2015 | Track & Field
Event: Georgia Tech Invitational
Date: April 17-18, 2015
Start Time: Noon Friday | 11:00 a.m. Saturday
Place: George C. Griffin Track | Atlanta, Ga.
This Week: The Louisville men's and women's track and field teams continue outdoor competition as they travel to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational this weekend.
The two-day event begins on Friday afternoon at noon with the men's hammer. Running events will take place that evening at 5:30 p.m. with the women's 100m hurdles preliminaries.
The meet will conclude on Saturday morning with field events beginning at 11:00 a.m. with the women's high jump. Running events are slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. with the women's 4x100m relay.
Up Next: Louisville continues competition at the Tennessee Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn., on May 2.
SEASON NOTES:
Arsenault Continues Winning Ways: At the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Calvin Arsenault turned in impressive performances while sweeping both hurdle events. In the 110m hurdles, Arsenault broke his previous school record of 13.83 that was set two weekends ago at Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational. His first place time of 13.82 was also a meet record. Later that afternoon, Arsenault set a new meet record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.68.
Henderson Comes Out Strong: Two sport athlete Emmonnie Henderson competed in her second competition of the outdoor season and had a breakthrough performance at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Henderson, who just finished up the basketball season, won the shot put with a mark of 15.70m/51-6.25. She also competed in the discus throw and finished second with a personal best mark of 52.23m/171-4.
Williams Makes Season Debut: Coming off a fourth place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, junior Ben Williams made his season debut of the 2015 outdoor season. The All-American set a new meet record and recorded the second best jump of the season in the ACC at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. His jump of 16.06m/52-8.25 earned him his first victory of the outdoor season.
Cards Win Seven at ACC/Big Ten Challenge: In the Cardinals' second home meet of the season, the Cardinals faced elite competition against Indiana, Michigan State, and Notre Dame at Cardinal Park. The Cardinals rose to the occasion and recorded seven wins in the meet. Arsenault led the team with two victories while Henderson and Williams also took wins in their respective events. Junior Japhet Kipkoech recorded his first win of the season in the 5000m run with a time of 14:39.20. Freshman Josh Hall won his first event of the outdoor season with a personal best 47.08 finish in the 400m dash. Redshirt senior Maggie Gilbertson won her second event of the season in the high jump with a mark of 1.67m/5-5.75.
Freshmen Impress at Tennessee Relays: While the Cardinals competed at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, two freshmen competed at the Tennessee Relays in the heptathlon and decathlon events. Eric Fox finished second with 6,627 points in the decathlon while Linda Mutter finished second with a total of 4,957 points in the heptathlon. Each athlete posted an individual win with Fox winning the shot put with a mark of 12.67m/41-7 and Mutter winning the long jump with a mark of 5.69m/18-8.
Wash Goes Long: Sophomore Bre'Yana Wash continued her winning ways with her second consecutive long jump victory. She finished first at the Florida Relays with a personal best mark of 6.16m/20-2.50 after winning at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational the week before.
Cheruiyot Resets School Record: At the Florida Relays, junior Benadate Cheruiyot set the school record in the 3000m steeplechases with a time of 10:19.38. She broke the previous school record of 10:19.64 that she set at the AAC Championships in 2014.
Relay Team Breaks School Record: The team of Jeron Brown, Andrew Nsuk, Teague Peck, and Josh Hall continued their momentum, once again breaking the school record. The four finished with a time of 3:11.07, breaking their previous school record of 3:12.93 that was set at the Alabama Relays last month.
Cards Race to the Finish Line: At the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational, the Louisville track teams fought through the cold and posted seven wins. Calvin Arsenault paced the Cards with two victories in the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles in 53.19. Brianne Brownwon the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.47. Claire Noser competed in her first 3000m steeple chase of the season and took first place with a time of 11:00.99. The women's 4x100m relay team of Alexis Murry, Kayla Tyson, Taylor Bradley, and Wash won their event in a time of 47.31. Teague Peck took the 800m in 1:53.90 while Zachery Main raced to the finish line first in the 200m dash in 21.93.
Cards Show Success in Field Events: In the first home meet of the season, the Louisville track and field teams posted 12 wins on the final day of competition, with the Cardinals claiming five field events at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational. The Cardinal women swept the jumping events. Brittany Owens won the triple jump with mark of 11.90m/39-0.5 while Maggie Gilbertson posted a victory in the high jump with a mark of 1.68m/5-6.Bre'Yana Wash took first place in the long jump with a mark of 5.68m/18-7.75. The Cardinals also swept both pole vault events with Chanel Krause and Jacob Marguet (4.83m/15-10) taking first place finishes.
Distance Teams Break School Records: The Cardinals broke three school records on the final day of the Alabama Relays with the distance medley teams breaking two of them. The men's distance team of Andrew Stewart, Carlos Coleman, Teague Peck, and Edwin Kibichiy took first place with a time of 9:50.96 breaking the 39 year record of 10:09.00 that was set in 1976 at the Florida Relays. The women's distance team of Michelle Molodynia,Zahara Gully, Mia Ross, and Benadate Cheruiyot finished third in the event with a time of 11:38.72, eclipsing the previous school record of 11:51.96 that was set in 1995 at the Alabama Relays.
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