Friday, April 1
Gainesville, Fla.
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Florida Relays
Track and Field Set to Compete at the Florida Relays This Weekend
March 31, 2016 | Track & Field
Louisville to compete at Florida Relays on Friday and Saturday
Event:Â 2016 Pepsi Florida Relays
Date:Â April 1-2, 2016
Site:Â Percy Beard Track | Gainesville, Fla.
Start Times:Â 12 p.m. Friday | 11 a.m. Saturday
This Week: The Louisville men's and women's track and field teams continue their outdoor season as they travel to Gainesville, Fla. to compete in the 2016 Pepsi Florida Relays on April 1-2.
Most of the Louisville athletes will be rested as only distance runners competed last weekend at the Raleigh Relays.
Competition begins on Friday with the women's hammer throw and discus throw scheduled to begin at noon. Running events are slated to begin at 12:15 p.m. with the women's 100m hurdles and the men's 100m.
The meet concludes on Saturday with field events scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with the men's discus invite. Running events are slated to begin at 12 p.m. with the women's shuttle run.
SEC Network Plus via Watch ESPN will stream the meet on Friday from 12-4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 2:30 until the conclusion of the meet.
Up Next:Â The Cardinals will compete at the Hilltopper Relays in Bowling Green, Ky., on April 8-9.
GOING THE DISTANCE
Junior Calvin Chemoiywo is off to a fantastic start in the outdoor season. Chemoiywo began the season with a victory in the 5000m at the USF Bulls Invitational. The Kabarnet, Kenya native followed the victory with a career best performance in the 10,000m against elite competition at the Raleigh Relays. He led the Cardinals with a seventh place finish.
MEN EARN TOP 25 RANKINGÂ
For the first time since 2011, the men's track and field team was ranked in the top 25 as they were ranked 24th in the preseason edition of the USTFCCCA Outdoor Team rankings. The team racked up a total of 86.68 points in the computer-based rankings which were based on the 2015 outdoor performances from each team's top talent and top marks from the current outdoor season.
CARDS SWEEP ACC WEEKLY FIELD HONORS
After turning in impressive performances at the USF Invitational, Javen Reeves and Bre'Yana Wash earned weekly ACC honors. Both student-athletes posted marks in their events that currently rank first in the nation. Reeves won the high jump with a personal best mark of 2.20m (7-2.50) which was just shy of the school record of 2.23m (7-3.75) set by Tone Belt. Bre'Yana Wash was victorious in the long jump with a personal best mark of 6.30m (20-8) just shy of the school record of 6.34m (20-9.75) set by Charachesicia Lockhart.
CARDS OPEN OUTDOOR SEASON WITH A BOOM
The Cardinals opened up their outdoor season with nine wins at the USF Bulls Invitational. While both squads won their respective 4x400m relays, the Cardinals had four individual victories on Friday before concluding the meet with three individual victories on Saturday. On Friday, Caitlin Gilmore won the hammer throw while Javen Reeves (high jump) and Bre'Yana Wash (long jump) turned in impressive performances that were just shy of existing records. In the distance events, Ernest Kibet won the 1500m run while Calvin Chemoiywo won the 5000m. Mara Zielonka was victorious in the high jump while Steve Wade won the shot put invitational.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville cross country and track and field on Twitter (@uofltrackxc) at www.twitter.com/uofltrackxc and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uofltrackxc.
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Date:Â April 1-2, 2016
Site:Â Percy Beard Track | Gainesville, Fla.
Start Times:Â 12 p.m. Friday | 11 a.m. Saturday
This Week: The Louisville men's and women's track and field teams continue their outdoor season as they travel to Gainesville, Fla. to compete in the 2016 Pepsi Florida Relays on April 1-2.
Most of the Louisville athletes will be rested as only distance runners competed last weekend at the Raleigh Relays.
Competition begins on Friday with the women's hammer throw and discus throw scheduled to begin at noon. Running events are slated to begin at 12:15 p.m. with the women's 100m hurdles and the men's 100m.
The meet concludes on Saturday with field events scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with the men's discus invite. Running events are slated to begin at 12 p.m. with the women's shuttle run.
SEC Network Plus via Watch ESPN will stream the meet on Friday from 12-4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 2:30 until the conclusion of the meet.
Up Next:Â The Cardinals will compete at the Hilltopper Relays in Bowling Green, Ky., on April 8-9.
GOING THE DISTANCE
Junior Calvin Chemoiywo is off to a fantastic start in the outdoor season. Chemoiywo began the season with a victory in the 5000m at the USF Bulls Invitational. The Kabarnet, Kenya native followed the victory with a career best performance in the 10,000m against elite competition at the Raleigh Relays. He led the Cardinals with a seventh place finish.
MEN EARN TOP 25 RANKINGÂ
For the first time since 2011, the men's track and field team was ranked in the top 25 as they were ranked 24th in the preseason edition of the USTFCCCA Outdoor Team rankings. The team racked up a total of 86.68 points in the computer-based rankings which were based on the 2015 outdoor performances from each team's top talent and top marks from the current outdoor season.
CARDS SWEEP ACC WEEKLY FIELD HONORS
After turning in impressive performances at the USF Invitational, Javen Reeves and Bre'Yana Wash earned weekly ACC honors. Both student-athletes posted marks in their events that currently rank first in the nation. Reeves won the high jump with a personal best mark of 2.20m (7-2.50) which was just shy of the school record of 2.23m (7-3.75) set by Tone Belt. Bre'Yana Wash was victorious in the long jump with a personal best mark of 6.30m (20-8) just shy of the school record of 6.34m (20-9.75) set by Charachesicia Lockhart.
CARDS OPEN OUTDOOR SEASON WITH A BOOM
The Cardinals opened up their outdoor season with nine wins at the USF Bulls Invitational. While both squads won their respective 4x400m relays, the Cardinals had four individual victories on Friday before concluding the meet with three individual victories on Saturday. On Friday, Caitlin Gilmore won the hammer throw while Javen Reeves (high jump) and Bre'Yana Wash (long jump) turned in impressive performances that were just shy of existing records. In the distance events, Ernest Kibet won the 1500m run while Calvin Chemoiywo won the 5000m. Mara Zielonka was victorious in the high jump while Steve Wade won the shot put invitational.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville cross country and track and field on Twitter (@uofltrackxc) at www.twitter.com/uofltrackxc and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/uofltrackxc.
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