Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Track and Field Outdoor Season Commences Friday
3/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University track and field team will take the short trip south Friday and Saturday to kick off the 2017 outdoor track campaign, competing in the University of Miami's two-day Hurricane Invitational at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables.
Friday night will be made up exclusively of distance running, with FAU men and women competing in the 5,000 meters. The meet picks back up again at noon on Saturday with field events and then in the afternoon with sprints, hurdles and relays, as well as a few mid-distance races. For the full schedule of events, click here: http://www.hurricanesports.com/pdf9/4415309.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=28700.
"After three weeks of training since our C-USA Indoor Championship, we're excited for the outdoor season to start," said Head Coach Alex Smolka. "We are using this weekend to get used to racing again, and are looking forward to some good results."
"We are looking forward to the outdoor season to begin," said Associate Head Coach Willie Randolph. "This weekend we are focused on trying to execute our races, and progressing with better times as the season moves along toward championships and postseason time. First, we need to take one meet at a time."
Live stats of the Hurricane Invite will be compiled by Delta Timing (link TBA), and a portion of Saturday, from 1-4 p.m., will be carried live on ACC Network Extra here: http://www.espn.com/watchespn/index/_/id/3011794/miami-hurricane-invitational.
Here is a list of all of the Owls slated to compete:
Friday
- John Marting - Men's 5,000m
- Ross Rabalais - Men's 5,000m
- Jonathan Werble - Men's 5,000m
- Sophia Clark - Women's 5,000m
- Johanna Freeman - Women's 5,000m
- Kali Hazera - Women's 5,000m
- Emily Ludwig - Women's 5,000m
- Kelsey Meltzer - Women's 5,000m
- Christina Schultz - Women's 5,000m
- Jasmine Van Tine - Women's 5,000m
Saturday
- Ross Rabalais - Men's 1,500m
- Lachlan Shiver - Men's 1,500m
- Jonathan Werble - Men's 1,500m
- Berneta Boldin - 200m, 400m
- Sophia Clark - 5,000m
- Carydaliz Fontanez - 800m, Women's 1,500m
- Angelique Francois - 200m, 400m
- Johanna Freeman - 5,000m
- Fasheba Funeus - 200m, 400m
- Jamika Glades - 400m
- Cianna Gopie - 800m, Women's 1,500m
- Kali Hazera - Women's 1,500m, 5,000m
- Christina Humphries - Women's 1,500m
- Deja Jones - 200m
- Mikaela Jonsson - 800m, Women's 1,500m
- Erica Lersch - 800m, Women's 1,500m
- Emily Ludwig - Women's 1,500m, 5,000m
- Sitia Martinez - 400m hurdles
- Crystal McDougle - 200m, 100m hurdles
- Kelsey Meltzer - 5,000m
- Christina Schultz - Women's 1,500m, 5,000m
- Cassidy Smith - 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles
- Frida Thorsås - 200m, 100m hurdles, High Jump
- Sherline Valentin - 400m
- Jasmine Van Tine - Women's 1,500m, 5,000m
- Anne-Catherine Wasser - 400m hurdles
- Liz Wellman - Women's 1,500m
- Regina Wilkerson - 400m
- 4x100m relay - Jones, Wasser, McDougle, Valentin
- 4x400m relay - Boldin, Valentin, Martinez, Wilkerson
- 4x400m relay - Wasser, Glades, Jones, Thorsås
