Owls Compete at C-USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship This Weekend

Thursday, May 9

Charlotte, N.C.

Florida Atlantic

Conference USA Championship

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Owls Compete at C-USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship This Weekend

5/8/2019 2:56:00 PM | Women's XC/Track & Field

Florida Atlantic at Conference USA Championship
Event Details	Dates: May 9-12 Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Event Coverage	Watch: Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday Championship Central \| Live Results \| Tickets Twitter: @FAU_XC_Track Instagram: @FAUXC.TF

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University track and field team will compete in the Conference USA Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina May 9-12.

THE FIELD
FAU will be competing against 13 other C-USA schools in UAB, Charlotte, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UTEP, UTSA, and WKU.

LAST TIME OUT
The Owls were last in competition at the Tom Jones Invite in Gainesville, Florida on April 26-27. In that meet, Renee Shaw ran the eighth fastest time in school history in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.32, setting a new personal record for herself. Anne-Catherine Wasser placed ninth in the 400 meter hurdles after recovering from injury during much of the season.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday
8:00 p.m. – 10k finals (Lauren Macon)

Saturday
3:30 p.m. – 1500m prelims (Liz Wellman, Mikaela Jonsson, Morgan Graff)
4:00 p.m. – 100m hurdles prelims (Renee Shaw, Kennedie Reese)
4:30 p.m. – 400m prelims (Roshelle Francois, Searra Woods, Jenae Ambrose)
5:05 p.m. – 100m prelims (Natalliah Whyte, Jamesha Moorer, Jada James)
5:30 p.m. – 800m prelims (Megan Giovanniello, Brooke Butterfield, Christina Humphries)
6:00 p.m. – 400m hurdles prelims (Anne-Catherine Wasser, Kailiece Harris)
6:25 p.m. – 200m prelims (Natalliah Whyte, Jamesha Moorer, Jada James)
7:00 p.m. – 3000m steeplechase (Erica Lersch)

Sunday
3:30 p.m. – Triple jump (Cara Simpson)
4:00 p.m. – 4x100m relay
6:05 p.m. – 5k finals (Lauren Macon, Kelsey Meltzer, Morgan Graff, Liz Wellman, Brooke Butterfield, Christina Humphries, Erica Lersch)
6:50 p.m. – 4x400m relay

ABOUT THE OWLS
Heading into the outdoor season, the Owls were ranked No. 39 nationally by the USTFCCCA in the preseason poll. Whyte is currently ranked sixth in the country in the 100 meter dash and 45th in 200 meter. The 4x100 relay team of Jamesha Moorer, Whyte, Shaw, and Jenae Ambrose are ranked 42nd nationally by the USTFCCCA.

In the first week of the season, Whyte set a school record by running the 100 meter in 11.17. That mark led the NCAA for the first few weeks of the season. It now ranks as the eighth fastest time and is the top time in C-USA. The 4x100 relay team's time of 45.11 also ranks first in the league.

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