Track & Field Back in Business at Bob Pollock Invitational

Friday, January 29

Clemson, S.C.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

Bob Pollock Invitational

2021 UAB Vulcan Invite - January 16, 2021

Photo by: Michael Wade/Wade Event Photography

1/28/2021 11:28:00 AM | Women's XC/Track & Field

Live Results Meet Schedule Friday Heat Sheet Saturday Heat Sheet

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's track & field team will hit the road to compete at the Bob Pollock Invitational hosted at Clemson University this weekend. This meet marks the Owls' last regular-season indoor tune-up before the 2021 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Meet Information

Event schedules
Friday Heat Sheet
Saturday Heat Sheet

Last Time Out

Blazer Invite

Marisha Thompson claimed first in the 1000m (2:59.43) in her inaugural indoor collegiate race to capture the second best time in program history. Casey O'Connor followed Thompson in third (3:02.61)
Jessica Lambert ran the 600m in 1:35.00 to log fourth place, falling just short of the school record
Cara Simpson advanced to finals in the 60m dash (7.75) to claim seventh place. She hit a new personal record in the event's prelims (7.74), which stands as the third best time in C-USA. Simpson also finished fourth in the long jump (5.47m)
Madlen Kappeler took third in the 3000m run (10:06.29), which stands as the fourth best in the conference

Vulcan Invite

Simpson ran the 60m dash once again to place seventh (7.76)
Thompson finished the mile in 5:15.14 and O'Connor followed (5:19.25) to finish fifth and sixth, respectively
The 4x400m relay team of Roshelle Francois, Simpson, Lambert and Venice Stewart came in fourth (3:53.49)

Athlete of the Week

Thompson was recognized as the C-USA Track Athlete of the Week following the opening weekend's meets at UAB. The freshman led the way in the 1000m at the Blazer Invite and took fifth in the mile at the Vulcan Invite in her first pair of indoor meets as a collegiate runner.

Participating Teams

Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
FIU
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Kennesaw State
Liberty
Miami
NC State
Northern Colorado
Pittsburgh
South Carolina
Tennessee
Toledo
Virginia Tech
UAB
Wake Forest

Upcoming

FAU will compete at the C-USA Championships hosted by UAB from Feb. 20-21.

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