Track & Field Back in Miami for Alumni Invitational

Saturday, April 10

Coral Gables, Fla.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

Miami Alumni Invitational

4/9/2021 9:46:00 AM | Women's XC/Track & Field

Meet Schedule Live Results

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's track & field team will compete at the Miami Alumni Invitational on Saturday. FAU's events will commence at 3 p.m. at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables, Florida. This meet marks the Owls' third invitational hosted by the University of Miami in the first four weeks of the outdoor season.

Meet Schedules

Schedule of events

Top-10 Owls in C-USA

Roshelle Francois

400m – 56.81, 7th in C-USA

Ameion Hamlet

Long Jump – 5.71m, 7th in C-USA

Madlen Kappeler

10000m – 36:23.42, 2nd in C-USA
3000m – 10:17.99, 4th in C-USA

Jessica Lambert

400 Hurdles – 1:03.52, 6th in C-USA

Lauren Macon

3000m – 10:35.66, 6th in C-USA

Paige Saiz

3000m – 10:56.05, 8th in C-USA
5000m – 18:08.16, 10th in C-USA

Morgan Sharp

3000m – 11:01.28, 9th in C-USA

Cara Simpson

200m – 24.32, 4th in C-USA
100m – 11.92, 6th in C-USA

Vertklasse Meeting Recap

The distance runners competed at the Vertklasse Meeting hosted at High Point University in less than ideal weather conditions
Jordan Stevens tallied 30th out of 86 runners in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:57.73
Saiz completed the 5000 meters in 18:08.16 for third place
Alexis Hill (18:51.88) and Sharp (19:25.00) also raced in the 5000 meters to finish in 12th and 22nd, respectively
Kappeler broke a five-year meet record in the 10000 meters to win the event with a time of 36:23.42, the second fastest time in school history
Macon captured the seventh fastest time in school history in the 10000 meters with a time of 38:25.96

Upcoming

The Owls will take a week off before competing at the UCF Knights Invite from April 23 to 24.

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