Track & Field Ready to Compete at C-USA Championships

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's track & field team is set to compete at the 2021 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships this weekend. After a year's absence of the outdoor championships, the team will begin competition tomorrow night in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at the Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium. The meet will feed into Sunday.

Meet Information

Event schedule
Heat Sheet

Last Time Out

FAU put a wrap to the regular season at the two-day UNF Invite in Jacksonville, Florida
On day one, Jessica Lambert delivered a personal record in the 400 meters to capture the ninth fastest time in school history (1:02.40), finishing 17th. The England product followed up that performance with a 14th-place showing in the 800 meters (2:10.93)
Cara Simpson finished in 22nd place in the 100 meters (12.11) and 28th in the 200 meters (24.89)
Madlen Kappeler ran the 5000 meters in 17:15.28 to finish in ninth, and recorded the third fastest time in school history

Owls in the C-USA Rankings

Roshelle Francois – 7th in 400 meters (55.64)
Kappeler – 4th in 10000 meters (36:23.42) and 5th in 3000 meters (10:17.99)
Lambert – 3rd in 800 meters (2:09.82) and 7th in 400 hurdles (1:02.40)
Lauren Macon – 5th in 10000 meters (38:25.96) and 8th in 3000 meters (10:35.66)
Simpson – 9th in 200 meters (24.32) and 10th in 400 meters (56.34)

Participating Teams

Charlotte
FIU
Louisiana Tech
Marshall
Middle Tennessee
North Texas
Rice
Southern Miss
UAB
UTEP
UTSA
WKU

Upcoming

The first round of the NCAA Championships is slated for Thursday, May 27 to Saturday, May 29.

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Calendar

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Players Mentioned

Roshelle Francois

Madlen Kappeler

Jessica Lambert

Lauren Macon

Cara Simpson

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus American Conference XC Championships on November 1, 2025 at TBD

Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field versus NCAA South Championships on November 14, 2025 at TBD

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