Men's Track and Field to Compete at ACC Indoor Championships

Feb. 22, 2006

<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Coral Gables, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s track and field team is traveling to Blacksburg, Va. to compete at the ACC Indoor Championships in the Rector Field House February 23-25.  <?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

Sophomore Tim Harris leads the Hurricanes having posted a NCAA provisional mark in the 800 meters. He leads the ACC in that event.  Harris will also be competing in the 4×400 relay team, along with Patrick O’Donnell, Roland DaSilva, and Lance Leggett.

Leggett will also compete in the 60 meter hurdles, along with Brett Jones.  Andrew Johnson is the other sprinter, competing in the 60 meter dash.

The distance runners will be Ryan Woodlee in the 3000 meters and the Distance Medley Relay team of O’Donnell, Khalil Jones, Richard Bernard and Zach Castiglione.

DaSilva and Andrew Parsons will be competing in the Pentathlon.  The jumpers for the meet will be Darnell Johnson in the triple, Elan Daviglus in the high, and Jon Beason in the long.  Casey McGinn will pole vault to round out the field competitors for the Hurricanes.

Events start on Thursday afternoon, with the Pentathlon, and end Saturday afternoon with the 4×400 relay.  A complete schedule of events is posted below.  Updates will be available on hurricanesports.com throughout the weekend.

MEET INFORMATION – Meet 4

Meet: ACC Championships

When: February 23-25, 2006

Where: Blacksburg, Va. (Rector Field House)

Track: Six Lane 200-meter Mondo Track

Schedule of Events

Thursday, February 23

2:00 pm  Combined Heptathlon Events

(60m, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump)

Friday, February 24

12:00 pm            60m Hurdles                             Heptathlon

1:00 pm             Long Jump                               Trials & Finals

1:00 pm            Weight Throw                           Trials & Finals

1:15 pm             Pole Vault                                Heptathlon

1:30 pm             Mile Run                                  Trials, 10 to Finals

2:15 pm             60m Hurdles                             Semis

3:00 pm             400m Dash                               Semis

3:40 pm             1000m Run                               Heptathlon

3:50 pm            60m Dash                                Semis

4:20 pm             800m Run                                Trials, 8 to Finals

5:00 pm            200m Dash                               Trials

5:30 pm            High Jump                                Trials & Finals

5:40 pm             5000m Run (Unseeded)             Finals

6:05 pm             5000m Run (Seeded)                 Finals

7:20 pm             Distance Medley Relay             Finals

Saturday, February 25

11:00 am           Shot Put                                   Trials & Finals

11:00 am           Triple Jump                                Trials & Finals

12:00 pm           Pole Vault                                 Trials & Finals

12:00 pm           Mile Run                                   Finals

12:40 pm           60m Hurdles                              Finals

1:00 pm            400m Dash                                Finals

1:20 pm            60m Dash                                 Finals

1:40 pm            800m Run                                 Finals

2:00 pm            200m Dash                                Finals

2:20 pm            3000m Run (Unseeded) Finals

2:35 pm            3000m Run (Seeded)                  Finals

3:25 pm            4x400m (2 turn stagger) Finals