Women's Track and Field Set to Compete at the ACC Outdoor Championships
April 19, 2006
<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – The No. 2 University of Miami women’s track and field team will be competing at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Winston-Salem, N.C. at Kenter Stadium April 20-22. The Hurricanes are seeking their second straight ACC outdoor title and fourth straight ACC conference title.
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The Hurricanes are led by senior All-Americans Dominique Darden (Harrisburg, Pa.) and Charlette Greggs (Miami Northwestern) who seek to defend their titles. Darden won the 400 meter hurdles, and has the fastest time in the conference this season, breaking her own conference record. Greggs won the 200 and 400 meters, and holds the fastest marks in the conference in both of those events this season.
The Hurricanes lead the conference in five other events. Darden has posted the fastest mark in the 110 hurdles and will be running the event at the conference meet. All-American Brenda Faluade (Katy, TX) posted the longest mark in the long jump at 21-01.25 and All-American Tabia Charles (Pickering, Ont.) posted the longest mark in the triple jump (46-06.00). Faluade will additionally be competing in the triple jump and Charles will long jump as well. The 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay times are also both the fastest in the conference.
Senior Melanie Schultz (Davison, Mich.) will run the 1500 meter and 5000 meter. For the throwers, Khadija Talley (Benning, Ga.) will compete in the shot put, discus and hammer throw and Akera Lathan (Miami Southridge) will compete in the shot put and discus. Senior all-American India Ransom will compete in the 100 meter dash and senior Carly Brown will compete in the high jump.
Meet information is posted below. Results will be available at the conclusion of each day of events on hurricanesports.com. Additionally live results can be found at www.flashresults.com.
MEET INFORMATION – Meet 5
Meet: ACC Championship
When: April 20-22, 2006
Where: Winston-Salem, N.C. (Kentner Stadium)
Schedule of Events
Thursday, April 20th
Combined Events-
12:00pm Heptathlon- (100m; Hurdles; HJ; SP; 200m)
Field Events-
1:00pm Hammer-
4:00pm Pole vault-
Running Events-
7:45pm 10,000m-
Friday, April 21st
Combined Events
11:00am Heptathlon (LJ; JT; 800m)
Field Events
2:00pm Long Jump
4:00pm Shot Put
Running Events *preliminaries
3:15pm 1500m*
3:50pm 100m Hurdles*
4:35pm 400m*
5:05pm 100m*
5:35pm 800m*
6:05pm 400m Hurdles*
6:35pm 200m*
7:25pm 3000m Steeplechase
Saturday, April 22nd
Field Events
10:00am Javelin
12:30pm Discus
1:00pm Triple Jump
2:00pm High Jump
Running Events all finals
1:15pm 400m Relay
1:40pm 1500m
2:00pm 100m Hurdles
2:15pm 400m
2:30pm 100m
2:45pm 800m
3:05pm 400m Hurdles
3:20pm 200m
3:55pm 5000m
4:32pm 1600m Relay
4:50pm Awards Presentation
