Hurricanes Head to Florida Relays

April 5, 2007

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s and women’s track and field teams will head to Gainesville, Fla. this weekend to compete in the 63rd annual Pepsi Florida Relays held April 6-7 at the University of Florida’s Percy Beard Track.

Along with Miami, this year’s Florida Relays, slated to begin Friday with field events, will feature competitors from over 40 schools including Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.The Hurricanes head to Gainesville ranked 24th nationally in the latest Trackwire.com polls while seniors Ginou Etienne and Brenda Faluade are ranked fourth and third nationally in the 400-meters and long jump, respectively, in Trackwire.com’s Dandy Dozen.

Live results will be provided by Half-Mile Timing at www.halfmiletiming.com.

2007 Miami Elite Invitational One Week Away
The University of Miami will host the annual Miami Elite Invitational Saturday, April 14 at Cobb Stadium for Track and Soccer.

This year’s event will begin at 12 noon with field events while running events begin at 5 p.m.