This Week in Miami Track & Field

Jan. 25, 2012

This Week in Miami Track & Field

Each week we’ll recap the previous week’s meet, provide insight on the upcoming week and go behind the scenes of the storied Miami Track & Field program.

WHAT TO WATCH
HurricaneSports.com’s Amy Audibert sits down with senior speedster Devon Hill. Find out what’s going through his head in the starting blocks, how he feels about being one of the fastest collegiates in the country and what he’s most looking forward to this season. WATCH

We’ll hear from Director of Track & Field and Head Coach Amy Deem next week on this year’s team, her expectations and goals for the season. Here’s a preview…

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Flashback: UM track standout and Olympian Lauryn Williams will compete in the 60m at the Birmingham Invitational. Williams will run unattached.

Records Are Meant to be Broken: Several track athletes set new personal best times at the Kentucky Invitational (1/14/12). Luke Fontaine ran the 3000m in 8:52.87 to mark a new best career time. Fontaine’s previous best was 8:55.19. On the women’s side, senior Tarika Williams dashed to a new personal record 7.30 in the 60m. Sophomore Brooke Dovell completed the one mile race in 5:24.05, four tenths of a second faster than her previous best.

UP NEXT: The Hurricanes are back in action next weekend, Feb. 3-4 at the Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Va.