@MiamiTrack Travels to LSU Invitational
BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Miami track and field program is back in action for the first time since a big performance at the ACC Outdoor Championships two weeks ago.
The Hurricanes travel to Louisiana to compete in the LSU Invitational. Miami will have 23 student-athletes in action, 10 men and 13 women. The LSU Invitational will feature the Canes, as well as the University of Florida, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and the host LSU Tigers.
Miami’s women will feature four individual ACC outdoor champions in Jamika Glades, Lea Johnson, Alyssa McClure and Shakima WImbley. The 2014 ACC outdoor champion 4x100m relay team of Kayann Richards, McClure, Jasmyne King and Wimbley will also represent the Canes in Baton Rouge.
The men’s team will be led by five individuals that scored at the 2014 ACC Outdoor Championships. John-Patrick Friday, TeQuille Jackson, Carlos Mangum, Gian Piero Ragonesi and Timothy Richardson will look to build off their ACC success against some of the top teams in the country this week. Sprinter Phillip Dorsett will also make his 2014 outdoor debut this week after scoring at the 2014 ACC Indoor Championships. Dorsett, who plays wide receiver for the Hurricanes football team, had been participating in spring football earlier this outdoor season.
The LSU Invitational will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET with the women’s discus. Running events are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET with the women’s 3000m steeplechase. The men’s 4x400m relay, scheduled for 4:20 p.m. ET, will close the LSU Invitational.
The LSU Invitational will be held at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on the LSU campus. It features a nine-lane, 400-meter oval track surfaced with Mondo FTX. The meet will be scored per NCAA Rules. Six places will be scored for the individual events: 10-8-6-4-2-1. Five places will be scored for the relay events: 10-8-6-4-2. Only one relay team may score per university.
Men’s Entries
100m: Phillip Dorsett, Bassim El-Sabawi
200m: Phillip Dorsett, Bassim El-Sabawi
400m: Josh Johnson, Joseph Ryan, Anthony Wolliston
110m HH: TeQuille Jackson
4x100m Relay: Phillip Dorsett, Bassim El-Sabawi, Josh Johnson, TeQuille Jackson
Long Jump: John-Patrick Friday, Timothy Richardson
High Jump: John-Patrick Friday
Triple Jump: Timothy Richardson
Shot Put: Gian Piero Ragonesi
Discus: Gian Piero Ragonesi
Hammer: Carlos Mangum
Women’s Entries
100m: Jasmyne King, Alyssa McClure
400m: Anthonia Moore, Shakima Wimbley
800m: Taneisha Cordell, Thandi Stewart, Alaine Tate
100m HH: Jamika Glades, Alysha Newman, Kayann Richards
400m IH: Jamika Glades
4x100m Relay: Jasmyne King, Alyssa McClure, Kayann Richards, Shakima Wimbley
4x400m Relay: Taneisha Cordell, Anthonia Moore, Thandi Stewart, Shakima Wimbley,
High Jump: Dakota Dailey-Harris
Pole Vault: Alysha Newman
Shot Put: Amber Monroe
Discus: Amber Monroe
Hammer: Lea Johnson
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