@MiamiTrack Ready for Hurricane Alumni Meet
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami track and field program will host its final home meet of the 2015 outdoor season this weekend as it welcomes Canes from past and present at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational.
Miami director of track and field/cross country Amy Deem is excited about the meet, featuring talented athletes from across the country. The meet begins Friday at 11 a.m. with the women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles, while the men’s javelin and women’s hammer throw are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday’s action opens at 9:45 a.m. with the heptathlon’s long jump, while running events begin at 3 p.m. with the women’s 4x100m relay.
“This is the meet we really try to showcase,” Deem said. “It is a good track meet. We have some really quality teams coming in with Villanova and FSU and we’ll have quite a few open athletes. I look forward to it being a great weekend for track and field.”
Beyond the track and field events, the 11 seniors on Miami’s track and field team will be recognized for their contributions to the program in an on-field senior day ceremony Saturday at approximately 7 p.m.
“This group has done so much for this program,” Deem said. “They have really been dedicated and committed and they’re really great students, also. You look at Lea [Johnson] and all the academic accolades that she has been receiving this year. I am very proud of them. It’s very exciting for them to take the next step in their future. Like with every senior class, it’s like you just met them as incoming freshmen and they’re now about to go out in the world. It’s great and it’s sad at the same time. This has been a very fun group to work with. I hope they’ll stay in touch and have a great last track meet at home.”
The Hurricane Alumni Invitational will be held at Cobb Stadium on the University of Miami campus. Admission is free.
Men’s Entries
200m: Josh Johnson, Joseph Ryan, Anthony Wolliston
400m: Joseph Ryan
800m: Zack Garland
1500m: Douglas Dourado, Zack Garland, Sean Grossman, Jon Keller, AJ Ricketts
3000m: Douglas Dourado, Sean Grossman, Jon Keller, Kevin Marsh, AJ Ricketts
110m HH: Christian Cook
400m HH: Robert Grant, Christian Cook, Ibrahim Dodo
4x100m: Christian Cook, Robert Grant, Josh Johnson, Anthony Wolliston
High Jump: Bailey Vitatoe, John-Patrick Friday, David Njoku
Pole Vault: Nick Catchur
Long Jump: John-Patrick Friday, Bailey Vitatoe
Shot Put: Gian Piero Ragonesi, Daniel Polinski
Discus: Daniel Polinski, Gian Piero Ragonesi
Hammer Throw: Carlos Mangum, Gian Piero Ragonesi
Women’s Entries
100m: Trishelle Leacock
200m: Shakima Wimbley, Trishelle Leacock, Anthonia Moore, Meridith Louisville
400m: Meridith Louisville
800m: Taneisha Cordell
3000m: Janine DePree Mulloy Manning
100m HH: Jamika Glades, Kayann Richards, Alexis Wright
400m HH: Jamika Glades, Kelsey Balkwill, Amy Taintor
4x100m: Kelsey Balkwill, Trishelle Leacock, Kayann Richards, Shakima Wimbley
High Jump: Dakota Dailey-Harris
Pole Vault: Alysha Newman
Triple Jump: Niara Hill, Alexis Wright
Shot Put: Precious Ogunleye, Tiffany Okieme
Discus: Precious Ogunleye
Hammer Throw: Lea Johnson, Precious Ogunleye, Tiffany Okieme
Heptathlon: Amy Taintor
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