@CanesTrack Hosting Hurricane Invitational
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami track and field program opens its 2016 outdoor season this weekend at the Hurricane Invitational.
A two-day meet, the Hurricane Invitational is the first of three home meets held at Miami’s Cobb Stadium this season. Miami also hosts the Hurricane Twilight Meet on March 25 and the Hurricane Alumni Invitational on April 8-9.
“We’re excited about outdoor season and excited to be at home,” Miami director of track and field/cross country Amy Deem said. “We can really get ready for our outdoor championship season by staying at home and getting good training during the week and then competing at home on the weekends.”
Boston University, FIU, George Mason and Virginia Tech highlight the list of schools set to compete at this weekend’s Hurricane Invitational. Action begins Friday at 2 p.m. with the javelin, while the running events are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with the women’s 3000m steeplechase. Saturday’s field events begin at 1 p.m. with the men’s discus, women’s shot put, women’s pole vault and the men’s and women’s long jump. The final day’s running events also begin at 1 p.m. with the women’s 4x100m relay.
The Hurricanes head into the outdoor season fresh off an exciting indoor campaign that saw seven Canes compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships and the Miami women earn the ACC Indoor Championship.
Indoor All-Americans Dakota Dailey-Harris, Ebony Morrison, Alysha Newman, Precious Ogunleye, Tiffany Okieme and Shakima Wimbley will be leaders on the women’s side, while Indoor All-American Carlos Mangum and All-ACC selections John-Patrick Friday, Innocent Jacob and Gian Piero Ragonesi are expected to be impact performers for the men.
Miami Entries
Men
100m: Nick Catchur
200m: Henri Delauze, Anthony Wolliston
400m: Henri Delauze, Joseph Ryan
800m: Tom Gassner, Luke Dublirer
1500m: Sean Grossman, Luke Dublirer, Jonathan Keller, Kevin Marsh
5000m: Sean Grossman, Jonathan Keller, Kevin Marsh
110m HH: TeQuille Jackson
400m IH: TeQuille Jackson
4x400m: Andreas Christodoulou, Anthony Wolliston, Joseph Ryan, Thomas Gassner
High Jump: John-Patrick Friday
Long Jump: Innocent Jacob, John-Patrick Friday, Andreas Christodoulou
Pole Vault: Nick Catchur, Andreas Christodoulou
Shot Put: Gian Piero Ragonesi, Daniel Polinski, Isaiah Simmons, Carlos Mangum, Andreas Christodoulou
Discus: Gian Piero Ragonesi, Daniel Polinski
Hammer: Carlos Mangum, Isaiah Simmons
Javelin: Andreas Christodoulou
Women
100m: Kyra Maryland
200m: Aiyanna Stiverne, Erin Ford, Carolyn Brown, Trishelle Leacock, Destiny Washington, Anna Runia, Samantha Gonzalez, Meridith Louisville
400m: Meridith Louisville
800m: Anne Den Otter
1500m: Gabrielle Hesslau, Carla Rodriguez, Mulloy Manning
5000m: Gabrielle Hesslau, Carla Rodriguez, Mulloy Manning, Anne Den Otter
400m IH: Jamika Glades, Amy Taintor
4x100m: Carolyn Brown, Erin Ford, Trishelle Leacock, Ebony Morrison
4x400m: Anthonia Moore, Samantha Gonzalez, Jamika Glades, Destiny Washington, Erin Ford
High Jump: Kyra Maryland, Stefani Kerrison
Long Jump: Amy Taintor, Dorothy Chow
Triple Jump: Alexis Wright, Niara Hill
Pole Vault: Amanda Gale, Emily Gale
Shot Put: Zakiya Rashid, Carolyn Brown, Stefani Kerrison
Discus: Precious Ogunleye, Zakiya Rashid
Hammer: Zakiya Rashid, Precious Ogunleye
Javelin: Amy Taintor
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