@CanesTrack Set for LSU Invitational
BATON ROUGE, La. – The University of Miami track and field program will close out the outdoor regular season at the LSU Invitational Saturday.
The Hurricanes are part of a stellar field in Baton Rouge that includes Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida, LSU, Texas A&M and Miami. The action begins at 9 a.m., with the women’s discus, while running events are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m., with the women’s shuttle hurdle relay. The men’s 4x400m relay will close out the meet at 3:45 p.m.
Miami’s 15th-ranked women’s team enter the LSU Invitational as the top-ranked team in the ACC. The Caneswill be led by a host of contributors including NCAA pole vault leader Alysha Newman, ACC 400m leader Shakima Wimbley and ACC high jump leader Dakota Dailey-Harris. Miami will also feature outstanding athletes like hurdler Ebony Morrison, sprinter Aiyanna Stiverne and throwers Precious Ogunleye and Tiffany Okieme.
On the men’s side, Miami will look for seniors John-Patrick Friday and Isaiah Simmons to continue their success after setting school records a week ago at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational. Friday posted a personal-best mark of 15.80m in the men’s triple jump, while Simmons’ career-best throw of 19.00m gave him Miami’s shot put record. The men’s team will also look for big performances from jumper Innocent Jacob, throwers Gian Piero Ragonesi and Carlos Mangum, and sprinters Isaiah Taylor, Henri Delauze and Jaalen Jones.
The LSU Invitational will be Miami’s final competition before the ACC Outdoor Championships on May 13-15. The Hurricanes will enter the championship portion of their 2016 outdoor schedule beginning with the ACC Championships and continuing with the NCAA East Preliminary (May 26-28) and concluding with the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8-11).
Miami Entries
Men
100m: Isaiah Taylor
200m: Isaiah Taylor, Breon Mullings, Henri Delauze,
400m: Joseph Ryan, Anthony Wolliston
800m: Tom Gassner
5000m: Sean Grossman
110m HH: TeQuille Jackson, Andreas Christodoulou
400m IH: Ibrahim Dodo, TeQuille Jackson
4x100m: Anthony Wolliston, Breon Mullings, Isaiah Taylor, Jaalen Jones
4x400m: Henri Delauze, Ibrahim Dodo, Breon Mullings, Joseph Ryan, Anthony Wolliston
High Jump: John-Patrick Friday, Innocent Jacob
Long Jump: Innocent Jacob, John-Patrick Friday
Triple Jump: John-Patrick Friday
Pole Vault: Nick Catchur, Andreas Christodoulou
Shot Put: Gian Piero Ragonesi, Isaiah Simmons, Daniel Polinski
Discus: Gian Piero Ragonesi, Isaiah Simmons, Daniel Polinski
Hammer: Carlos Mangum, Isaiah Simmons
Javelin: Andreas Christodoulou
Women
100m: Carolyn Brown, Anna Runia, Trishelle Leacock, Erin Ford
200m: Shakima Wimbley, Aiyanna Stiverne, Carolyn Brown, Trishelle Leacock, Destiny Washington, Erin Ford, Anna Runia, Stefani Kerrison
400m: Brittny Ellis
800m: Anne Den Otter
1500m: Anne Den Otter
5000m: Gabrielle Hesslau
100m HH: Ebony Morrison, Stefani Kerrison, Jamika Glades, Lateisha Philson
400m IH: Jamika Glades, Samantha Gonzalez
4x100m: Shakima Wimbley, Carolyn Brown, Aiyanna Stiverne, Trishelle Leacock, Erin Ford
4x400m: Samantha Gonzalez, Brittny Ellis, Erin Ford, Anna Runia, Jamika Glades, Destiny Washington
4x100m SH: Jamika Glades, Stefani Kerrison, Ebony Morrison, Lateisha Philson
High Jump: Dakota Dailey-Harris
Triple Jump: Alexis Wright, Niara Hill
Pole Vault: Alysha Newman, Amanda Gale, Emily Gale
Shot Put: Precious Ogunleye, Tiffany Okieme, Amy Taintor
Discus: Precious Ogunleye
Hammer: Tiffany Okieme, Precious Ogunleye
Javelin: Stefani Kerrison
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