@CanesTrack Ready For McCravy Memorial Meet
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami track and field team is back in action this weekend at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational.
The Hurricanes head to Lexington, Ky., to compete at the McCravy Memorial Invitational for the fourth consecutive year. Miami is one of 14 schools set to compete Friday and Saturday at Nutter Field House on the University of Kentucky campus, and the competition should be fierce.
Miami’s women’s team enters the McCravy Memorial Meet ranked 14th in the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings. There are 10 ranked teams from eight schools set to compete at the McCravy Memorial Meet. The men’s side features No. 6 USC, No. 7 Texas and No. 20 Penn State, while the women’s field is led by No. 4 USC and No. 5 Texas and also includes No. 8 Kentucky, No. 10 Purdue, No. 13 Baylor, No. 14 Miami, and No. 21 Ole Miss.
Competition begins at 10 a.m., on Friday with the women’s pentathlon 60m hurdles. The men’s high jump will open the field events at 1:30 p.m., while the women’s 200m with kick off the events on the track at 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s action is set to start at 10 a.m., with the men’s heptathlon 60m hurdles. The women’s triple jump and women’s shot put will open the final day’s field events at 11 a.m., while the women’s 60m hurdles will start an exciting day on the track beginning at noon. The meet will be broadcast on SEC Network+ on Saturday beginning at noon. The live broadcast will feature highlights of some of the top events from Friday, as well.
Reigning ACC Women’s Track Performer of the Week Shakima Wimbley leads the Hurricanes women into Kentucky after an impressive showing a week ago at the Virginia Tech Invitational. The senior sprinter won the women’s 300m with a school record time of 36.72 seconds that is also the fastest in the country. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native was .05 seconds off the national collegiate record in the 300m. Her 36.72 time ranks ninth fastest among Americans and 24th fastest in the world all-time.
Other Canes to watch on the women’s side include sprinters Kristina Knott, Aiyanna Stiverne and Brittny Ellis, hurdlers Ebony Morrison and Stefani Kerrison, distance runners Gabrielle Hesslau and Anne Den Otter, jumpers Erika Voyzey and Darlene Charles, throwers Sherry Lubin, Zakiya Rashid and Karyna Armstrong and pentathletes Michelle Athlerley and Amy Taintor.
On the men’s side, the Canes will feature a blend of veterans and newcomers that will look to continue their success after a strong opening weekend at Virginia Tech. Senior thrower Carlos Mangum will look to build off last weekend’s victory in the men’s weight throw, while the Hurricanes will feature a bevy of gifted sprinters on the track.
Henri Delauze and Jaalen Jones are two juniors looking to lead Miami’s sprinters this weekend, while Myles Valentine, Brandon Taylor, Isaiah Taylor and McKinly Brown are a quartet of young burners who will continue to rise up the ranks.
Following this weekend’s trip to Kentucky, the Hurricanes will return home for a week of training before their first of two trips to Notre Dame during the 2017 indoor season. The Canes are back in action at the Meyo Invitational on Feb. 3-4, which will give them an opportunity to compete at the site of the 2017 ACC Indoor Championships, scheduled for Feb. 23-25. To view the complete Miami Track and Field schedule for the 2017 season, click here.
Miami Entries
Men
60m: Myles Valentine, Brandon Taylor, Isaiah Taylor, Jaalen Jones
200m: Breon Mullings
400m: Henri Delauze, Ibrahim Dodo, Milton Sandling
600yd: Tom Gassner
800m: Tom Gassner
1 Mile: Luke Dublirer
5000m: Sean Grossman
60m HH: McKinly Brown
4x400m: McKinly Brown, Henri Delauze, Breon Mullings, Jaalen Jones
Pole Vault: Nick Catchur
Shot Put: Daniel Polinski
Weight Throw: Carlos Mangum
Heptathlon: Andreas Christodoulou
Women
60m: Kristina Knott, Carolyn Brown, Trishelle Leacock, Anna Runia
200m: Carolyn Brown, Trishelle Leacock, Erin Ford, Anna Runia, Anthonia Moore
400m: Shakima Wimbley, Aiyanna Stiverne, Brittny Ellis, Erin Ford, Anthonia Moore
1 Mile: Anne Den Otter
3000m: Gabrielle Hesslau
60m HH: Ebony Morrison, Stefani Kerrison, Anna Runia
4x400m: Shakima Wimbley, Aiyanna Stiverne, Erin Ford, Brittny Ellis
High Jump: Erika Voyzey, Celine Thompson
Pole Vault: Amanda Gale, Emily Gale
Long Jump: Kristina Knott, Darlene Charles
Triple Jump: Darlene Charles, Peyton Russell, Niara Hill
Shot Put: Sherry Lubin, Zakiya Rashid
Weight Throw: Karyna Armstrong, Zakiya Rashid
Pentathlon: Michelle Atherley, Amy Taintor, Stefani Kerrison, Nia Hinds
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