Canes Track Set for Florida Relays
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami track and field team will compete at one of the top outdoor meets in the United States this week, the 2018 Pepsi Florida Relays.
The Canes will travel to Gainesville, Fla., from Thursday, March 29, through Saturday, March 31, to compete against 100 teams at Percy Beard Track. The field is talented and deep at Florida Relays, featuring 14 ranked teams:
· Men (7): No. 4 Florida, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 12 Virginia Tech, No. 13 South Carolina, No. 14 Mississippi State, No. 16 Penn State, No. 22 Kentucky
· Women (7): No. 8 Florida, No. 12 Kentucky, No. 13 Purdue, No. 16 Nebraska, No. 19 Florida State, No. 24 Tennessee, No. 20 Virginia Tech
Action is set to begin at 2 p.m. Thursday with the women’s open 200m, while Friday’s competition begins at noon with the women’s hammer and women’s discus. The final day of competition opens at 11 a.m. on Saturday with the men’s discus invite.
Fans can follow the meet via live results by clicking HERE or watch a live stream of the action by clicking HERE for Friday’s action and HERE for Saturday’s events.
Miami heads to Gainesville with the reigning ACC Men’s Outdoor Performer of the Week, as Kevin Arreaga earned the award after a record-setting performance in the men’s hammer throw at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge last weekend. Other Canes to watch on the men’s side include sprinters Myles Valentine and Isaiah Taylor, distance runners Sean Grossman and Nathan Kuck, hurdler McKinly Brown, jumpers Hasani Knight and Tristan Schultheis and throwers Gian Piero Ragonesi and Andreas Christodoulou.
On the women’s side, the Hurricanes are looking to make some noise in the sprints, hurdles and relays. Sprinters Alfreda Steele, Symone Mason and Kristina Knott will lead Miami in the short sprints, while freshman Kayla Johnson will look to make some noise in the women’s 800m. Tiara McMinn and Michelle Atherley are contenders in the 100m hurdles, while McMinn, Anna Runia and Samamtha Gonzalez give Miami a strong trio in the 400m hurdles. The Hurricanes also have strong teams set to race in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Miami’s women will also look to shine in the throws, as Zakiya Rashid and Debbie Ajagbe will look to build off strong performances at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge.
Following this weekend’s action, the Hurricanes will return home for consecutive meets at Cobb Stadium. Miami will host the Hurricane Alumni Invitational on April 6-7 and the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational on April 14. To view the complete Miami Track and Field schedule for the 2018 season, click here.
Miami Entries
Men
100m: Myles Valentine, Isaiah Taylor
200m: Myles Valentine, Isaiah Taylor
400m: Luca Bhalla, Breon Mullings
1500m: Matthew Wiefels
5000m: Sean Grossman, Nathan Kuck, Adam George, Dylan Sykes
110m HH: Andreas Christodoulou
400m HH: McKinly Brown, Ibrahim Dodo, Luca Bhalla
4x100m: Isaiah Taylor, Breon Mullings, Myles Valentine, Ibrahim Dodo
4x400m: Myles Valentine, Ibrahim Dodo, McKinly Brown, Breon Mullings
High Jump: Tristan Schultheis
Long Jump: Hasani Knight
Shot Put: Gian Piero Ragonesi
Discus: Gian Piero Ragonesi
Hammer Throw: Kevin Arreaga
Javelin: Andreas Christodoulou
Women
100m: Symone Mason, Alfreda Steele, Kristina Knott
200m: Symone Mason, Alfreda Steele
800m: Kayla Johnson
1500m: Anne den Otter, Abby Kettle, Emma Langlois
100m HH: Tiara McMinn, Michelle Atherley
400m HH: Tiara McMinn, Anna Runia, Samantha Gonzalez
4x100m: Kristina Knott, Symone Mason, Tiara McMinn, Alfreda Steele
4x200m: Samantha Gonzalez, Kristine Knott, Alfreda Steele, Tiara McMinn
4x400m: Anna Runia, Samantha Gonzalez, Kayla Johnson, Michlle Atherley, Symone Mason, Tiara McMinn
1600m SMR: Alfreda Steele, Kristina Knott, Tiara McMinn, Kayla Johnson, Erin Ford
High Jump: Celine Thompson, Tiara McMinn
Long Jump: Darlene Charles
Triple Jump: Darlene Charles
Shot Put: Debbie Ajagbe, Zakiya Rashid, Sherry Lubin
Discus: Debbie Ajagbe, Zakiya Rashid, Sherry Lubin
Hammer Throw: Debbie Ajagbe, Sherry Lubin
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