Track Honoring Seniors at Hurricane Alumni Invitational
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami track and field team will honor its senior class and welcome back Hurricanes from the past at this weekend’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational.
The Canes will host a variety of colleges from around the country, including Harvard, UConn, Syracuse and St. John’s, at Cobb Stadium on Friday and Saturday for the second of three regular season home meets this season.
Action is set to begin at 10 a.m. Friday with the men’s decathlon 100m, while the women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles will begin at 11 a.m. Friday will also feature competition in the men’s and women’s shot put, men’s and women’s javelin and men’s and women’s high jump.
Saturday’s competition begins at 9 a.m. with the men’s decathlon 110m hurdles, while the women’s heptathlon long jump starts at 9:30 a.m. Field events begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday with the men’s and women’s hammer throw, while the action on the track starts at 2:30 p.m. with the women’s 3000m steeplechase.
Miami will recognize 14 seniors during the women’s 5000m at 6:10 p.m. Saturday, including men’s standouts Henri Delauze, Sean Grossman, Nathan Kuck, Jaalen Jones and Gian Piero Ragonesi and women’s standouts Amy Taintor, Kristina Knott, Stefani Kerrison and Niara Hill.
Fans can follow the meet via live results by clicking HERE.
Following this weekend’s action, the Hurricanes will be back at Cobb Stadium for 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, Daniel Ferguson-McAllister, Christopher Moree, Andreas Christodoulou
200m: Isaiah Taylor, Daniel Ferguson-McAllister, Christopher Moree
400m: Luca Bhalla, Breon Mullings, McKinly Brown
800m: Taj Bland
1500m: Sean Grossman, Taj Bland
5000m: Sean Grossman, Nathan Kuck, Adam George, Dylan Sykes, Matthew Wiefels
400m HH: Ibrahim Dodo
4x100m: Isaiah Taylor, Breon Mullings, Myles Valentine, Jaalen Jones
4x400m: Jaalen Jones, Ibrahim Dodo, McKinly Brown, Breon Mullings
High Jump: Andreas Christodoulou
Long Jump: Hasani Knight
Triple Jump: Hasani Knight
Shot Put: Gian Piero Ragonesi, Andreas Christodoulou
Discus: Gian Piero Ragonesi, Andreas Christodoulou
Hammer Throw: Kevin Arreaga
Women
100m: Symone Mason, Alfreda Steele, Kristina Knott
200m: Symone Mason, Michelle Atherley, Isabella Gentil
1500m: Anne den Otter, Abby Kettle, Emma Langlois
5000m: Anne den Otter, Abby Kettle, Emma Langlois, Olivia Raymond, Molly Rickles, Lauren Stolz
100m HH: Tiara McMinn, Michelle Atherley
400m HH: Tiara McMinn, Anna Runia, Samantha Gonzalez
4x100m: Kristina Knott, Symone Mason, Tiara McMinn, Alfreda Steele
4x400m: Anna Runia, Kayla Johnson, Tiara McMinn, Kristina Knott, Alfreda Steele
High Jump: Erika Voyzey, Celine Thompson, Tiara McMinn, Michelle Atherley, Kyra Maryland
Triple Jump: Darlene Charles, Niara Hill, Peyton Russell
Shot Put: Debbie Ajagbe, Sherry Lubin
Discus: Debbie Ajagbe, Zakiya Rashid, Sherry Lubin
Hammer Throw: Debbie Ajagbe, Sherry Lubin, Zakiya Rashid
Javelin: Michelle Atherley
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