Louisville Track and Field Opens Indoor Season at Indiana Open

The Cardinals return two indoor All-Americans in Khadija Abdullah and Wesley Smith.

 

January 5, 2012

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track and field teams, coming off successful 2011 campaigns that saw one national champion, 12 All-America distinctions and two conference titles, open their 2012 seasons on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the one-day Indiana Open in Bloomington, Ind., hosted by Indiana University at the Gladstein Fieldhouse.

 

Field events begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and the track events commence at 11:10 a.m. Live results for the meet can be found online at www.IUHoosiers.com.

 

“This is an opportunity for all of our athletes to compete to get the season started, and the facility is similar to what we will see at the BIG EAST Conference Championships and the national championships,” head coach Ron Mann says, entering his eighth season at Louisville. “The indoor season will go very quickly and we will continue to build off this.”

 

Headlining the group of Cardinal women returnees is Khadija Abdullah, who captured the BIG EAST indoor shot put title and earned All-America honors in the event. Charachesicia Lockhart is another returnee who won a BIG EAST individual title last season, as she took the long jump crown.

 

As a unit, the Louisville women won their first BIG EAST indoor title in program history with 110 points after a strong showing from the quartet of Ahlivia Spencer, Chelsea Brown, Lockhart and Margret Harris – all returnees – in the 4x400m relay.

 

On the men’s side, the Cardinals return All-American long jumper Wesley Smith. Along with placing at nationals in the event, Smith won the BIG EAST indoor long jump title. Prior to the national championships, his personal-best mark of 7.82m/25-8 ranked 12th nationally. Michael Edwards, another field event returnee, will be competing in the high jump. He placed second in the event at the BIG EAST Championships and had the 17th-best mark (2.19m/7-2.25) prior to the NCAA Championships.

 

Collectively, the men placed fourth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships last season, with Smith and former Cardinal Neil Angermeier winning event titles.

 

For all of the latest information on Louisville cross country and track and field, log on to uoflsports.com, or, for up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/louisvilletrack.

 

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OPEN (BLOOMINGTON, IND. – GLADSTEIN FIELDHOUSE)

 

Women’s Weight Throw, 11 a.m.

Hannah Baker, Patrice Gates, Amashi Kendall

 

Women’s Long Jump

Kim Cardeiro, Margret Harris, Gabrielle Jackson, Charachesicia Lockhart

 

Men’s Long Jump

Taylor Caldwell, Wesley Smith

 

Women’s Pole Vault

Chelsea Lucas

 

Men’s Weight Throw, 12 p.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Brad Vivace

 

Women’s Triple Jump

Maggie Gilbertson, Charachesicia Lockhart, Malina Simmers

 

Women’s High Jump, 12:20 p.m.

Kim Cardeiro, Maggie Gilbertson, Megan Schubert, Michelle Theophille

 

Men’s Pole Vault, 12:30 p.m.

Kevin Jackson

 

Men’s Triple Jump

Seon Powell, Wesley Smith

 

Women’s Shot Put, 1 p.m.

Khadija Abdullah, Patrice Gates, Amashi Kendall, Jenna Wargo

 

Men’s High Jump, 1:20 p.m.

Taylor Caldwell, Michael Edwards

 

Men’s Shot Put, 1:45 p.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Isaac Bowling, Brad Vivace

 

Men’s 60m semifinal (top two places and next four times advance), 11:10 a.m.

Wesley Smith

 

Women’s 60m Hurdles, 11:35 a.m.

Kim Cardeiro, Gabrielle Jackson

 

Men’s 60m Hurdles, 11:40 a.m.

Calvin Arsenault

 

Women’s 60m, 11:45 a.m.

Margret Harris, Charachesicia Lockhart

 

Men’s 60m final (contingent upon advancing), 11:50 a.m.

Wesley Smith

 

Women’s Mile, 12:20 p.m.

Madie Davidson, Maria Frigo, Cassie Martin, Ariel Briggs, Kacey Cox

 

Men’s Mile, 12:30 p.m.

Gordon Dooley, Luke Lovelace

 

Women’s 500m, 12:40 p.m.

Hadassah Bruno, Jordan Diaz, Ahlivia Spencer, Randi Norris

 

Men’s 500m, 12:50 p.m.

William Bell, Jordon Frazier, Seon Powell

 

Women’s 1,000m, 1 p.m.

Paige Dooley, Michelle Molodynia

 

Men’s 1,000m, 1:10 p.m.

Andrew Stewart

 

Men’s 300m, 1:35 p.m.

Marcellus Hobbs, Seon Powell

 

Men’s 3,000m, 1:45 p.m.

Gordon Dooley, Luke Lovelace

 

Women’s 4x400m Relay, 2 p.m.

Margret Harris, Hadassah Bruno, Jordan Diaz, Charachesicia Lockhart, Randi Norris, Gabrielle Jackson, Michelle Theophille, Ahlivia Spencer

 

Men’s 4x400m Relay, 2:15 p.m.

Jordon Frazier, Marcellus Hobbs, William Bell, Calvin Arsenault (Wesley Smith, alternate)

 

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For More Information, Contact:

Ira Green, (502) 852-4857

Ira.Green@louisville.edu