Louisville Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season at Bulls Invitational

Louisville is one of 24 schools in action in Tampa, Fla.

 

March 14, 2012

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track and field teams open their 2012 outdoor seasons at the Bulls Invitational this week in Tampa, Fla., at the USF Track and Field Stadium on campus of the University of South Florida.

 

The two-day event begins on Thursday, March 15, and continues on Friday, March 16. Results will be available on UofLsports.com following the meet. Twenty-four schools will have student-athletes in action.

 

On Thursday, the lone event the Cardinals will participate in will be the hammer throw. Patrice Gates and Hannah Baker will take part in the women’s competition at 3 p.m. and Sam Bombaugh and Brad Vivace throw at 5 p.m.

 

Louisville opens Friday with the jumping events, starting with the women’s long jump at 10 a.m. After the men’s long jump and the women’s triple jump, Patrice Gates and Jenna Wargo will compete in the javelin at 11:30 a.m.

 

The field events continue with the women’s pole vault followed by the men’s shot put and the women’s discus. All-American Chinwe Okoro will throw in the discus event alongside teammates Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall and Baker. Kendall recently earned All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

 

Michelle Theophille, who also earned indoor All-America accolades, leads a quartet of women’s jumpers in the high jump at 2 p.m., with the men’s pole vault and women’s triple jump after that.

 

The running events commence at 2:30 p.m., beginning with Cassie Martin in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase. The middle-distance and distance events are up next, including Madie Davidson, Maria Frigo, Luke Lovelace, Ryan Eaton, Andrew Stewart and Mattias Wolter in their respective 1,500m races.

 

Later in the day, Ahlivia Spencer is slated to compete in the women’s 400m, while Marcellus Hobbs, Calvin Arsenault and Emmanuel Matadi will race on the men’s side.

 

Louisville concludes the day with the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay races, the men’s discus and the women’s shot put.

 

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.

 

BULLS INVITATIONAL (TAMPA, FLA. – USF TRACK & FIELD STADIUM)

 

Thursday, March 15

 

Women’s Hammer Throw, 3 p.m.

Patrice Gates, Hannah Baker

 

Men’s Hammer Throw, 5 p.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Brad Vivace

 

Friday, March 16

 

Women’s Long Jump, 10 a.m.

Kim Cardeiro, Margret Harris

 

Men’s Long Jump, Following

Wesley Smith

 

Women’s Triple Jump, Following

Malina Simmers

 

Women’s Javelin, 11:30 a.m.

Patrice Gates, Jenna Wargo

 

Women’s Pole Vault, Noon

Chelsea Lucas

 

Men’s Shot Put, 1:30 p.m.

Brad Vivace, Sam Bombaugh, Isaac Bowling

 

Women’s Discus, 2 p.m.

Chinwe Okoro, Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall, Hannah Baker

 

Women’s High Jump, 2 p.m.

Michelle Theophille, Megan Schubert, Maggie Gilbertson, Kim Cardeiro

 

Men’s Pole Vault, Following

Kevin Jackson

 

Women’s Triple Jump, Following

Malina Simmers

 

Women's 3,000m Steeplechase, 2:30 p.m.

Cassie Martin

 

Women's 3,000m, Following

Megan Klein, Ariel Briggs

 

Women's 1,500m, Following

Madie Davidson, Maria Frigo

 

Men's 1,500m, Following

Luke Lovelace, Ryan Eaton, Andrew Stewart, Mattias Wolter

 

Women's 400m, Following

Ahlivia Spencer, Gabrielle Jackson, Hadassah Bruno

 

Men's 400m, Following

Marcellus Hobbs, Calvin Arsenault, Emmanuel Matadi

 

Women's 800m, Following

Jordan Diaz

 

Men's 800m, Following

Andrew Stewart

 

Men's 400m Hurdles, Following

Jordon Frazier

 

Women's 200m, Following

Hadassah Bruno, Kim Cardeiro

 

Men's 200m, Following

Michael Edwards

 

Women's 4x400m Relay, Following

Louisville ‘A’ – (G. Jackson, C. Lockhart, M. Harris, A. Spencer, H. Bruno)

 

Men's 4x400m Relay, Following

Louisville ‘A’ – (E. Matadi, M. Hobbs, C. Arsenault, J. Frazier)

 

Men’s Discus, 5 p.m.

Isaac Bowling, Andrew Nelson

 

Women’s Shot Put, 5:30 p.m.

Chinwe Okoro, Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall

 

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For More Information, Contact:

Ira Green, (502) 852-4857

Ira.Green@louisville.edu