Louisville Track and Field Heads to Alabama Relays

Mattias Wolter (5,000m) and Charachesicia Lockhart (long jump) won their respective events at the Alabama Relays last year.

 

March 22, 2012

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track and field teams return to action for their second meet of the outdoor season, traveling south to the Alabama Relays at the Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., this weekend.

 

The two-day event begins Friday, March 23, at 11 a.m. and continues on Saturday, March, 24, at noon. Along with Louisville and event-host Alabama, Southern Miss, Cincinnati and Xavier will have student-athletes participating in the meet. Live results will be available at www.DeltaTiming.com.

 

The field athletes begin both days for the Cardinals, starting with the men’s and women’s hammer throw on Friday, following by the men’s pole vault and long jump events.

 

After those opening events, Chinwe Okoro, Khadija Abdullah and Amashi Kendall will compete in the women’s discus at 4 p.m. All three have qualified for the league championships in the event.

 

Michelle Theophille, Megan Schubert and Maggie Gilbertson open the women’s jumping events with the high jump at 5:30 p.m. Charachesicia Lockhart and Kim Cardeiro are slated to compete in the next women’s jumping event, taking part in the long jump at 6 p.m.

 

Megan Klein makes her collegiate track debut toward the end of the day, as she is set to run in the 3,000m steeplechase at 6:40 p.m.

 

On the men’s side, Calvin Arsenault and Jordon Frazier are slated to run in the 400m hurdles, while Marcellus Hobbs and Emmanuel Matadi will take part in the 400m at 6:25 p.m. Mattias Wolter, Gordon Dooley and Luke Lovelace conclude day one, with the 5,000m run at 8:05 p.m. Wolter won the race at last year’s Alabama Relays.

 

On Saturday, Malina Simmers (triple jump) and Jenna Wargo (javelin) open the day at 2 and 2:30 p.m., respectively, in their respective events. Abdullah, Kendall and Okoro resume action for the Cardinals nearly three hours later at 5:15 p.m. in the shot put.

 

Michael Edwards and Taylor Caldwell then participate in the high jump at 5:45 p.m. Edwards was the BIG EAST indoor runner-up in the event and won the outdoor title at the conference championships last season.

 

The sprints group takes over at 6:10 p.m., with athletes participating in three events. The men’s 4x100m relay team competes at the aforementioned time, followed by Gabrielle Jackson in the 100m hurdles and Calvin Arsenault in the 110m hurdles.

 

Louisville concludes the meet with the men’s and women’s 1,500m races and three-straight relay events.

 

The Cardinals posted 21 BIG EAST outdoor qualifying marks last week at the Bulls Invitational in Tampa, Fla.

 

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ALABAMA RELAYS (TUSCALOOSA, ALA. – SAM BAILEY TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX)

 

Friday, March 23

 

Women’s Hammer Throw, 11 a.m.

Patrice Gates, Hannah Baker

 

Men’s Hammer Throw, 1:30 p.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Brad Vivace

 

Men’s Pole Vault, 3 p.m.

Kevin Jackson

 

Men’s Long Jump, 3 p.m.

Wesley Smith

 

Women’s Discus, 4 p.m.

Chinwe Okoro, Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall

 

Women’s 4x200m Relay, 5 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (D. Stokes, R. Norris, K. Cardeiro, D. Horne)

 

Women’s 400m Hurdles, 5:20 p.m.

Gabrielle Jackson

 

Women’s High Jump, 5:30 p.m.

Michelle Theophille, Megan Schubert, Maggie Gilbertson

 

Men’s 400m Hurdles, 5:35 p.m.

Calvin Arsenault, Jordon Frazier

 

Women’s Long Jump, 6 p.m.

Charachesicia Lockhart, Kim Cardeiro

 

Women’s 400m, 6:15

Randi Norris, Michelle Theophille

 

Men’s 400m, 6:25 p.m.

Marcellus Hobbs, Emmanuel Matadi

 

Men’s Discus, 6:30 p.m.

Isaac Bowling

 

Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase, 6:40 p.m.

Megan Klein

 

Women’s Sprint Medley, 7:15 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (H. Bruno, C. Lockhart, A. Spencer, J. Diaz, M. Molodynia)

 

Women’s 5,000m, 7:40 p.m.

Ariel Briggs, Cassie Martin

 

Men’s 5,000m, 8:05 p.m.

Gordon Dooley, Luke Lovelace, Mattias Wolter

 

Saturday, March 24

 

Women’s Triple Jump, 2 p.m.

Malina Simmers

 

Women’s Javelin, 2:30 p.m.

Jenna Wargo

 

Women’s Shot Put, 5:15 p.m.

Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall, Chinwe Okoro

 

Men’s High Jump, 5:45 p.m.

Michael Edwards, Taylor Caldwell

 

Men’s 4x100m Relay, 6:10 p.m.

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

 

Women’s Distance Medley Relay, 6:30 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (G. Jackson, M. Molodynia, J. Diaz, M. Davidson)

 

Women’s 100m Hurdles, 6:50 p.m.

Gabrielle Jackson

 

Men’s Shot Put, 7 p.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Brad Vivace, Isaac Bowling

 

Men’s 110m Hurdles, 7:05 p.m.

Calvin Arsenault

 

Women’s 800m, 7:20 p.m.

Michelle Molodynia, Jordan Diaz

 

Men’s 800m, 7:35 p.m.

Andrew Stewart

 

Women’s 400m Invitational, 7:50 p.m.

Randi Norris, Michelle Theophille

 

Men’s 400m Invitational, 7:55 p.m.

Emmanuel Matadi, Marcellus Hobbs

 

Women’s 1,500m, 8 p.m.

Megan Klein

 

Men’s 1,500m, 8:20 p.m.

Ryan Eaton, Evan Hibbs

 

Men’s Distance Medley Relay, 8:45 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (G. Dooley, A. Stewart, M. Wolter, L. Lovelace, R. Eaton, E. Hibbs)

 

Women’s 4x400m Relay, 9:10 p.m.

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

 

Men’s 4x400m Relay, 9:20 p.m.

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

 

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For More Information, Contact:

Ira Green, (502) 852-4857

Ira.Green@louisville.edu