Louisville Track and Field Ready for Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational

Friday’s meet marks the fifth year of the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational.

 

April 19, 2012

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track and field program will play host to the fifth annual Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational on Friday, April 20, at Cardinal Park Track and Soccer Stadium.

 

Events at the throws field begin at 10:30 a.m. Field events inside the track commence at 1 p.m., and running events are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Live results will be available through www.UofLsports.com.

 

The last time out, the Cardinals competed at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle on April 14. Louisville finished the meet with 12 event titles, and Ahlivia Spencer headlined group’s successful day, breaking the four-year-old 800m school record set by Tarah McKay in 2008.

 

Spencer is one of six Cardinals set to compete in the 800m event at 4 p.m.

 

Jenna Wargo opens the day for the Cardinals, competing in the women’s javelin at 11 a.m. She set the school record in the event earlier in the year and is currently ranked sixth nationally with a career-best 52.04m/170-9.

 

After the men’s and women’s hammer throw events, Charachesicia Lockhart will be one of two Cardinals participating in the long jump. Last week, she leapt to the 27th-best mark nationally, reaching 6.21m/20-4.50. Lockhart also is scheduled to take part in the triple jump, with teammate Malina Simmers.

 

At 1:15 p.m. at the throws field, Chinwe Okoro and Khadija Abdullah lead a group of four Cardinals in the women’s discus. Okoro is fourth nationally in the discus, and Abdullah is listed at No. 10 nationally. Okoro and Abdullah each rank in the top 15 nationally in the shot put and will compete in the event at 2 p.m.

 

The women’s high jump at 2 p.m. features Michelle Theophille, who ranks No. 17 nationally. Michael Edwards is set to compete in the men’s high jump at 3:45 p.m. He is 22nd nationally after clearing 2.15m/7-0.50.

 

The running events open at 3 p.m., with the women’s 4x100m followed by the men’s 4x100m.

 

Louisville will send 11 student-athletes – five on the men’s side and six on the women’s side – to run in the 1,500m.

 

In the first individual sprinting event of the day, Gabrielle Jackson will take to the track for the women’s 100m hurdles. On the men’s side, Calvin Arsenault will race in the 110m hurdles. Arsenault also is slated to run in the 400m hurdles with Jordon Frazier, who won the event last week.

 

Emmanuel Matadi, who clocked the second-fastest 200m outdoor mark last week, will return to the track for the same event on Friday. Along with Marcellus Hobbs, the duo will compete at 4:30 p.m.

 

The day concludes with the women’s and men’s 4x400m relays.

 

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LENNY LYLES/CLARK WOOD INVITATIONAL (LOUISVILLE, KY. – CARDINAL PARK TRACK & SOCCER STADIUM)

 

Women’s Javelin, 11 a.m.

Jenna Wargo, Patrice Gates

 

Men’s Hammer, 11:45 a.m.

Sam Bombaugh, Brad Vivace

 

Women’s Hammer, 12:30 p.m.

Amashi Kendall, Patrice Gates, Hannah Baker

 

Women’s Long Jump, 1:15 p.m.

Charachesicia Lockhart, Kim Cardeiro

 

Men’s Shot Put, 1:15 p.m.

Brad Vivace, Sam Bombaugh, Isaac Bowling

 

Women’s Discus, 1:15 p.m.

Chinwe Okoro, Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall, Hannah Baker

 

Women’s High Jump, 2 p.m.

Michelle Theophille, Megan Schubert, Maggie Gilbertson

 

Women’s Shot Put, 2 p.m.

Khadija Abdullah, Chinwe Okoro, Amashi Kendall

 

Men’s Discus, 2 p.m.

Isaac Bowling, Sam Bombaugh, Andrew Nelson

 

Men’s Long Jump, 2:15 p.m.

Wesley Smith, Seon Powell

 

Women’s 4x100m, 3 p.m.

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

 

Men’s Pole Vault, 3 p.m.

Kevin Jackson

 

Men’s 4x100m, 3:05 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (W. Smith, E. Matadi, S. Powell, M. Hobbs)

 

Women’s 1,500m, 3:10 p.m.

Holly Knight, Madie Davidson, Maria Frigo, Cassie Martin, Ariel Briggs, Paige Dooley

 

Women’s Triple Jump, 3:15 p.m.

Charachesicia Lockhart, Malina Simmers

 

Men’s 1,500m, 3:20 p.m.

Mattias Wolter, Evan Hibbs, Luke Lovelace, Gordon Dooley, Ryan Eaton

 

Women’s 100m Hurdles, 3:30 p.m.

Gabrielle Jackson

 

Men’s 110 Hurdles, 3:35 p.m.

Calvin Arsenault

 

Women’s 400m, 3:40 p.m.

Hadassah Bruno, DeAudrea Horne, Randi Norris

 

Men’s 400m, 3:45 p.m.

Marcellus Hobbs

 

Men’s High Jump, 3:45 p.m.

Michael Edwards, Taylor Caldwell

 

Women’s 100m, 3:50 p.m.

Margret Harris

 

Men’s 100m, 3:55 p.m.

Emmanuel Matadi, Raymond Davis, Wesley Smith

 

Women’s 800m, 4 p.m.

Ahlivia Spencer, Michelle Molodynia, Jordan Diaz, Madie Davidson, Maria Frigo, Holly Knight

 

Men’s 800m, 4:05 p.m.

Andrew Stewart, Luke Lovelace, Ryan Eaton, Evan Hibbs

 

Women’s 400m Hurdles, 4:10 p.m.

Gabrielle Jackson

 

Men’s 400m Hurdles, 4:15 p.m.

Jordon Frazier, Calvin Arsenault

 

Men’s Triple Jump, 4:15 p.m.

Seon Powell

 

Women’s 200m, 4:20 p.m.

Hadassah Bruno, Margret Harris, DeAudrea Horne, D’minia Stokes, Randi Norris

 

Men’s 200m, 4:30 p.m.

Emmanuel Matadi, Marcellus Hobbs

 

Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase, 4:45 p.m.

Megan Klein

 

Women’s 4x400m Relay, 5:20 p.m.

Louisville ‘A’ (C. Lockhart, M. Theophille, M. Harris, G. Jackson)

Louisville ‘B’ (H. Bruno, J. Diaz, M. Molodynia, R. Norris, D. Stokes)

 

Men’s 4x400m Relay, 5:30 p.m.

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

 

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For More Information, Contact:

Ira Green, (502) 852-4857

Ira.Green@louisville.edu