Louisville Track and Field Plays Host to Cardinal Twilight

The Cardinals will have 26 student-athletes in action at the last-chance meet.

 

May 10, 2012

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With the NCAA Preliminary Rounds just two weeks away, the University of Louisville track and field teams will play host to their annual Cardinal Twilight meet on Friday, May 11, at Cardinal Park Track and Soccer Stadium, with the event serving as a last-chance meet for athletes to achieve national qualifying standards.

 

Competition at the throws field begins at 10 a.m., while field events inside the stadium are scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Running events, which are on a rolling schedule, commence at 5 p.m. Live results from the meet can be accessed through www.UofLsports.com.

 

The last time out, the Cardinals participated in the BIG EAST Championships, and the women came away with their fifth-straight outdoor conference title. It is the first time a BIG EAST men’s or women’s team has been able to achieve the feat at the outdoor championships.

 

Following the event, multiple athletes improved their marks from a regional and national standpoint, including Michelle Theophille, whose school-record tying mark in the high jump (1.86m/6-1.25), ranks second in the region and third nationally. Chinwe Okoro moved up in the shot put, throwing a regional best and school record 17.39m/57-0.75.

 

On the women’s side, Maggie Gilbertson, Charachesicia Lockhart and Malina Simmers are each set to compete in their respective jumps events. Gilbertson, competing in the high jump, ranks 39th in the region. Lockhart, who is participating in the long and triple jump events, is in the top 10 in the long jump, but checks in at No. 31 in the triple jump, ahead of Simmers (No. 55).

 

In the throws, Amashi Kendall, participating in the shot put, discus and hammer throw events, is listed outside the top 15 regionally only in the discus and will be looking to earn a qualifying mark in the event. Khadija Abdullah, Patrice Gates and Hannah Baker round out the women’s throwers who are scheduled to compete.

 

Leading the men’s side on the track will be Calvin Arsenault (110m hurdles), Emmanuel Matadi (100m) and Jordon Frazier (400m hurdles). All three rank in the top 50 in the region in their respective events, with Arsenault owning the top ranking of the three, as he holds 33rd-fastest time in the high hurdles.

 

Sam Bombaugh and Brad Vivace will be two of the three men’s throwers competing. Bombaugh is scheduled to take part in the hammer throw, where he ranks 23rd regionally, while Vivace is set to throw the 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.

 

CARDINAL TWILIGHT (LOUISVILLE, KY. – CARDINAL PARK TRACK AND SOCCER STADIUM)

 

Field Events

 

Men’s High Jump

Taylor Caldwell

 

Women’s High Jump

Michelle Theophille, Maggie Gilbertson

 

Men’s Pole Vault

Kevin Jackson

 

Men’s Long Jump

Wesley Smith

 

Women’s Long Jump

Charachesicia Lockhart

 

Men’s Triple Jump

Seon Powell

 

Women’s Triple Jump

Charachesicia Lockhart, Malina Simmers

 

Men’s Shot Put

Brad Vivace

 

Women’s Shot Put

Chinwe Okoro, Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall

 

Men’s Discus

Isaac Bowling

 

Women’s Discus

Chinwe Okoro, Khadija Abdullah, Amashi Kendall

 

Men’s Hammer Throw

Sam Bombaugh

 

Women’s Hammer Throw

Amashi Kendall, Patrice Gates, Hannah Baker

 

Track Events

 

Men’s 100m

Emmanuel Matadi, Raymond Davis

 

Men’s 110m Hurdles

Calvin Arsenault

 

Men’s 200m

Marcellus Hobbs

 

Women’s 200m

Michelle Theophille

 

Men’s 400m

Marcellus Hobbs

 

Women’s 400m

Michelle Theophille

 

Men’s 400m Hurdles

Jordon Frazier

 

Women’s 400m Hurdles

Gabrielle Jackson

 

Women’s 800m

Jordan Diaz

 

Men’s 1,500m

Luke Lovelace, Andrew Stewart, Mattias Wolter, Evan Hibbs, Ryan Eaton

 

Women’s 1,500m

Madie Davidson, Maria Frigo

 

Men’s 5,000m

Gordon Dooley

 

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For More Information, Contact:

Ira Green, (502) 852-4857

Ira.Green@louisville.edu