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Track and Field Plays Host to Cardinal Twilight
May 10, 2012
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | LIVE RESULTS 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 Women’s High Jump Men’s Pole Vault Men’s Long Jump Women’s Long Jump Men’s Triple Jump Women’s Triple Jump Men’s Shot Put Women’s Shot Put Men’s Discus Women’s Discus Men’s Hammer Throw Women’s Hammer Throw Track Events Men’s 100m Men’s 110m Hurdles Men’s 200m Women’s 200m Men’s 400m Women’s 400m Men’s 400m Hurdles Women’s 400m Hurdles Women’s 800m Men’s 1,500m Women’s 1,500m Men’s 5,000m |
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