University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond Track Opens Season Saturday At CNU
12/05/2013 | Women's Track & Field
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond women's indoor track and field team opens their 2013 indoor season in Newport News this Saturday at the Christopher Newport Holiday Open. The field events are set to begin at 9 a.m. with the men's weight throw. Track events will follow starting at 11 a.m. with the women's 5,000m.
The meet will take place at CNU's Freedom Center Fieldhouse. The track is a six-lane 200m Mondo Super-X surface with two horizontal jumps pits, three pole vault pits and a wooden throwing circle.
The Spiders have nine women competing including sophomore Mary Allen, who took third in the 200m at last years CNU Holiday Open. Allen will be competing in the 200m and 600m. Junior Deborah Fajuyigbe and sophomore Jade Gregory will also be competing in the 200m and 600m.
Seniors Kelsey McKenna and Ann O'Toole will compete in the 60m hurdles for Richmond. Mckenna will also run the 60m dash and the 200m, while O'Toole will be the sole Richmond competitor in the 800m.
Junior Amber Young will join McKenna and O'Toole in the 60m hurdles before competing in the 400m later in the meet.
Janel Francis will represent the Spiders in the long jump. She will also compete in the 200m.
Freshmen Alena McGonigle (Shot Put) and Rhea Rollins (400m) will be competing in their first meet as Spiders.
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Schedule of Events
Field Events
9:00 a.m.
M Weight Throw/Women to follow
10:00 a.m.
W Long Jump (east pit)/Triple Jump to follow
M Long Jump (west pit)/Triple Jump to follow
11:00 a.m.
W Pole Vault/Men to follow
M High Jump/Women to follow
After WT W Shot Put/Men to follow
Track Events
Timed finals (slow to fast) unless otherwise indicated
11:00 a.m.
W 5,000m
M 5,000m
Noon
W 60m Hurdles
M 60m Hurdles
W 60m Dash
M 60m Dash
W 600m
M 600m
W Mile
M Mile
W 60m Hurdles finals
M 60m Hurdles finals
W 400m
M 400m
W 60m Dash finals
M 60m Dash finals
W 800m
M 800m
W 200m
M 200m
W 3,000m
M 3,000m
W 4x400m Relay
M 4x400m Relay
W DMR
M DMR
Players Mentioned
