ANDERSON, S.C.-- A big weekend is on deck for Anderson men and women's track and field teams as student-athletes will be representing the Trojans at both the South Carolina Invitational in Columbia, S.C. and the VMI Winter Relays in Lexington, Va.
"We're excited about this weekend's competitions as we are splitting up with some athletes competing at VMI and some at South Carolina," said head coach Kevin Eagle. "Many of these athletes will be competing in events for the first time this year, so it will be interesting to see how they look."
South Carolina Event Schedule (Friday)
10:00 – Women long jump (Cate Murawski)
11:00 – Women shot put (Sarah Wimpee)
11:00 – Men weight throw (Grayson Smith)
11:30 – Men 5000 (Sean McAdams, Ty Nelson, Daniel Similton, Jake Dentler)
11:50 – Women 5000 (Emily Golden, Hannah Reedy, Sarah Rudolph)
12:10 – Men 60 hurdles (Dallas Cantrell)
12:25 – Women 60 hurdles (Abby Kwansy)
1:00 – Men 60 (Aidan Mckinnie, Cullen Ussery)
1:50 – Women mile (Mclayne Wyatt, Madison Crumley, Lindsey Bright, Hannah Williams)
2:30 – Women weight throw (Wimpee)
2:30 – Men shot put (Chase Brightharp, Smith, Blake Cooke, Blaine Blose)
3:10 – Men 800 (Noah Stump, Ben Molitor, Ian Macurda)
3:50 – Men 200 (Ussery, Mckinnie)
4:30 – Men distance relay (Dentler, Ussery, David Williams, McAdams)
5:00 – Men 3000 (Williams, Jack Barrett, Nathan Smith)
5:15 – Women 3000 (Elise Matthews, Hagan Wilson, Lucy Schmitt)
VMI Event Schedule (Friday)
2:00 - Men long jump (Simeon Respress)
2:00 – Women pole vault (Kirsten Leonard, Rylie Jenkins)
3:00 – Women 60 (Maggie Long)
3:10 – Men 60 (Jordan Gross)
Flights – Women long jump (Long)
Pentathalon (Georgia Piper, Ally Macurda)
Heptathalon (Tyler Farris, David Brown)
VMI Event Schedule (Saturday)
11:00 – Women 400 (Macurda)
Flights – Men high jump (Gross, Respress)
Flights – Women triple jump (Long)
"As we get closer to the Championship meet, we must look sharper in everything we do as we prepare to be the best we can be," said Eagle. "This weekend is no exception."
