Fresno State Athletics
T&F Preview: 'Dogs Back in Action Friday, Saturday
1/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
By: Matt Burkholder
mburkholder@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
Fresno State Indoor Track & Field (women only) - Event #2
Event: Cherry and Silver Invitational
Host: New Mexico
Date: Jan. 22-23
Location: Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque Convention Center)
Live Results: LiveRunningResults.com
Competing Schools (18):
Host -- New Mexico
Adams State
Arkansas
Cal State Northridge
Eastern New Mexico
Fresno State
Grand Canyon
Houston Baptist
Incarnate Word
New Mexico Highlands
New Mexico Junior College
Sam Houston State
SMU
Southeastern Louisiana
Texas
UTEP
Wayland Baptist
West Texas A&M
* approximately an additional 70 unattached participants will also compete
Schedule:
Events begin at 3 p.m. for both track, and field events on Friday - the last event scheduled on Friday starts at 7:20 p.m. (women's unseeded 3000m).
On Saturday, the day begins at 8:30 a.m. with the women's shot put on the field side while the track events start at 9:45 a.m. and will continue throughout the day until the women's 4x400m relay concludes the Cherry and Silver Invitational at 1:55 p.m.
* all times Pacific
For a detailed schedule of events click here.
Who's In Action
14 individuals are set to participate at the Cherry and Silver Invitational on Friday/Saturday for Fresno State, those student-athletes are Kylie Coleman (So.), Kyndol Craver (RSo.), Manpreet Grewal (So.), Nailah Harris-Murillo (So.), Kayla Hopkins (So.), Dezirae Johnson (Sr.), Kyra Johnson (Sr.), Shakira Lewis (Sr.), Jestena Mattson (Fr.), Njeri Omawahleh (Jr.), Meagan Paracholski (Sr.), Katianna Parisis (Jr.), Maja Pogorevc (Fr.), Yazmin Torres (So.).
* Fresno State participates as a women's only team for the Indoor portion of the track and field season
A Look Back
Fresno State opened its indoor track and field season at the Air Force Collegiate Open on Jan. 8 and picked up a pair of victories from senior sisters Dezirae Johnson (800m) and Kyra Johnson (400m). The `Dogs finished 1-2 in the 400-meter behind Johnson's winning time (56.55) and Njeri Omawahleh (57.03) a close second. Omawahleh's time was an indoor personal best. Nailah Harris-Murillo also clocked a new PR in the 200m, a 25.23-second time.
What's Next
Fresno State will compete at the UW Invitational two-day event in Seattle, Wash., hosted by Washington, on Jan. 29-30.
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