Fresno State Athletics
T&F Preview: Samford Invitational (Feb. 12)
2/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
By: Matt Burkholder
mburkholder@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
Fresno State Indoor Track & Field (women only) - Event #5
Event: Samford Invitational
Host: Samford
Date: Feb. 12 (Fri.)
Location: Birmingham, Ala. (Birmingham CrossPlex)
Live Results: http://www.xpresstiming.com/Live/2016/Indoor/Samford
Events on Tap (FS entries): 60m (1), 200m (3), 400m (4), 800m (2), 1-mile (1), high jump (1), weight throw (4), shot put (1), 4x400m relay (1).
Who's In Action:
14 individuals are set to participate at the Samford Invitational on Friday for Fresno State, those student-athletes are Kylie Coleman (weight throw), Kimberley Efonye (400m/4x400m#), Manpreet Grewal (weight throw), Nailah Harris-Murillo (400m/4x400m#), Kayla Hopkins (shot put/weight throw), Dezirae Johnson (800m/4x400m), Kyra Johnson (400m/4x400m), Shakira Lewis (60m/200m), Jestena Mattson (200m/High Jump), Njeri Omawahleh (200m/4x400m), Meagan Paracholski (800m/4x400m#), Katianna Parisis (weight throw), Maja Pogorevc (400m/4x400m) and Annemarie Schwanz (1-mile).
# - indicates 4x400m alternate
Schedule:
At the one-day Samford Invitational on Friday, Fresno State will be featured in nine events - potentially 10 if there is a 60m finals qualifier. Field events start the day with the weight throw at 7 a.m. and track events begin at 11 a.m. with the 60m trials. The 4x400m relay concludes the meet, which is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
* all times converted to Pacific Standard Time
For a detailed schedule of events click here.
Teams at Samford Invitational (Men - 25; Women - 23): Alabama (M&W), Alabama State (M), Alabama A&M (M&W), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (M), Benedict (M), Charlotte (M&W), Coastal Carolina (M&W), East Tenn. St. (M&W), Embry-Riddle (M), Fresno State (W), Georgia (M&W), Georgia State (W), Liberty (M&W), Louisiana Tech (M&W), Louisville (M&W), Miss State (M), Monmouth (W), North Carolina (M&W), Shorter (M&W), South Alabama (M&W), Southern Miss. (M&W), Tulane (M&W), UAB (M&W), UT-Chattanooga (M&W), Virginia Tech (M&W), Western Carolina (M&W), Western Michigan (W), Gotham Spark Athletic Club (M), Samford (M&W).
* Fresno State participates as a women's only team for the Indoor portion of the track and field season.
A Look Back:
The 'Dogs were last in competition over a two-day period, Jan. 28-29, and spread between two separate events - the House of Track High Performance Meet in Portland, Ore. and the UW Invitational in Seattle, Wash. Six individuals were sent to the House of Track event, specifically the 4x4 team specialists (Efonye, Harris-Murillo, D. Johnson, K. Johnson, Omawahleh and Pogovec). The relay team registered a 3:47.80 and took first place, but the highlight of the meet was Omawahleh setting a personal record in the 200m dash with a 24.38-second time for a second place finish, bunched between two former Olympians that took first and third (Kineke Alexander and LaVerne Jones-Ferrette).
The UW Invitational saw Annemarie Schwanz, in her first action of the indoor season, run to a first place time in the first heat of the 3000-meter run (9:29.67), while Jestena Mattson (high jump) and Meagan Paracholski (800m) registered season bests at Dempsey Indoor. Mattson registered a 1.70m (5'-7.00"). It tied the overall top mark at the event, but fell short due to the number of attempts for the first place finish. Paracholski registered a season-best and Fresno State season-best 2:15.71 in the 800m run.
What's Next:
The Mountain West Indoor Championships are next for the Bulldogs. It will be hosted at what is the current home for the MW Indoor Championships, the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. It is a three-day event, scheduled for Feb. 25-27 (Thursday-Saturday). There are 10 MW schools that field indoor women's teams, which are: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming,
Etcetera:
The Birmingham CrossPlex is the site of the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. It will be held March 11-12.
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