TCU Invitational Set For Saturday, April 23
4/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
April 20, 2005
TCU will host the sixth annual TCU Invitational track & field meet on Saturday, April 23 at the Lowdon Track & Field Complex on the TCU campus. Running events will get underway at noon, while the first field event, the discus throw, will begin at 9 a.m.
Nine teams have committed to joining the Frogs at the TCU Invitational. Others expected to compete include Oklahoma, Texas Tech, UTA, North Texas, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, South Plains, SMU (women) and Garden City CC.
"We are excited to have a home competition," said TCU head coach Darryl Anderson. "Our athletes will have a chance to stay at home and sleep in their own beds before coming to the track ready to compete. When you run in front of the home crowd, you generaly have more adrenaline and excitement about the meet," continued Anderson. "We are looking for a great following and a great day to compete. We have some good teams coming in, so it should be a fun meet. It's a good feeling to run at home."
The meet will run on a set time schedule. Start times will be determined according to the entries received.This schedule represents the order of events:
RUNNING EVENTS
Noon 3000m Steeplechase Women Final
3000m Steeplechase Men Final
4x100m Relay Women Heats by Time
4x100m Relay Men Heats by Time
1500m Women Heats by Time
1500m Men Heats by Time
100m Hurdles Women Heats by Time
110m Hurdles Men Heats by Time
400m Women Heats by Time
400m Men Heats by Time
100m Women Heats by Time
100m Men Heats by Time
800m Women Heats by Time
800m Men Heats by Time
400m Hurdles Women Heats by Time
400m Hurdles Men Heats by Time
200m Women Heats by Time
200m Men Heats by Time
5000m Women Final
5000m Men Final
4x400m Relay Women Heats by Time
4x400m Relay Men Heats by Time
FIELD EVENTS
9:00 Men's Discus followed by Women's Discus
Noon Women's Javelin followed by Men's Javelin
Noon Men's Shot Put followed by Women's Shot Put
Noon Men's Long Jump (west pit) followed by Men's Triple Jump
Noon Women's Long Jump (east pit) followed by Women's Triple Jump
Noon Men's High Jump followed by Women's High Jump
12:30 Women's Pole Vault followed by Men's Pole Vault
