Men's Track and Field Travel to Chapel Hill

Jan. 26, 2006

<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Coral Gables, Fla. – The University of Miami Men’s track and field squad is traveling to Chapel Hill, N.C. to compete in the University of North Carolina Fast Times meet held in the Eddie Smith Field House January 27-28. 

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Sophomore Tim Harris, fresh off his victory in the 800 meter at the Florida Intercollegiate Open, returns to compete in that event.  He will also run in the 4×400 relay.  FreshamnPatrick O’Donnell will run in the 800 meter as well.

This is the first meet for the multi-event athletes to run in and junior Roland DaSilva and sophomore Andrew Parsons will compete in the heptathalon.

The sprints will feature sophomore Lance Leggett, who will run the 60 meter dash and the 60 meter hurdles.  He will be joined by sophomores Brett Jones, who will run both of those events, and Andrew Johnson who will run the 60 meter dash.  Freshman Joe Drexler-Dries will run the 400 meter dash.

In the distance events sophomore Richard Bernard is entered in the mile run, while junior Zach Castiglione and freshman Ryan Woodlee will both run the 3000 meter.

Competing in the field events will be freshman Darnell Johnson, who last meet qualified for the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in the triple jump, will compete in that event a the long jump.  He will be joined by freshman Elan Daviglus who will compete in the high jump and long jump and sophomore Casey McGinn who will be pole vaulting.

Stay tuned to hurricanesports.com for all update from this weekends.

Meet: North Carolina Invite

When: January 27-28, 2006;

Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Eddie Smith Field House)

Track: Six Lane 200-meter Mondo Track

Schedule of Events

Friday January 27

Field Events

11:30 AM        Start Men’s Heptathlon

4:00 PM           Men Weight Throw

5:00 PM           Men’s Pole Vault

6:00 PM           Men’s Long Jump

Running Events

6:00 PM           Men 400M

7:00 PM           Men’s 5000M

7:45 PM           Men’s DMR

Saturday January 28

Field Events

10:45 AM        Men’s Heptathlon Pole Vault

11:00 AM        Men Shot Put

11:00 AM        Men Triple Jump

12:30 PM         Men High Jump

Running Events

10:00 AM        Men Heptathlon Hurdles

11:00 AM        Men 60M HH Prelim’s

11:40 AM        Men 60 Meter Dash Prelim’s

12:40 PM         Men Mile

1:40 PM           Men 60 HH Finals

1:50 PM           Men 60 Meter Dash Finals

2:10 PM           Men 800 Meter Run

2:50 PM           Men 200 Meter Dash

3:50 PM           Men 3000M

4:40 PM           Men 4 X 400 Meter Relay

5:20 PM           Men Heptathlon 1000M