University Park, PA – The Towson University Track and Field team is gearing up for it's fourth meet of the indoor slate, heading to Penn State for the National Open on Jan 27 and 28.
Event Information
Facility: Ashenfelter III Indoor Track / Multi-Sport Facility & Horace
Field: This is a packed meet as universities from all three divisions will be participating. Towson will be up against Penn State, UVA, Guelph, UPenn, North Carolina, Duke, Buffalo, Villanova, Kent State, Akron, Findlay, Army West Point, William & Mary, Coppin State, UMBC, Ashland, Bowling Green, Delaware, Rider, Walsh, West Virginia, Duquesne, Mount Union, Saint Francis, UNA, Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Edinboro, Lock Haven and Geneva.
Race Times: On Friday, field events begin with the women's weight throw at 2:00 p.m. and track events start with the mixed mile run at 3:00 p.m. Saturday begins with the unseeded sections of the women's 400-meter dash, and field events begin at 11:00 a.m. with the women's high jump.
Events Order: Refer to
events order tab.
Roster
Aliyah Anderson,
Beighley Ayers,
Georgia Coleman,
Cristal Cuervo,
Ty'Liyah Hannah,
Emily Lunger, Emmanuel Mevo,
Fatimah Owens, Leaann Redlo,
Amanda Tony,
Maya Tucker and
Sydney Tucker are entered to compete in this event.
Entries
Anderson High Jump
Ayers 3000 meter
Coleman Weight Throw
Cuervo 200 meter, 400 meter
Hannah 60 meter
Lunger High Jump
Mevo Long Jump, Triple Jump
Owens Weight Throw
Redlo 60 meter hurdles, High Jump
Tony Triple Jump
Maya Tucker 60 meter, 200 meter
Sydney Tucker 60 meter, 200 meter
Last Meet Recap
The Tigers are coming off a second-place finish at last weekend's Gulden Invite at Bucknell University. The 109 points earned by the team were led by the five first place finishes picked up by
Cristal Cuervo, Leaann Redlo, Emmanuel Mevo and
Fatimah Owens.
Cuervo grabbed the first gold medal of the meet for Towson, winning the 400-meter dash with a 57.44. Redlo earned the first-place spot in the high jump at 1.69 meters.
Fatimah Owens won the weight throw at 17.27m, followed closely by teammate
Georgia Coleman who threw a 17.25m. Emmanuel Mevo picked up two wins during the meet, winning the long (5.75) and triple (11.58) jump. Mevo won field event MVP for her performance. The freshman is also currently ranked fourth in the CAA for the long jump.
Up Next
The Black and Gold are returning to Penn State for the Skyes & Sabock Challenge on Feb 4.