Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Saluki Track Teams Hosting USA Open This Weekend
02/14/2002 | 12:00:00 | Track and Field
Feb. 14, 2002
CARBONDALE - More than 650 athletes from 23 different schools will convene at the Southern Illinois Unviersity Recreation Center Friday and Saturday as the Saluki men's and women's track and field teams will host the USA Open.
The final meet before the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships will kick off on Friday night, with the men's weight throw at 6 p.m., followed by the women's weight throw at 7:30 p.m. A full slate of action will take place on Saturday, starting with the women's shot put, pole vault, long jump and 55-meter dash preliminaries at 9 a.m., and concluding with the men's 4x400-meter relay at 6:35 p.m.
Among the 23 teams competing will be regional rivals Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and Saint Louis. The Salukis will also be seeing a few teams that they have not competed against yet this indoor season, such as Vanderbilt.
The meet will be the final warm-up for several Salukis looking to make noise at next weekend's MVC Indoor Championships. SIU record-holders Adam Judge and Jeff Young are the top seeds in the weight throw and 60-meter hurdles, respectively, as are Latrice Gray (high jump) Gaute Myklebust (shot put), Nyles Stuart (long jump) and Doron Giat (mile).
Meet results will be posted on the Saluki website, www.siusalukis.com, following action Friday and Saturday night. The full meet schedule is listed below.
Friday: Men's Weight Throw -6 p.m., Women's Weight Throw -7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Women's Shot Put, Women's Pole Vault, Women's Long Jump, Women's 55-Meter Dash Preliminaries- 9 a.m., Men's 55-Meter Dash Preliminaries - 9:20 a.m., Women's Distance Medley Relay - 9:45 a.m., Men's Distance Medley Relay - 10 a.m., Women's 5,000-Meter Run - 10:15 a.m., Women's 55-Meter Dash Finals - 10:40 a.m., Men's 55-Meter Dash Finals - 10:50 a.m., Men's Shot Put, Men's 5000-Meter Run - 11 a.m., Men's Long Jump - 11:30 a.m., Women's 55-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries- 11:40 a.m., Men's Pole Vault - Noon, Men's 55-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries - 12:10 p.m., Women's Mile - 12:50 p.m., Men's Mile - 1:20 p.m., Women's 55-Meter Hurdles Final - 1:45 p.m., Men's 55-Meter Hurdles Final - 1:55 p.m., Men's High Jump, Women's Triple Jump - 2 p.m., Women's 600-Meter Run - 2:05 p.m., Men's 600 Meter Run, 2:20 p.m., Women's 400-Meter Run, 2:35 p.m., Men's 400-Meter Run, 3:05 p.m., Women's 800-Meter Run, 3:40 p.m., Men's 800-Meter Run, Women's High Jump, Men's Triple Jump, 4 p.m., Women's 200-Meter Dash, 4:20 p.m., Men's 200-Meter Dash, 4:50 p.m., Women's 3,000-Meter Run, 5:25 p.m., Men's 3000-Meter Run, 5:50 p.m., Women's 4x400-Meter Relay, 6:15 p.m., Men's 4x400-Meter Relay, 6:35 p.m.
