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Black and Gold Invitational Up Next for Track and Field
04/15/2021 | 5:30:00 | Track and Field
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois University Saluki track and field program is headed to the Music City to take part in the Black and Gold Invitational, hosted by Vanderbilt University at the Vanderbilt Outdoor Track Facility in Nashville, Tenn. on April 16-17.
Friday's field events get underway at 4 p.m. with the women's hammer, followed by the men. Also kicking off competition at 4 p.m. is the men and women's shot put, followed by the triple jump and ending with the pole vault. Running events get underway at 5 p.m. with the women's 200-meter dash. The 1,500-meter starts around 6:20 p.m., while the 5,000-meter closes out out competition on day one.
The discus kicks off day two's field events at 10 a.m., with the high jump, long jump and pole vault to follow at 11 a.m. Running events begin at 12 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay and end with the conclusion of the men's 4x400-meter relay, which is slated to start around 3:45 p.m.
Click here to view the schedule of the Black and Gold Invitational. Live results of the meet can be found here.
Leading the Valley
The Salukis lead the Missouri Valley Conference in eight events heading into this weekend's competition:
Men
Willie Johnson | 400-Meters | 47.60
Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 2.15m (7'-0.5")
Willie Rodgers | Triple Jump | 15.00m (49'-2.5")
Ricky Hurley | Hammer | 66.19m (217'-2)
Women
Savannah Long | 400-Meter Hurdles | 1:01.15
Erin Diemer | Pole Vault | 3.86m (12'-8")
A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-5')
Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer | 64.36m (211'-2")
TFRRS Top-20 Marks
Men
19 | Ricky Hurley | Hammer | 66.19m (217'-2")
Women
20 | A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-5')
USTFCCCA Top-25 Event Squad Rankings
Women
4 | Hammer
12 | Shot Put
24 | Discus
USTFCCCA Regional Midwest Rankings
19th | Men
21st | Women
DeAnna Price Breaks US Record
Former Saluki track and field standout DeAnna Price broke her own American hammer throw record by uncorking the third-furthest throw in women's hammer throw history at the Tom Botts Invitational on April 9.
Price, a two-time NCAA champion at Southern Illinois, threw for 257'-10" (78.60m) on her fifth attempt to secure the record. Price came within a meter of the second-farthest throw in world history, a mark of 260'-6.75" (79.42m) set in 2011 and held by Betty Heidler of Germany. The top mark in the history of the event is 272'-2.75" (82.98m), held by Poland native Anita Wlodarczyk.
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Friday's field events get underway at 4 p.m. with the women's hammer, followed by the men. Also kicking off competition at 4 p.m. is the men and women's shot put, followed by the triple jump and ending with the pole vault. Running events get underway at 5 p.m. with the women's 200-meter dash. The 1,500-meter starts around 6:20 p.m., while the 5,000-meter closes out out competition on day one.
The discus kicks off day two's field events at 10 a.m., with the high jump, long jump and pole vault to follow at 11 a.m. Running events begin at 12 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay and end with the conclusion of the men's 4x400-meter relay, which is slated to start around 3:45 p.m.
Click here to view the schedule of the Black and Gold Invitational. Live results of the meet can be found here.
Leading the Valley
The Salukis lead the Missouri Valley Conference in eight events heading into this weekend's competition:
Men
Willie Johnson | 400-Meters | 47.60
Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 2.15m (7'-0.5")
Willie Rodgers | Triple Jump | 15.00m (49'-2.5")
Ricky Hurley | Hammer | 66.19m (217'-2)
Women
Savannah Long | 400-Meter Hurdles | 1:01.15
Erin Diemer | Pole Vault | 3.86m (12'-8")
A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-5')
Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer | 64.36m (211'-2")
TFRRS Top-20 Marks
Men
19 | Ricky Hurley | Hammer | 66.19m (217'-2")
Women
20 | A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-5')
USTFCCCA Top-25 Event Squad Rankings
Women
4 | Hammer
12 | Shot Put
24 | Discus
USTFCCCA Regional Midwest Rankings
19th | Men
21st | Women
DeAnna Price Breaks US Record
Former Saluki track and field standout DeAnna Price broke her own American hammer throw record by uncorking the third-furthest throw in women's hammer throw history at the Tom Botts Invitational on April 9.
Price, a two-time NCAA champion at Southern Illinois, threw for 257'-10" (78.60m) on her fifth attempt to secure the record. Price came within a meter of the second-farthest throw in world history, a mark of 260'-6.75" (79.42m) set in 2011 and held by Betty Heidler of Germany. The top mark in the history of the event is 272'-2.75" (82.98m), held by Poland native Anita Wlodarczyk.
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