TRACK AND FIELD WEEKLY
3/5/2009 1:03:26 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track, Track & Field
The Ospreys host their first home meet at new facilities
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The University of North Florida men's and women's track team will open up the outdoor track season hosting their first ever home track meet on the new world-class facilities at Hodges Stadium. The new Mondo rubber track that will hopefully carry the Ospreys to victory is the same as the one built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and one of the first in the world. The track was engineered to exceed every standard set by the NCAA.
Besides the top-notch facilities, the Ospreys will host some of the best athletes from around the country. The 23 teams attending include three-time men's national champions
Field events will begin at 9 am Friday, followed by running events at noon. In the second day of competition, both runners and field athletes will start at noon.
Notables: 10 student athletes from the women's track team volunteered at the Special Olympics hosted by the
Lineup
Men: Josh Brown, Patrick Canfield, Cameron Dickerson, Johnathan Esteban, Chris Fulcher, Sammy Palmer, Will Pearce, Mike Strasser, Noah Thompson
Women: Charisma Anderson, Brooke Baumann, Andrea Bridges, Cassie Bruce, Kayla Conrad, Erin DelBovo, Natalie Hart, Erin Heasley, SaLydia James, Christina King, Alicen Livingston, Morgan McCorkle, Ashton McGuire, Kayla Mobley, Laura Ragland, Ava Rivera, Rachel Stanley, Keva Stephens, Elise Trexler, Jessica Villemaire.
Field: Claflin, Drake, Edinboro, Edward Waters, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Florida State, Florida Striders Sprint Club, Georgia State, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lake Erie, Lake Superior State, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Poplar Shore Athletic Club, Slippery Rock, UNF, West Virginia Wesleyan, Winthrop, York
Quotable
UNF head coach Mark VanAlstyne:
"We are thrilled to host this first meet and show off this facility. So many people have worked so hard through the years to make this track and this meet a reality. There are so many people to thank and we owe a lot of gratitude to the Hodges family, our supporters, boosters and the UNF administration and athletics family. All the competitors will love this facility and they will love competing on it."
