University of North Florida
RADD Sports College Invitational
TRACK & FIELD INDOOR PREVIEW: Ospreys Head Back to Gainesville
1/18/2023 2:00:00 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track
UNF takes on RADD Sports College Invitational
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida track and field continues its indoor season for another round of competition back in Gainesville, Fla., at the RADD Sports College Invitational from Jan. 19-20 at the Alachua County Sports Complex.
LAST TIME OUT
Top Marks at Jimmy Carnes Invitational
- Tariq Lajoie grabbed a fifth-place mark in the men's high jump at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational.
- Lajoie cleared the 2.00m mark on his third attempt.
- Kaley Petrosky also posted a good mark after recording 1.60m in the women's high jump securing the sixth-place title overall.
Top Times at Jimmy Carnes Invitational
Men
- Macauley Franks finished first overall in the mile run by breaking UNF's program record set in 2003.
- Aidan O'Gorman surpassed his indoor mile personal-best by roughly nine seconds.
- O'Gorman earned the second-place title overall in the 1600m.
- Seth Martinez finished second overall in the men's 3k, which earned him the top rank for the Ospreys in the event.
Women
- Emma Jane Schlageter started the season with great momentum finishing as the top Osprey overall in the women's mile.
- Neve Moulai finished second for the Ospreys at 5:10.51 in the mile.
- Mia McLain earned third in the 1600m dash finishing the competition at 5:11.40.
- Isa Leen finished second in the 3000m run, as this was her first time competing in the 3k since high school.
- Raquel Lespasio secured the third-place slot in the 3k earning a personal-best mark of 10:45.08.
NOTABLE OPPONENTS
We can expect to see in-state competitors FIU, BCU, UCF, South Florida, Southeastern, Keiser and Webber. Arielle Ho placed second in high jump for the panthers at the Purdue Edmonds-Wilt Invitational. Ho hit the 1.65m mark on the third attempt. Natalia Madison placed fourth in high jump for the Knights at their season opener in Georgia. The sophomore cleared the 1.70m mark to earn the top spot for her team. These contenders also hold placements in other fielded events, from shot put to pole vault. Another notable mention is Romaine Beckford from South Florida. The Portland, Jamaica, native broke the school record in high jump, clearing the 2.21m mark. The Ospreys can expect a high level of competition from their opponents this upcoming week.
PIGG'SÂ POINTS
"We're looking forward to going back to Gainesville. Scott Peters always puts on greats meets, so we knew it would be good. But, it was even better than what we imagined, as far as our experience at that first meet. The facility is phenomenal and we're looking forward to going back. Many of our kids ran really good openers, which shows they worked really hard over break, and that was exciting to see. We had another great week of practice and everyone's excited to get back out there and run again. They'll run well and they're also gaining experience. Indoors is different that outdoors with a 200m banked indoor track and many student-athletes have never been on an indoor track. Ella Chandler winning the mile and looked great, it was the first time she was ever on an indoor track and it's fun to see. They'll run well, it's a great place, so we have a lot of momentum headed into the weekend." -- head coach Jeff Pigg
UP NEXT
The Ospreys will have a quick break before they head back on the road to compete in the Camel City Invitational from Feb. 3-4 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Thursday:
4 p.m.
Women's 1000m
Men's 1000m
Women's 600m
Men's 600m
Women's 3000m
Men's 3000m
Women's 200m Dash
Men's 200m Dash
Friday:
9Â a.m.
Women's High Jump
10 a.m.
Women's Long Jump
11 a.m.
Women's Mile
Men's Mile
12:05 p.m.
Men's 60m Hurdle (Prelim)
Women's 60m Hurdle (Prelim)
Women's 60m Dash (Prelim)
Men's 60m Dash (Prelim)
Women's 400m Dash
Men's 400m Dash
Women's 60m Hurdle
Men's 60m Hurdle
Women's 60m Dash
Men's 60m Dash
Women's 800m
Men's 800m
Women's 5000m
Men's 5000m
Women's 1600m Relay
Men's 1600m Relay
2:30 p.m.
Men's High Jump
Players Mentioned
