Track and Field Takes Trip to Tuscaloosa

Thursday, April 8

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Tulane University

Crimson Tide Invitational

Apr 7, 2021 | Track & Field

NEW ORLEANS—The Tulane track and field team will compete in Tuscaloosa, Ala., beginning Thursday, April 8 at the Crimson Tide Invitational. The meet will be held Thursday through Saturday, April 10.

The Green Wave will compete against 14 other teams at the Sam Bailey Track and Field Stadium.

On Thursday, the multi-events for the heptathlon will begin for Migle Muraskaite and Kristen O'Handley and will continue into Friday.

The track and field events will begin for the rest of the team Friday after the multi-events finish. The first event for the Green Wave will be the hammer throw at 4 p.m. After a break, the triple jump will begin at 8:30. Track events will start at 8 p.m. with the women's and then the men's 1500m run. To close off Friday evening, at 8:40, will be the 5000m run, once again women followed by men.

The meet will kick off again Saturday morning with the discus throw at 11 a.m. At noon will be the long jump. The high jump is next at 2:50 p.m. and then the pole vault at 3. Closing out the field events will be the javelin at 3:30 and the shot put at 3:50.

Track events will begin for the Green Wave at 1:20 p.m. with the 100m hurdles, followed by the 400m dash, women and then men at 2. Next up will be the women's and then men's 800m run at 3:25, and then the 400m hurdles at 4:10. The 200m dash, women and then men, follows at 4:45. And to finish the weekend will be the 4x400m relay at 6:05.

Tri Malej looks to continue a season-long winning streak in the triple jump. Malej earned a 12.58m mark last week at the UAB Spring Invitational.

Louise Jones will compete again in the 400m hurdles. Last week, Jones won the event with a new personal record time of 1:01.74.

It will be the first outdoor heptathlon this season for Migle Muraskaite and Kristen O'Handley, but both have competed incredibly so far in multiple events this outdoor season. Muraskaite has earned consistent points in the shot put and the 100m hurdles, while O'Handley has also competed strongly in the 100m hurdles.

Multi-Event
Migle Muraskaite—Heptathlon
Kristen O'Handley—Heptathlon

Field Events
Olivia Hicks—High Jump
Kate Sander—Pole Vault
Nastja Modic—Pole Vault
Tri Malej—Long Jump, Triple Jump
Jordyn Lesh—Triple Jump
Jing Ren—Triple Jump
Maren Butler—Shot Put, Discus Throw
Melisa Toilolo—Shot Put, Discus Throw
Danni Line—Discus Throw, Hammer Throw
Hannah Patrick—Javelin
Kara Schiek-- Javelin

Women's Track Events
Hunter Robinson—200m Dash, 400m Dash
Maya Harewood—200m Dash, 400m Dash
Asja Thompson—200m Dash, 400m Dash
Oneke Gwan—400m Dash
Imani Davis—800m Dash
Pauline Helm—800m Dash
Reid Belanger—800m Dash, 1500m Run
Laura Croll—5000m Run
Nicole Phanuef—5000m Run
Kyah Loyd—100m Hurdles
Louise Jones—400m Hurdles
Jessica Duckett—400m Hurdles
Robinson, Harewood, Jones, Loyd—4x400m Relay
Thompson, Davis, Gwan, Duckett—4x400m Relay

Men's Track Events
Jalen LaCour—200m Dash, 400m Dash
Bethwel Tum—800m Run, 1500m Run
Evans Kipchumba—5000m Run
Ian Valdez—5000m Run
Samuel Kellum—5000m Run
Iker Yturralde—5000m Run
Jamie Polakoff—5000m Run