April 17, 2008
2008 Vanderbilt Invitational Information
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt track and field team has its only home event of the season this weekend as it hosts the Vanderbilt Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Vanderbilt Track & Field Stadium. The event begins on Friday at 4 p.m. and continues on Saturday, starting at 9:30 a.m.
The meet features a pair of teams from the Southeastern Conference, while several other local schools will be participating in the meet. SEC schools Alabama and Tennessee will compete at the meet. Local schools competing include Austin Peay, Belmont, Middle Tennessee State and Tennessee State.
The Commodores enjoyed a weekend off from competition last weekend. The `Dores were last in action at the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn, Ala., and the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. At Stanford, freshman Rita Jorgensen continued to impress, finishing first and beating 68 runners in the second section of the 1500 meters, turning in a regional qualifying time of 4:27.40.
Senior Valerie Kazmer also set a regional qualifying mark in the 3000-meter steeplechase, running the distance in 10:43.92. Freshman Kristabel Doebel-Hickok set a new school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:40.27.
At Auburn, Chavon Rhabb finished sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.66. Sophomore Cherice Robertson notched a third-place finish in the high jump, matching her collegiate best with a mark of 5’5″.
Complete results as well as a recap from the Vanderbilt Invitational will be available following each day of competition.
