April 19, 2007
Note: Results Will Be Posted Following Each Day of Action
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt Invitational, a collegiate event expected to attract a record number of athletes to Nashville, highlights three days of track and field competition on the campus.
The Vanderbilt Invitational is scheduled Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. The track and field activities start Thursday afternoon with the highly anticipated Great Eight Invitational for top Middle Tennessee prep athletes.
Admission is free to both events. Field events in the Great Eight Invitational start at 3 p.m., Thursday, while competition in the Vanderbilt Invitational is expected to get underway at 4:30 p.m., Friday. On Saturday, competition starts at 12 noon.
Commodore Head Coach Lori Shepard is excited about both meets, and expects a record turnout of participants at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
“The Vanderbilt Invitational will definitely attract a record number of entries,” Vanderbilt Head Coach Lori Shepard said. “With the weather cooperating, we expect more than 1,200 athletes competing. With lots of participants still looking to post NCAA regional qualifying standards, I think we’ll see superb competition.”
The Vanderbilt Invitational field includes athletes from more than 30 universities. Squads from two Southeastern Conference teams, Alabama and Tennessee, are expected to join a large Commodore women’s contingent at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Other nearby colleges represented among the 35 squads enters are Middle Tennessee, Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, Belmont, Lipscomb, Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay and Fisk.
The top Vanderbilt entrants are Garnetta Holloway, the 2006 SEC heptathlon champion who could compete in the hurdles, high jump and long jump, and distance runners Erika Schneble, Brittany Sizer and Carmen Mims.
VANDERBILT INVITATIONAL
(Revised Schedule of Events):
Friday, April 20th
4:00pm Women’s Long Jump, followed by Men’s Long Jump
Men’s Javelin, followed by Women’s Javelin
7:00 Women’s 1500m
7:35 Men’s 1500m
8:10 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
8:35 Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
9:00 Women’s 3000m
9:25 Men’s 3000m
9:45 Women’s 5000m
10:30 Men’s 5000m
Saturday, April 21st
9:30am Men’s Hammer Throw, followed by Women’s Hammer
12:00pm Women’s 100m Hurdles
Women’s Pole Vault, followed by Men’s Pole Vault
Men’s Triple Jump, followed by Women’s Triple Jump
Women’s High Jump, followed by Men’s High Jump
12:25 Men’s 110m Hurdles
12:55 Women’s 4x100m Relay
1:00 Men’s Discus, followed by Women’s Discus
Women’s Shot Put, followed by Men’s Shot Put
1:10 Men’s 4x100m Relay
1:25 Women’s 800m
1:55 Men’s 800m
2:25 Women’s 100m
2:50 Men’s 100m
3:20 Women’s 400m
3:45 Men’s 400m
4:10 Women’s 200m
4:25 The Randall Brady Men’s 200m
5:00 The Ryan Tolbert 400m Hurdles
5:20 Men’s 400m Hurdles
5:45 Women’s 4x400m Relay
6:00 Men’s 4x400m Relay
