The Columbia track and field team will be participating in two separate two-day events around the country this weekend. The Lions will travel to both the Sun Angel Track Classic at Arizona State University and the Joe Hilton UNC Invitational at UNC Chapel Hill.
Several Olympians from some of the top track teams in the country will be competing in the 30th Sun Angel Classic. Teams from the USTFCCCA’s top 25 will be represented, including the men’s No. 3 Arkansas and No. 7 LSU.
On the women’s side, No. 3 LSU and No. 6 host school ASU will make an appearance. North Carolina will be well represented at the Joe Hilton Invitational—Duke University and most of the UNC schools are scheduled to attend.
Last year, Jeff Moriarty was the only freshman to participate in the Sun Angel Track Classic, along with then-seniors Liam Boylan-Pett, Jonah Rathbun, and Zach Richard. The ASU meet gave this four-man squad several solid finishes in the 800-meter run. Moriarty finished in 1:49.71, second in his section and sixth overall in the event. Rathbun came in ninth, tied with Iowa State’s James Galvin—both Moriarty and Rathbun achieved NCAA-qualifying times.
The Lions hope to be as successful this weekend as they were last weekend’s meets, Penn’s Quaker Invitational and the Princeton Distance Classic.
At these meets, Moriarty finished first in the 1500-meter run. Freshman Kyra Caldwell took first in the 100-meter hurdles, and fellow freshman Monique Roberts tied the school record in the high jump— 5.6 meters—to take the win for the Light Blue.
The Sun Angel Track Classic will take place in Phoenix, Ariz., while the Joe Hilton UNC Invitational will be held in Chapel Hill, N.C. Both meets will take place from April 10 to April 11.
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