Troy University Athletics
Trojans Return To Action At Clemson
2/12/2010 7:45:00 PM | Track & Field
CLEMSON, SC - The Troy University women's indoor track and field program escapes the snow this week in south Alabama, traveling to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invitational Friday and Saturday.
The Trojans have had two weeks to prepare and train for the meet, in preparation for the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships which is the next meet on the schedule.
Several student-athletes will be in action this weekend, beginning with a host of athletes competing on the opening day of the meet on Friday. A trio of student-athletes will get the weekend started in the long jump when Ariel Cavazos, Luv Dean and Jasmine Patton hit the pits to open the meet at 5 pm; while at the same time Tiphanie Baker, Brynn Forsythe and Dee Richards will begin competition in the weight throw.
But that is not all as far as the field events go, as a trio of student-athletes will be competing in the high jump at the same time - highlighting a long day in field events for the Trojans. Veronica Bryant, Kapri Hockaday and Brittany Hall all will see their first competition of the meet in the high jump for the Trojans on Friday night.
While those six student-athletes are competing in field, a host of student-athletes will be competing in running events to get the meet started. Ja-Courteny Alexander, Simone Pugh and Tamara Curtis will compete in the 60-meter trials on the women's side at 5 pm, followed by Hockaday, Latoya Ragland and Naquita Rowe (seen pictured) will compete in the 60-meter high hurdle trials.
Kelly Harrington will be running in the the distance competition for the Trojans on Friday, as she is the only female student-athlete for the team in the one mile run. Meanwhile, Allison Paulson and twin sister Morgan Paulson will also be running distance competition for the Trojans, as they are entered in the 5000-meter run.
Freshman Chalyce Stancil will test her times against some of the best in the southeast in the 1000-meters, while Bryant and Ashley Hall will round out competition for the Trojans on the opening day of the Tiger Paw Invitational in the 300-meters.
Results from the opening day of the meet will be posted when they become available.
