WKU Track and Field will hit the road this weekend with a majority of the squad heading for the Hoosier State to compete at the Indiana University Relays. With a personal-record performance last weekend in his first sprint race in over six months, Julius Morris will travel to the A-State Invitational and Multis hosted by Arkansas State in search of another big showing.
Action in Bloomington, Ind., will commence at 4 p.m. CT, starting with the men’s heptathlon 60-meter race followed by the 60-meter hurdle trials for both the men and women. On the field side, the men’s heptathlon long jump will get going at 4:35 p.m. Saturday’s competition on the track will open at 8 a.m. with the women’s pentathlon 60-meter hurdles while field events will kick off at 8:35 a.m. with the women’s pentathlon high jump.
The host Hoosiers come into the weekend meet ranked No. 9 on the men’s side and No. 23 on the women’s side. The only other ranked team that will be competing is Kentucky sitting at No. 6 on both the men’s and women’s sides. Additional teams represented are: Notre Dame, South Florida, Miami (Ohio), Cincinnati, WKU and FIU.
Switching gears to Arkansas State’s annual A-State Invitational and Multis outing, action will begin Friday at 10:30 a.m. with the heptathlon and the pentathlon starting at 11 a.m.
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