It has been 27 years since Corpus Christi has hosted a
collegiate track and field meet, but area fans will be able to see
the Islander track and field team compete this weekend in a rare
home appearance this weekend at Cabanis Field.
The five school meet will feature Texas A&M-Corpus Christi?s
full squad as well as the men?s and women?s team from Texas
A&M-Kingsville. Texas-San Antonio will send their men?s team,
whereas Texas Lutheran and St. Mary?s will only compete in women?s
events.
The meet will be in conjunction with a high school meet hosted by
the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The first
collegiate event is scheduled to start at noon on Saturday with the
Javelin throw. The first running event of the afternoon will be the
women?s 3,000-meter run starting at 12:15.
The Islander women?s team is headlined by hurdler Samantha
Spaulding, who broke the school record in the 400-meter hurdles
earlier this season with a time of 1:02.97 at the Border Olympics
in Laredo. The previous record was held by Sarah Flores with a time
of 1:03.81 set at the Texas Relays.
On the men?s side, middle distance runner Maurice Harford set a
school record in the 1500-meter run with a time of 3:54.40 at last
weekend?s Texas A&M Invitational, breaking Jason Sepeda?s time
of 3:55.36 set a year ago. Harford has season?s best in the
800-meter dash as well as the 1500-meter run and is also a member
of the mile relay team.
This weekend?s meet will be the last chance for Islander runners
to qualify for the Texas Relays held March 31 through April 3 in
Austin.
FIELD EVENT SCHEDULE
12 p.m. - Javelina (on soccer field)
1 p.m. - Discus (southwest ring. To be followed by shot put at
Northeast ring)
1 p.m. - Long jump followed by triple jump
1:30 p.m. - High jump (South apron. To be followed by pole vault at
Northwest pit)
RUNNING EVENT SCHEDULE
12:15 p.m. - 3000M Run - UW/UM
12:45 p.m. - Weight 400-meter relay - VG/VB
1 p.m. - 400-meter relay - VG/VB/UW/UM
1:20 p.m. - 800-meter run - VG/VB/UW/UM
1:45 p.m. - 100-meter hurdles - VG/UW
1:55 p.m. - 110-meter hurdles - VB/UM
2:05 p.m. - 100-meter dash - VG/VB
2:15 p.m. - 100-meter dash - UW/UM
2:30 p.m. - 800-meter relay - VG/VB
2:45 p.m. - Master Mile
3 p.m. - 400-meter dash - VG/VB
3:10 p.m. - 400-meter dash - UW/UM
3:25 p.m. - 300-meter hurdles - VG/VB
3:45 p.m. - 400-meter hurdles - UW/UM
3:55 p.m. - 200-meter dash - VG/VB/UW/UM
4:05 p.m. - 1600-meter run - VG/VB
4:25 p.m. - 1500-meter run - UW/UM
4:35 p.m. - 1600-meter relay - VG/VB/UW/UM
5 p.m. - Awards
