Indoor Track and Field Travels to Thundering Herd Invitational

Friday, January 25

Huntington, W. Va.

5:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Thundering Herd Invitational

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Indoor Track and Field Travels to Thundering Herd Invitational

01.25.19 | Track and Field

Live Results Meet Schedule Heat Sheets (PDF)

The two day meet is scheduled for Jan. 25-26 at Marshall University

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier track and field continues its indoor season at the Thundering Herd Invitational hosted by Marshall University on Jan. 25-26. The two-day meet is being held at the Jeff Small Track/Chris Cline Indoor Athletic Complex.

THUNDERING HERD INVITATIONAL

Date: Friday, Jan. 25 - Saturday, Jan. 26
Location: Huntington, W. Va. | Jeff Small Track/Chris Cline Indoor Athletic Complex
Meet Schedule: bit.ly/2B3XfXE
Watch Live: N/A
Live Results: bit.ly/2T56qOJ

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Marshall, Ohio, Xavier, Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky, Saint Louis, Belmont, Charlotte, Winthrop, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Austin Peay, Jacksonville State

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier indoor track and field most recently competed at the Jim Green Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky on Jan. 11-12. The Musketeers combined to have six student-athletes set PR's in only the team's second meet of the indoor season.

• On the women's side, the DMR team placed fourth to pace the squad. The top individual finishes were by Anna Kostarellis (10th - 3,000-meter run) and Claire Hathaway (11th - triple jump).

• On the men's side, the DMR team placed fifth to lead the team. Individually, The top individual finishes were by Thomas Gardiner (8th - 3,000-meter run) and Jacob Lough (800-meter run).

QUOTING COACH ORNER

"We'll have full squads on both the men's and women's side going to Marshall this weekend. Our goal is to be highly competitive in all of the events we're entered in and to have several of our men and women place in the top five overall. This meet marks the final total team meet before we narrow down the travel squad for two select invite meets and the BIG EAST Championship. With that in mind, this will be a big opportunity for some of our athletes who are on the bubble of making into the select invites."

BIG EAST TOP-10 PERFORMANCS - MEN

Rank	Name	Event	Time
2.	Jacob Lough	800-meter dash	1:54.46
4.	Chris Taylor	60-meter dash	7.05
4.	Justin Hatchett	200-meter dash	22.62
9.	Chris Taylor	200-meter dash	22.85
9.	William Roberts	60-meter hurdles	8.72
10.	Clint Barnett	200-meter dash	23.06
10.	Thomas Gardiner	3,000-meter run	8:31.25

BIG EAST TOP-10 PERFORMANCS - WOMEN

Rank	Name	Event	Time/Distance
5.	Kara Robinson	60-meter hurdles	9.10
7.	Claire Hathaway	Triple jump	36' 5.75"
8.	Anna Kostarellis	3,000-meter run	9:54.71
9.	Alexa Deutsch	High jump	4' 9"

INDOOR NOTABLES

• The BIG EAST Championships are slated for Feb. 22-23 in Geneva, Ohio. The two-day meet is being held at the SPIRE Institute. The 2016 and 2018 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships were also held at the SPIRE Institute.

• The Xavier women posted six top-10 times at the BIG EAST Championships last season, paced by All-BIG EAST performer Kara Robinson. The senior placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles.

• Xavier also returns sophomore Jenna Clayworth who placed eighth in the 5,000-meter run and 10th in the 3,000-meter run at the conference championships. Clayworth recently earned All-BIG EAST honors in cross country.

• On the men's side, the Musketeers had four top-10 finishes at the BIG EAST Championships. Chris Taylor returns for his junior season that saw him place fourth in the 60-meter dash at the indoor championships.

NEW ASSISTANT COACH

• Head coach Ryan Orner announced the addition of Olympian David Payne as an assistant coach over the summer. Payne won a silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

• The Cincinnati native recently retired from his 10-year professional running career sponsored by Nike. In addition to the silver medal, he won the 2009 USA Championships in the 110-meter hurdles and won the bronze medal in the event at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships.

• Payne graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2004 and Wyoming (Ohio) HS in 2000. He was two-time All-American for the Bearcats.

UP NEXT

• Xavier splits its squads next weekend, traveling to the Akron Invitational (Feb. 1-2) and the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 1-2).