Indoor Track and Field Opens 2020 Schedule at Jim Green Invitational

Friday, January 10

Lexington, Ky.

1:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Jim Green Invitational

Indoor Track and Field Opens 2020 Schedule at Jim Green Invitational

01.09.20 | Track and Field

Live Results Heat Sheets (PDF)

The two-day meet is being hosted by the University of Kentucky at the Nutter Field House

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier indoor track and field opens the 2020 portion of its schedule on Jan. 10-11 at the Jim Green Invitational. The two-day meet is being hosted by the University of Kentucky at the Nutter Field House.

JIM GREEN INVITATIONAL

Date: Friday, Jan. 10 - Saturday, Jan. 11
Location: Nutter Field House | Lexington, Ky.
Live Results: bit.ly/2uxeFf5
Meet Schedule: bit.ly/2s5FYw3
Meet Information: bit.ly/307vPf8

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Alabama A&M, Bellarmine, Belmont, Butler, Campbellsville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Kansas State, Kentucky, Kentucky State, Middle Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, Ohio State, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Thomas More, Western Kentucky, Xavier

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier opened the 2019-20 indoor track and field season with 14 top-10 finishes at the Mastodon Opener on Dec. 8.

• Claire Sievern placed second in the 800-meter run (2:20.90) to lead the women's team, while Kevin Menyes (800-meter run - 2:00.40) and Brady Harless (3,000-meter run - 8:54.94) both placed second in their respective events to pace the men.

INDOOR SCHEDULE NOTES

• Xavier opened the indoor season at the Mastodon Opener for the fifth consecutive season. All told, Xavier will compete in six indoor meets before the BIG EAST Championships.

• The BIG EAST Championships are slated for March 1-2 in Geneva, Ohio. The two-day meet is being held at the SPIRE Institute for the second time in as many years. The 2016 and 2018 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships were also held at the SPIRE Institute.

INDOOR NOTABLES

• The Xavier women posted eight top-10 times at the BIG EAST Championships last year, paced by Anna Kostarellis who placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run (17:19.11). She also placed seventh in the 3,000-meter run (9:38.02).

• Anna Kostarellis also set the school record in the 3,000-meter run (9:33.43) at the Music City Challenge.

• The 4x800 relay team (Blackwell, Fioresi, Ramsey, Russell) also established a new school record in the event, posting a time of 9:09.03 at the BIG EAST Championships.

• On the men's side, the Musketeers had five top-10 finishes at the BIG EAST Championships. Two different relay teams set school records at the meet. The 4x400 (English, Hatchett, Henning, Roberts) finished fourth in a time of 3:17.48 and the 4x800 (Dietrich, Lough, Meehan, Stapleton) placed fourth in a time of 7:38.14.

QUOTING COACH ORNER

"After a long winter break, I'm really excited to get back to competing. With the exception of a few, most of our athletes had favorable conditions to train in while they were home over break which should lead to a good start for us at UK. We had our first practice session as a team today and there were a number of girls and guys that looked really fit and ready to run fast. Although we're focused on performances in March and even further into the spring season, this meet should be a good test to see where they're at."

UP NEXT

• Xavier continues its indoor track and field season at the Can Am Classic on Saturday, Jan. 25. The meet is being hosted by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich.