Musketeers Conclude Regular-Season Action at Music City Challenge

Friday, February 14

Nashville, Tenn.

5 p.m.

Xavier University

Music City Challenge

Musketeers Conclude Regular-Season Action at Music City Challenge

02.13.20 | Track and Field

Live Results Meet Schedule (PDF)Meet Information Heat Sheets (PDF)

The two-day meet is being held at the Vanderbilt Mulitpurpose Facility

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier indoor track and field wraps up regular-season action on Feb. 14-15 at the Music City Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt University. The two-day meet is being held at the Vanderbilt Mulitpurpose Facility.

MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE

Date: Friday, Feb. 14 - Saturday, Feb. 15
Location: Vanderbilt Mulitpurpose Facility | Nashville, Tenn.
Live Results: bit.ly/37htEr3
Meet Information: bit.ly/37llspN
Heat Sheets: go.aws/2HjdkM2

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Mississippi State, Southern Miss, Cincinnati, Southern Illinois, Alabama, Purdue, Illinois, Ball State, Memphis, Wisconsin, Butler, North Dakota State, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, High Point, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Middle Tennessee, ETSU, Belmont, Xavier

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier most recently competed at the Meyo Invitational and the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 8-9.

• Hannah Russell led the Musketeers at the Meyo Invitational with a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter run, posting a school-record time of 2:10.95. Anna Kostarellis also placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run (9:27.34).

• Xavier also combined for 16 top-10 finishes at the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational. Anna Ramsey paced the women's team with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:20.52), while Jordan Perez led the men's team with a second-place finish in the 5,000-meter run (15:48.83).

BIG EAST INDIVIDUAL TOP-10 WOMEN

2. Anna Kostarellis - 3,000-meter run (9:25.18)
2. Hannah Russell - 800-meter run (2:10.95)
4. Anna Kostarellis - One-mile run (4:51.56)
7. Jennifer Prial - 5,000-meter run (17:46.88)
8. Amanda Cusimano - 5,000-meter run (17:52.58)
9. Madeline Dingle - 5,000-meter run (18:02.62)
10. Claire Hathaway - Triple jump (10.18m)

BIG EAST INDIVIDUAL TOP-10 MEN

9. William Roberts - 60-meter hurdles (8.86)
10. Josh Wright - 60-meter dash (7.04)

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

"On Friday night Anna Kostarellis has a great opportunity in the 5,000m. Her heat was put together by several coaches, including coaches from Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame and myself. Each of us have athletes who are ready to run fast and move up on the national list in the 5k. I know if Anna's legs are recovered from the past few weeks of racing, she'll be right up there in the mix and will break another school record."

"This meet will also be the first meet back for Jenna Clayworth. She's been out since October with a back injury but I felt it was time to get her back into racing. The next few opportunities for her will more or less be preparation for outdoor track but I felt it was time to start racing her again to start the process."

"On the men's side, we have a bunch of men who are just looking to have a breakthrough race: Hautz, Houk, Harless and English. They all work so hard and deserve a shot at an individual event during the indoor championship but just haven't had everything come together yet on race day."

UP NEXT

• Xavier travels to Geneva, Ohio, for the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 1-2.