Track and Field Open 2021 Season at Al Campbell Invitational

Friday, February 19

Akron, Ohio

5 p.m.

Xavier University

Al Campbell Invitational

Track and Field Open 2021 Season at Al Campbell Invitational

02.18.21 | Track and Field

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The meet is slated to begin at 5 p.m. from the Stile Athletics Field House

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier track and field opens the 2021 spring season on Friday, Feb. 19 at the Al Campbell Invitational. The meet is slated to begin at 5 p.m. from the Stile Athletics Field House.

AL CAMPBELL INVITATIONAL

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PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Xavier, Akron, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Walsh

2021 SPRING SCHEDULE

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Feb. 19 - Al Campbell Invitational - Akron, Ohio

CROSS COUNTRY
March 5 - BIG EAST Championships - Cary, N.C.

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
May 14-15 - BIG EAST Championships - Storrs, Conn.

NEW HEAD COACH - SAM BURROUGHS

• Sam Burroughs was named the new head coach for cross country/track and field on Jan. 4, 2021. He joins the Musketeers after previously working as associate head coach at Cincinnati from 2013-20.

• Burroughs brings 20 years of collegiate experience to Xavier. He has coached 96 individual conference champions and 45 individual NCAA qualifiers, while leading 18 teams to conference championship titles.

THOMPSON ADDED TO STAFF

• Coach Burroughs announced the hiring of Tevin-Lloyd Thompson as assistant track and field coach on Feb. 11, 2021. Thompson most recently coached at the high school level. He was the sprints coach at North College Hill HS during the 2020 season.

• The Harbour View, Jamaica, native competed at Cincinnati from 2014-17. He competed in the 4x100 meter relay and the 60-meter, 100-meter and 200-meter dashes.

NOTABLES

• The last time Xavier cross country and track and field competed was on March 1-2, 2020 at the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships.

• Xavier returns four top-10 finishers from the 2020 BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships: Hannah Russell (5th - 800-meter run), Courtney Klatt (8th - one-mile run), Lucas Houk (8th - one-mile run) and Brady Harless (10th - one-mile run). The Musketeers combined to post nine personal-best performances at the championships.

• In women's cross country, Xavier returns three of its top-five finishers from a team that placed fifth at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships: Courtney Klatt (25th - 23:05.20), Madeline Dingle (27th - 23:08.10) and Jennifer Prial (35th - 24:02.40).

• In men's cross country, Xavier returns three of its top-five finishers from a team that placed seventh at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships: Lucas Houk (42nd - 27:46.10), Brady Harless (46th - 27:53.70) and Andrew Dietrich (47th - 27:55.90).