Track and Field Travels to Louisville for Jim Vargo Invitational

Friday, April 8

Louisville, Ky.

4:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Jim Vargo Invitational

Track and Field Travels to Louisville for Jim Vargo Invitational

04.07.22 | Track and Field

Meet Information Live Results Heat Sheets

The two-day meet is being held at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier track and field continues its outdoor season at the second annual Jim Vargo Invitational on April 8-9. The meet is being hosted by Bellarmine at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium in Louisville, Ky.

JIM VARGO INVITE

Heat Sheets: bit.ly/3DMycI1
Meet Schedule: bit.ly/3LHI0Ws
Live Results: bit.ly/3DMycI1

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Aquinas College, Asbury, Bellarmine, Centre, Campbellsville, Davenport, Evansville, Eastern Kentucky, Ferris State, Illinois Springfield, Indianapolis, Kentucky State, Lawrence Tech, Midway, Morehead State, Ohio Christian, Purdue Northwest, Shawnee State, Spalding, Southern Indiana, Thomas More, Tiffin, Transylvania, Trevecca Nazarene, Wright State, Xavier

2021 SPRING SCHEDULE

INDOOR SCHEDULE
Jan. 11 - Bellarmine Open - Louisville, Ky. - RECAP
Feb. 4 - PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic - Louisville, Ky. - RECAP
Feb. 18 - Al Campbell Invitational - Akron, Ohio - RECAP
Feb. 25-26 - BIG EAST Championships - Chicago, Ill. - RECAP

OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
March 18 - Blizzard Buster - Oxford, Ohio - RECAP
March 25-26 - Raleigh Relays - Raleigh, N.C. - RECAP
April 8-9 - Jim Vargo Invitational - Louisville, Ky.
April 14-15 - Mt. SAC Relays - Walnut, Calif.
April 22-23 - Jesse Owens Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
April 28-29 - Penn Relays - Philadelphia, Pa.
April 29 - Clark Wood Invitational - Louisville, Ky.
May 13-14 - BIG EAST Championships - Storrs, Conn.

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier competed at the Raleigh Relays on March 25-26. The meet was hosted by NC State at Dail Track/Soccer Complex.

• Six student-athletes posted personal-best times at the meet. Haley Morgan placed 28th in the 200-meter dash, posting a time of 24.96 - the second-fastest time in program history. Rachel Butler also placed 46th in the 5,000-meter run, recording a time of 16:37.51 - the second-fastest time in program history.

BIG EAST TOP-20 PERFORMANCES

MEN
7. Lee Bennett - 100-meter dash (11.20)
8. Owen Ellington - 400-meter hurdles (1:07.68)
10. Michael Henning - 100-meter dash (11.50)
12. Gus Nations - 100-meter dash (11.90)
12. Sean Beam - 400-meter dash (49.41)
13. Michael Henning - 200-meter dash (22.95)
15. C.J. Thimons - 200-meter dash (23.09)
18. Gus Nations - 200-meter dash (23.74)
19. C.J. Thimons - 400-meter dash (49.78)
20. Jake Prestileo - 5,000-meter run (15:12.25)

WOMEN
2. Rachel Butler - 5,000-meter run (16:37.51)
8. Courtney Klatt - 5,000-meter run (17:11.97)
8. Haley Morgan - 200-meter dash (24.96)
8. Sydney Kapral - 3,000-meter run (10:55.86)
10. Hannah Doerger - 3,000-meter run (11:27.34)
10. Amanda MacKinnon - 400-meter hurdles (1:09.80)
12. Haley Morgan - 100-meter dash (12.59)
13. Allyson Arellano - 5,000-meter run (17:27.88)
14. Parker Hopkins - 800-meter run (2:14.90)
14. Courtney Klatt - 1,500-meter run (4:31.59)
14. Alaina Sullivan - 100-meter dash (12.67)
15. Rachel Butler - 1,500-meter run (4:31.61)
16. Ashleigh Prugh - 5,000-meter run (17:52.23)
17. Alaina Sullivan - 200-meter dash (25.78)
19. Ashleigh Prugh - 1,500-meter run (4:35.03)
19. Brooke Aho - 5,000-meter run (18:24.68)

2020-21 NOTABLES

• Xavier competed in six meets during the COVID-19 shortened 2020-21 season.

• The Musketeers had seven student-athletes post career-best finishes at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 14-15. The conference did not hold an indoor championship meet.

• The highlight of the BIG EAST Championships was the 4x800 relay team (Hannah Russell, Parker Hopkins, Abby Fioresi and Robyn Blackwell) breaking the school record in the event, posting a time of 9:04.59.

COACH BURROUGHS

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

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

LAUREN ETHERIDGE

• Lauren Etheridge was named assistant coach for the cross country and track and field programs in August of 2021. She was previously the head cross country coach at USC Aiken from 2019-21.

• In the spring of 2021, she guided the women's cross country team to an eighth-place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Championships – the team's highest finish since 2011. She restarted the program in 2019 after a one-year hiatus (the women did not have a team in 2018).

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action on April 14-15 at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.