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Penn State National Invite:

A majority of the marquee performances could be found in State College, as a large group of UMBC athletes will compete at the prestigious Penn State National Invite. All IC4A/ECACqualifiers will be in attendance as well as a strong group of athletes on the cusp of post seasoncompetition qualifying. This will be the first massive test for Mercedes Jackson in the 60 meters,as making the final alone will put her in a position to make a bid for the National Meet. Alsolook for Denny Long to make his first appearance since December after qualifying for the IC4Ameet. Both Jackson and Long will be competing in the 200 meters as well.The long

sprints will feature Josh Hewitson in the 500 meters and the young women’s squad in

both the 400 meters and 500 meters. Hewitson will be looking for his first sub-1:04 clocking of the year while Kirsten Jones will be making her 400 meter debut. Watch for Deborah Adelola tomake a statement in the 500 meters after running two straight strong legs on the 4x400m relay.She could have her first sub 1:16 clocking of her career.The distance events will feature Andrew Smith who will be seeking both an IC4A qualificationand possibly flirting with the school record after running a relaxed 1:23 600 meters and a 49.8leg in the 4x400 meters last weekend on a flat track. Cross country leaders Todd Cowing andBrandan McGee will go after sub 15 minute times in the 5,000 meters after having trainedthrough the last meet.The throws will feature a duo of weight throwers in Cameron McDearmon and newcomer ChrisNash who site 3

and 4

respectively on the All Time List. School record holder Aaron Brookswill take the ring in the shot put as will the ladies duo of Amanda Deller and Chrissy Robinson,with Deller throwing in both the shot and weight, and Robinson in the shot.

Chris Nash:

A mid-year transfer from the University of Maryland competing in his first meet for UMBC,Nash wasted no time claiming the victory in the

Men’s Weight Throw with a #4 All Time

performance which happened to be a personalbest throw by over two feet. With another week of practice under his wings, look for more dramaticimprovement.

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George Mason Patriot Games:

The other half of the team will travel to nearby George Mason on Saturday, where there will bemany athletes capable of breakout performances in attendance as well. In the sprints, look toSean Cooper to lead the way with a 7.02 performance at the Penn State Relays earlier in theseason and Kyle Baker who looks poised for a breakout performance. For the women watch forBlossom Metevier who will be looking to build on her sub-8 clocking form earlier in the season.The bulk of the distance athletes will be racing across all events. Highlights should includefreshman Eric Schuler in the mile, who set a big PR in the 3,000 meters last weekend and a PR inthe mile the week before. The 800 meters could be a hotly contested event with CharlesBolinger and Pat Hairfield battling a doubling Schuler for relay spots later in the season. KeriWison will return to the 3,000 meters two weeks after setting a PR in the event and CodyMezebish will represent UMBC in the 800m, trying to regain a spot on the All Time PerformanceList. Mary Katherine Kulp will look to better her top 10 standings in the conference in the 1000meters.The field events will feature Aboshioma Obemeata and Oladosu Teyibo in the triple jump. Bothsit in the Top 3 of the Conference standing in this event, and Teyibo will double in the long jumpas well. In the throws Top Ten All Time Performer Monica Hagenauer will take the ring as willsophomore Ray Stinsman.

MeetCoverage

Bison Multi Meet:

A small group of athletes will head up to the Bison Open.The highlight should be the first performances of freshmenMalte Bertram and Eric Ezenwanne in their inaugural indoorheptathlon. While Bertram has an extensive multi-eventresume, this w

ill be Ezewanne’s first attempt. Also look to

junior Sean Kshmetski who has made huge jumps in heightsin the pole vault to keep up the momentum.

Terrapin Meet Invite Recap:

The women

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s team took home a third place finish as a teamand the men

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s team took home a fourth place finish lastweekend at the Terrapin Invite. Highlights included:

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Mercedes Jackson winning the 60m dash

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Amanda Deller winning the Shot Put

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Chris Nash winning the Weight Throw

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Imani Colbert finished fourth in the 60m Hurdles

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Kirsten Jones and Deborah Adelola finished thirdand fourth in the 400 meters

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Andrew Smith was fifth in the 600 meters

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Eric Schuler was fifth in the 3,000 meters

Inside the Numbers:Friday:

Penn State National Invite:

5:45 PM

Women’s Weight Throw / Women’s Long Jump

6:15 PM 60m Hurdles Prelims6:55 PM 60m Prelims7:50 PM 60m Hurdles Semis8:00 PM

Men’s Weight Throw

8:10 PM 60m Semis8:30 PM

Men’s 5,000m

9:20 PM 60m Hurdles Finals9:30 PM 60m Finals

Bison Open:

4:00 PM Pole Vault4:45 PM

Day 1 Men’s Heptathlon (60m, LJ, SP, HJ)

Saturday:

Penn State National Invite:

10:00 AM

Women’s 400m Dash

10:45 AM 500m Dash11:00 AM High

Jump / Women’s Shot Put

11:35 AM

Men’s 800m

11:55 AM

Men’s 1000m

12:30 PM

Womens’ 200m

5:15 PM

Women’s 4x400m Relay

3:00 PM

Men’s Triple Jump / Men’s Shot Put

George Mason Patriot Games:

10:00 AM Women Long J

ump / Men’s Weight Throw

11:15 AM Women Weight Throw12:00 PM Men Long Jump Finals / 60m Dash Prelims12:35 PM Mile Run1:00 PM Men Shot Put Finals1:30 PM 60m Dash Finals1:40 PM 400m Dash2:20 PM 500m Dash2:30 PM Women Shot Put Finals2:55 PM 800m Run3:15 PM 1000m Run3:30 PM Men Triple Jump Finals3:35 PM 200m Dash4:10 PM 3000m Run5:20 PM 4x400m Relay

Bison Open:

9:45 AM

Day 2 Men’s Heptathlon (60mH, PV, 1000m)

Schedule of Events

Number of UMBC athletes who qualifiedfor the Penn State National Invite, ameet whose standards are nearlyIC4A/ECAC level.