Raiders Open Outdoor Season at Yellow Jacket Invitational

3/15/2019 7:29:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field

MEET: Yellow Jacket Invitational
DATE: Saturday, March 16
LOCATION: George C. Griffin Track | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Georgia

Meet Info | Start List

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Middle Tennessee Track and Field teams will compete in Atlanta this weekend, opening their outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ENTRIES | FIELD EVENTS
11:00 a.m. | Shot Put
Isaac Odugbesan

11:30 a.m. | Long Jump
Willington Wright, Benjamin Onyekwelu
Omolayo Omosola, Akera Benton

1:30 p.m. | High Jump
Jacob Patten

2:00 p.m. | Discus Throw
Emily Hunt

2:30 p.m. | Triple Jump
Akera Benton
Willington Wright, Jacob Patten

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ENTRIES | RUNNING EVENTS

12:30 p.m. | 4 x 100-meter Relay
Women's MTSU 'A' Team
Men's MTSU 'A' Team

12:45 p.m. | 1500-meter
Mary Claire Solomon, Julia Jelagat, Rachel Kigen
Lebo Mosito, Jacob Choge, Dennis Kipkorir, Alan Bowers, Cadon Hercules

2:00 p.m. | 400-meter
Joycelyn Assafuah, Edidiong Odiong, Ida Mensah
Jaquez Torian, Willington Wright, Braam Bisschop

2:40 p.m. | 100-meter
Cecilia Francis
Lamarco Petty, Fabian Edoki, Keyon Hugle, Kenneth Mangram

3:10 p.m. | 800-meter
Quanisha Marshall, Patience Akanwogba, Eusila Chepkemei
Trevon Sanders, Nathan Mack, Brian Rono, Julio Acevedo, Harper Sigler

4:50 p.m. | 2000-meter Steeplechase
Racheal Kosgei
Kigen Chemadi

5:15 | 4 x 400-meter Relay
Women's MTSU 'A' Team
Men's MTSU 'A' Team

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

The last time the Blue Raiders competed at the George C. Griffin Track, in Atlanta, Middle Tennessee's Jacob Patten inked a first-place finish in the men's high jump with a 2.00m mark. Likewise, Joycelyn Assafuah placed a first-place mark in the women's 400-meter finals with a time of 53.78.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Keep up with the Blue Raiders in Birmingham this weekend by following @MT_TrackField on Twitter and Instagram and like Blue Raider Cross Country/Track & Field on Facebook.