Colorado University Athletics
Track Opens Outdoor Season
March 16, 2007 | Track and Field
BOULDER - Just one week after the University of Colorado competed at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Buffs head home to start the outdoor season with the Potts Invitational on March 17. The field events will kick off the day at 9 a.m. with the women's hammer throw. The running events are set to start at 1 p.m. with the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
The Buffaloes will compete against several Front Range schools. Air Force, Western State, Northern Colorado, Wyoming, Colorado School of Mines, UC-Colorado Springs and Metro State, as well South Dakota Tech will compete on Saturday.
Zach Hazen and Cortney Hutmacher will lead the CU throwers into action with the first events of the day in the hammer throw. Chris Abuan looks to get back on the track to join George Pincock and Jeremy Dodson in the sprints. The distance team will feature Billy Nelson and Payton Batliner on the men's side, while Liza Pasciuto and Erin Marston will lead the women. The middle distance group will showcase Daniel Kenney and Sara Ensrud.
The schedule of events for the Potts Invitational is listed below:
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
FIELD EVENTS
9:00 a.m. WOMEN'S HAMMER
following women's hammer MEN'S HAMMER
11:00 WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
following women's pole vault MEN'S POLE VAULT
following men's hammer WOMEN'S JAVELIN
following women's javelin MEN'S JAVELIN
following men's hammer WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
following women's shot put MEN'S SHOT PUT
11:00 WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
following women's long jump MEN'S LONG JUMP
12:00 WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
following women's high jump MEN'S HIGH JUMP
following men's long jump WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
following women's triple jump MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
following men's javelin WOMEN'S DISCUS
following women's discus MEN'S DISCUS
RUNNING EVENTS
1:00 p.m. WOMENS STEEPLE
1:20 MENS STEEPLE
1:35 WOMEN'S 4X100 RELAY
1:40 MEN'S 4X100 RELAY
1:45 WOMEN'S 1500 METERS
1:55 MEN'S 1500 METERS
2:05 100 METER HURDLES
2:20 110 METER HURDLES
2:30 WOMEN'S 400 METER RUN
2:40 MEN'S 400 METER RUN
3:00 WOMEN'S 100 METER DASH
3:10 MEN'S 100 METER DASH
3:25 WOMEN'S 800 METER RUN
3:40 MEN'S 800 METER RUN
3:50 WOMEN'S 400 METER HURDLES
4:00 MEN'S 400 METER HURDLES
4:10 WOMEN'S 200 METER DASH
4:20 MEN'S 200 METER DASH
4:30 WOMEN'S 3000 RUN
4:45 MEN'S 3000 RUN
5:00 WOMEN'S 4X400 RELAY
5:10 MEN'S 4X400 RELAY
All times are estimated. Event duration can fluctuate due to the number of entries. There will be a rolling schedule!!!
