Buffs Begin Colorado Invitational Thursday

Thursday, January 30

Boulder, Colo.

All Day

Colorado

Day 1

Photo by: Ben Ennis

January 29, 2020 | Track and Field

Results Meet Information

By: Shaun Wicen, Assistant SID

BOULDER – The University of Colorado track and field program hosts one of the biggest meets of the season, the Colorado Invitational, beginning Thursday and continuing through Saturday.

Thursday marks the beginning of the meet with the first day of the heptathlon and the full pentathlon competition. The only other events that will compete will be the men and women's pole vault. Friday will conclude the heptathlon in the afternoon along with all the rest of the field events excluding the shot put which occurs on Saturday. Friday night will also feature an elite mile competition along with a distance medley relay, while the rest of the running events commence on Saturday.

Competition begins every day at 11 a.m. Thursday's competition is free to the public, while Friday's session is $5 entry that includes the elite mile competition that begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday's session is $8 entrance and there will be a two-day pass for $10.

Friday night is living up to the hype that had two CU men under 4:02 in the men's mile in 2017, including Joe Klecker's 4:01.72. The fastest mile ever ran in the state of Colorado belongs to former Adams State University alum Tabor Stevens who ran 4:01.27 in La Junta (4,078' elevation). Klecker will run along with Eduardo Herrera and John Dressel in the mile Friday night with eyes on an NCAA qualifying time, though spectators have a chance at seeing another historical run from Klecker who broke the state record in the 3,000-meters at this meet last year.

Other performances in the distance to watch include Dani Jones in the women's 800 Saturday as well as four CU women going after a qualifying distance medley relay time Friday evening.

Everything begins with the multis Thursday where freshman Avery McMullen will compete on the women side along with two professionals. On the men's side, Davis Butte and Wyatt Rhoads are set to compete in the heptathlon.