Panthers Pack Bags for Meyo, Frank Sevigne Invitationals
2/1/2018 3:41:00 PM | Track and Field
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa. – The University of Northern Iowa track and field program hits the road for two meets this weekend, with a select group of Panthers competing at the Meyo Invitational and Frank Sevigne Invitational on Feb. 2-3.
The Meyo Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame, will begin on Friday at 3 p.m. CT, while the Frank Sevigne Invitational, hosted by Nebraska, will commence earlier in the day at 11:30 a.m. CT. The Panthers will send six athletes to South Bend, while a majority of 18 will head west to Lincoln.
Saturday's 1-3 p.m. CT portion of the Meyo Invitational will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra. Fans can view the telecast on ESPN3 or the WatchESPN app.
Last time out, UNI hosted two home meets with the Panthers dominating the Jack Jennett Open and Mark Messersmith Invitational. After her sensational win in the pentathlon, senior Lauren Frederick was rewarded with MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week honors. Freshman Isaiah Trousil represented the men's side well, following his victories in the 60 and 200-meter dashes with personal record times.
UNI Men NCAA Top 100
400: Jacob Smith (60th, 47.77#), Jojo Frost (69th, 47.90#)
800: Jordan Pingel (88th, 1:52.20)
60H: Connor Ham (57th, 8.00)
4x400: Frost, Smith, Long, Van Den Bergh (64th, 3:12.94#), Frost, Van Den Bergh, Pingel, Blough (75th, 3:13.38)
HJ: Xavior Williams (53rd, 6-10.75)
SP: Thomas Yezek (49th, 58-2.5), Keegan Tritle (58th, 57-5.75), Darius King (71st, 56-11.25), Isaac Holtz (72nd, 56-10.25), William Blaser (81st, 56-1.25), Kyler Yodts (94th, 55-7.5)
Hep: Austin Heitland (57th, 4,814#)
UNI Women NCAA Top 100
WT: Sarah Pate (60th, 61-6.25)
Pent: Lauren Frederick (62nd, 3,566#), Brooke Lorenz (90th, 3,423#)
Results
Live results for the Meyo Invitational can be found here, while results for the Frank Sevigne Invitational will be provided here.
Up Next
The Panthers will stay on the road next weekend, as UNI competes in the ISU Classic and SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 9-10.
Social Media
For more information on the UNI track and field program, follow the Panthers on Twitter at "@UNITrackFieldXC" and on Facebook at "UNI Track and Field."
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