5/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 3, 2000
Storyline: The UNLV track and field team made an adjustment to its outdoor schedule and will compete at the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, OH, on Sunday, May 7 instead of competing at the Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, Calif. The Classic will be held at the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex on the Ohio State University campus beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT. More than 15 schools are slated to compete.
Results: Results will be available by approximately 3:00 p.m. PDT Sunday and posted on the world wide web at www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com and www.unlvrebels.com.
Last Time Out: UNLV finished fourth of 22 schools at the annual Cal-Nevada Championships in Berkeley, Calif. The Rebels won five events outright. Michele Davis led UNLV by winning both the 200 and 400 meters. Ayanna Hutchinson won the 100 meters and Jenni Nelson captured the 5,000 meters. Davis and Hutchinson joined Chantel Yates and Erin Dangerfield to win the 4X100-meter relay. Junior distance runner Katie Barto finished sixth in the 3,000 meters but broke the school record with her time of 9:49.94. Yates posted a team-best leap of 19-0.5 in the long jump to capture second place.
Next Up: The Rebels have also cancelled a previously scheduled meet at the Occidental Invitational on Saturday, May 13 and will not compete again before the Mountain West Conference Championships to beheld in Provo, Utah May 18-20.
