April 3, 2001
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Storyline: The UNLV track and field team returns home for its final Las Vegas show this season, hosting the UNLV Invitational. The two-day meet will begin with field events at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 6 at the Myron Partridge Track and Sheila Tarr Smith Field on the UNLV campus. The rest of the field events are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, April 7, with all running events following at 10:30 a.m. Among the schools expected to compete are Cal State Dominguez Hills, Eastern Michigan, Northern Arizona, Southern Utah, Utah, Western State, and UNLV.
UNLV: Katie Barto became the first Rebel to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships this season after clocking 16:39.95 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invite last week. That mark also broke the school record int hat event by 12 seconds, set by Jenni Lopez at the same meet last season. Tianika Sharrieff remained perfect in the high jump, winning for the second straight week with a mark of 5-08.75. Also turning in outstanding performances for UNLV were sophomore sprinter Nickeisha Charles, who finished fourth in the 400 meters, and Naomi Osborne, who placed fourth in the 400 hurdles with a career best time.
Results: Results will be available following each day's competition, faxed to each participating school and posted on the world wide web at www.unlvrebels.com.
Up Next: Following the UNLV Invitational, the Rebels head to Southern California for the San Diego Invitational on Saturday, April 14.
UNLV TRACK AND FIELD INVITATIONALMyron Partridge Track/Sheila Tarr Smith Field
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, April 62:30pm M Hammer Throw W Long Jump W Shot Put3:00pm W Hammer Throw M Long Jump M Shot Put
Saturday, April 79:00am W Javelin Throw W Pole Vault9:30am M Javelin Throw M Pole Vault10:30am W 5,000 Meters11:00am W Triple Jump M High Jump M 5,000 Meters11:30am M Triple Jump W High Jump W 4X100-Meter Relay11:40am M 4X100-Meter Relay11:50am W 1,500 Meters12:10pm M 1,500 Meters12:30pm W 100-Meter Hurdles12:50pm M 110-Meter Hurdles1:00pm W Discus Throw1:10pm W 400 Meters1:30pm M Discus Throw M 400 Meters1:50pm W 100 Meters2:10pm M 100 Meters2:30pm W 800 Meters2:50pm M 800 Meters3:10pm W 400-Meter Hurdles3:30pm M 400-Meter Hurdles3:50pm W 200 Meters4:10pm M 200 Meters4:30pm W 3,000 Meters4:40pm W 4X400-Meter Relay4:50pm M 4X400-Meter Relay
