LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV track & field program will make its first of three trips to the Duke City during the 2019 indoor season for this weekend's New Mexico Collegiate Classic. The Rebels will send 22 student-athletes to compete in a total of 12 events to the two-day event contested at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Leading UNLV's contingent to the Land of Enchantment will be
Destiny Smith-Barnett who sits first overall in the Mountain West, third in the NCAA and fifth in the world in the 60m with a time of 7.17. Smith-Barnett is one of five Rebels that ranks 13th or better in the conference standings, as teammate
Kaysha Love is close behind in fourth at 7.40.
Additionally, the Rebels have four student-athletes that rank in the top seven of the 60m hurdles in the MW.
Jada Hicks sits first overall with a time of 8.34, while
Jasmyne Graham (third/8.44),
Taylor Pegram (fourth/8.46) and
Jaela Williams (seventh/8.61) round out the quartet.
UNLV's
Jartierra Grissom ranks third in the MW in the high jump (5-7/1.70m), while
Jonon Young is fourth in the triple jump (39-10.75/12.16m) and eighth in the long jump (18-7.25/1.70m).
Friday's action begins at 4:00 pm MT (3:00 pm PT) with six Rebels in the long jump and two more in the high jump. The squad will also have a total of nine student-athletes competing in three track events – unseeded 400m, 600m and 200m – later in the evening.
The Scarlet & Gray will return Saturday for five track and two field events. The team will have track participants in the mile, 800m and 4x400m relay as well as qualifying and preliminary rounds of the 60m and 60m hurdles. The day starts with the shot put at 10:00 am MT (9:00 am PT) with the 60m hurdles following shortly after.
ALL-COMERS MEET: The UNLV track & field program will host its second All-Comers Meets at Myron Partridge Stadium & Sheila Tarr-Smith Field on Feb. 16. Participants (open to the public) can enter the meet for $5 for one event or $10 for two or more. Spectators are $5. Action begins at 9:30 am with the shot put and concludes at 12:50 pm with the 4x400m relay.
