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4/30/2021 7:19:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
UNLV track & field will participate in Arizona’s one-day meet at Roy P. Drachman Stadium Saturday.
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV track & field will head to the Grand Canyon State for Arizona's Desert Heat Classic. The one-day meet will take place Saturday at Roy P. Drachman Stadium.
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In addition to the Rebels and host Wildcats, the meet will feature Arizona State, Grand Canyon, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah Valley and UTEP.
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Action gets underway at noon with the men's hammer and runs through 9:42 pm with the men's 4x400m relay. In all, there will be a total of 19 events on the women's side of competition – 11 track and eight field.
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MOUNTAIN WEST RANKINGS: Entering the weekend, UNLV has a total of 14 student-athletes as well as its 4x100m relay (44.79) and 4x400m relay (3:40.89) ranked in the top eight of 11 events in the current Mountain West performance list. Overall, the Rebels have four of their own in the top seven of the 100m and three in both the 200m and 100m hurdles.
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Individually, Cassondra Hall is first in the 100m (11.27) and 200m (23.08), and sixth in the 400m (54.54). The Rebels have five that are in the top eight of two events apiece: Tianna Randle (second 100m: 11:38 and fourth 200m: 23.62), Kaysha Love (fourth 100m: 11.63 and sixth 200m: 23.69), Avi'Tal Wilson-Perteete (eighth 400m: 55.16 and first 800m: 2:04.44), Taylor Shorter (fourth 100m hurdles: 13.89 and eighth 400m hurdles: 1:01.38) and Jonon Young (second long jump: 20-8/6.30m and first triple jump: 43-3.25/13.19m).
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Both relays sit atop the standings, too.
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NATIONAL RANKINGS: Three of the aforementioned student-athletes are in the top 25 of the national rankings in a total of four events, prior to this weekend. Hall is 15th in the 100m and 23rd in the 200m, while Young is 18th in the triple jump and Wilson-Perteete is 21st in the 800m, respectively.
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In addition to the Rebels and host Wildcats, the meet will feature Arizona State, Grand Canyon, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah Valley and UTEP.
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Action gets underway at noon with the men's hammer and runs through 9:42 pm with the men's 4x400m relay. In all, there will be a total of 19 events on the women's side of competition – 11 track and eight field.
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MOUNTAIN WEST RANKINGS: Entering the weekend, UNLV has a total of 14 student-athletes as well as its 4x100m relay (44.79) and 4x400m relay (3:40.89) ranked in the top eight of 11 events in the current Mountain West performance list. Overall, the Rebels have four of their own in the top seven of the 100m and three in both the 200m and 100m hurdles.
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Individually, Cassondra Hall is first in the 100m (11.27) and 200m (23.08), and sixth in the 400m (54.54). The Rebels have five that are in the top eight of two events apiece: Tianna Randle (second 100m: 11:38 and fourth 200m: 23.62), Kaysha Love (fourth 100m: 11.63 and sixth 200m: 23.69), Avi'Tal Wilson-Perteete (eighth 400m: 55.16 and first 800m: 2:04.44), Taylor Shorter (fourth 100m hurdles: 13.89 and eighth 400m hurdles: 1:01.38) and Jonon Young (second long jump: 20-8/6.30m and first triple jump: 43-3.25/13.19m).
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Both relays sit atop the standings, too.
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NATIONAL RANKINGS: Three of the aforementioned student-athletes are in the top 25 of the national rankings in a total of four events, prior to this weekend. Hall is 15th in the 100m and 23rd in the 200m, while Young is 18th in the triple jump and Wilson-Perteete is 21st in the 800m, respectively.
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