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Women's Track & Field

Rebels Trek To Golden State For A Pair Of Meets

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV track & field team will continue their outdoor campaign with a pair of meets over the week in the Golden State with both the Beach Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational April 17-18.

The Bryan Clay Invitational will take place on the campus of Azusa Pacific at the Cougar Athletics Stadium in Azusa, California. Furthermore, the Beach Invitational will take place on the campus of Long Beach State at the Jack Rose Track in Long Beach. The Rebels will see sprinters and throwers competing at the Beach Invitational, while the Bryan Clay Invitational will see a handful of distance runners compete.

LAST TIME OUT: The Rebels secured seven personal bests at the UNLV Rebel ELITE April 3-4. Additionally, the trio of Victoria Perrow, Aine McDade and Roxene Simpson took home first place in the 100m (11.06 - wind aided), 1500m (5:08.30) and discus throw (48.99m/160' 8").

MOUNTAIN WEST LEADERS: The Rebels have a handful of student-athletes positioned in the top 10 in the Mountain West rankings. Perrow (11.32) and KayVeonna Jackson (11.65) are first and tied for eighth in the 100m, while Jackson ranks fifth in the 200m (23.59) and Perrow sits ninth (23.67). Additionally, Jaci Wright's time of 13.67 in the 100m Hurdles is fourth overall. Roxene Simpson is fourth in the discus throw (52.85m/173' 5"), Kayli Middleton ranks fifth in the triple jump (12.33m/40' 5.5"), Amaya Mitchell-Howard ranks sixth in the hammer throw (55.42m/181' 10") and Sophia Clark sits ninth in the discus throw (47.23m/154' 11"). The trio of Kaitlynn Webbe (400m - 54.32), Taryn Bailey  (800m - 2:10.20) and Gabby Goodgames (100m Hurdles - 14.10) all sit 10th overall.

To get updates on all things Rebel track & field, links to the season's meets can be found on the team's schedule page. You can also get live updates on how the Scarlet & Gray are faring on the team's X (formerly known as Twitter) and Instagram accounts.
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Players Mentioned

Aine McDade

Aine McDade

Distance
Junior
Roxene Simpson

Roxene Simpson

Throws
Senior
Kayli Middleton

Kayli Middleton

Jumps
Freshman
Kaitlynn Webbe

Kaitlynn Webbe

Sprints
Freshman
Sophia Clark

Sophia Clark

Throws
Freshman
Taryn Bailey

Taryn Bailey

Mid Distance
Freshman
Gabby Goodgames

Gabby Goodgames

Sprints/Hurdles
Freshman
Jaci Wright

Jaci Wright

Sprints/Jumps
Redshirt Freshman
KayVeonna Jackson

KayVeonna Jackson

Sprints
Junior
Amaya Mitchell-Howard

Amaya Mitchell-Howard

Throws
Senior
Victoria Perrow

Victoria Perrow

Sprints
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Aine McDade

Aine McDade

Junior
Distance
Roxene Simpson

Roxene Simpson

Senior
Throws
Kayli Middleton

Kayli Middleton

Freshman
Jumps
Kaitlynn Webbe

Kaitlynn Webbe

Freshman
Sprints
Sophia Clark

Sophia Clark

Freshman
Throws
Taryn Bailey

Taryn Bailey

Freshman
Mid Distance
Gabby Goodgames

Gabby Goodgames

Freshman
Sprints/Hurdles
Jaci Wright

Jaci Wright

Redshirt Freshman
Sprints/Jumps
KayVeonna Jackson

KayVeonna Jackson

Junior
Sprints
Amaya Mitchell-Howard

Amaya Mitchell-Howard

Senior
Throws
Victoria Perrow

Victoria Perrow

Graduate Student
Sprints