Members of Track and Field Team Participate in Jimmy Carnes Meet
Saturday, February 7, 2009 | Track and Field
Nine members of the University of Florida track and field team will participate in the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Track and Field Meet, hosted by the Gainesville Sports Commission, on Saturday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
The meet, which features collegiate, high school and open events, begins at 7:30 a.m. EST with collegiate events starting at 4 p.m. EST.
Five women's pole vaulters will participate in the meet, including Alex Black, Daisy Glasser, Lauren Menke, Natalie Moser and Claire Spurling. Keely Medeiros will compete in the women's shot put, while Bree Bennett, Jarius Cooper and Paige Morton will participate in the 55-meter hurdles.
The meet is named in honor of legendary University of Florida head men's track and field coach Jimmy Carnes (1965-76), who later went on to a distinguished career as a key contributor and advocate for track and field on the national and international level. He recently was inducted into USA Track and Field's National Hall of Fame.
During Carnes' 12-year tenure as Florida's head track and field coach, he directed the Gators to 15 top-three finishes at the Southeastern Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships combined, including SEC indoor championships in each of his final two seasons as the program's head coach. Carnes' Florida teams went 93-3 overall in dual meets during his career.
Carnes mentored 65 Southeastern Conference individual champions (indoor and outdoor) and 24 All-America selections during his tenure as Florida's head coach. He also mentored Ron Jourdan (High Jump, 1969), Earmonn O'Keefe (1,000 yd, 1972), Beaufort Brown (600 yd, 1973) and the men's mile relay (1975) to indoor national championships during his coaching career with the Gators.
Complete results and a recap of Florida's participation in Saturday's meet will be available at www.GatorZone.com.
The University of Florida is home of the 2009 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
JIMMY CARNES INDOOR MEET SCHEDULE
4:00 p.m. - Long Jump Women Followed by Men
To follow LJ - Triple Jump Women Followed by Men
4:00 p.m. - Pole Vault Women Followed by Men
Florida Participants: Alex Black, Daisy Glasser, Lauren Menke, Natalie Moser, Claire Spurling
5:00 p.m. - Shot Put Women Followed by Men
Florida Participants: Keely Medeiros
5:30 p.m. - 55m Hurdles Women followed by Men
Florida Participants: Jarius Cooper, Bree Bennett, Paige Morton
5:50 p.m. - 55m Dash Women followed by Men
6:15 p.m. - Mile Run Women followed by Men
6:45 p.m. - 200m Dash Women followed by Men
7:15 p.m. 800m Run Women followed by Men
7:40 p.m. - 400m Dash Women followed by Men
8:25 p.m. - 3000m Run Women followed by Men
9:05 p.m. - 4x400m Relay Women followed by Men (College Only)
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