ACU Visits Texas Tech for Masked Rider Open
3/23/2023 11:07:00 AM | Track & Field
ABILENE – Abilene Christian loads up 40 athletes for 25 events at Texas Tech's Masked Rider Open this weekend.
ACU has 22 men in 12 events and 18 women in 13 events, excluding red-shirt athletes.
The Wildcats are coming off of a strong start to the outdoor season that saw numerous marks atop or near the top of the WAC performance lists. Jamal January in the 110 hurdles, William Harris in the triple jump and Tyler Richardson in the shot put own the top marks in those events for the men's team. Payton Kirk (long jump) and Zoe Burleson (discus) lead the WAC women.
January and Burleson earned honors as WAC Athletes of the Week.
ACU Schedule at the Masked Rider Open
Friday
1 p.m. –Discus (men, followed by women): Colt Cooper, Athan Huelskamp, Chidubem Lebechi, Tyler Richardson, Rylan Smart, Zoe Burleson, Kailey Roskop
4 p.m. (or after discus, men, followed by women) Shot Put: Cooper, Huelskamp, Burleson, Jessica Campbell
Saturday
1 p.m. – Pole Vault (men, followed by women): Ethan Christian, Jacob Thomas, Payton Kirk
1 p.m. – Men's Triple Jump: Donovan Ramirez, William Harris
1 p.m. – Women's High Jump: Skylar Harris, Natalie Poe, Ja'Dasia Sims
1 p.m. Women's Javelin: Kaitlyn Callaway, Campbell, Skylar Harris
3 p.m. – Long Jump (women, followed by men): Kirk, Sims, Christian, Jamal January, William Harris, Caleb Lawrence, Rhett Kahlden
3 p.m. – Hammer (women, followed by men) Burleson, Callaway, Roskop, Richardson
3:30 p.m. – Women's 4x100 Relay
3:40 p.m. – Women's 1500: Bella Evans, Peyton Bornstein, Kate Hansen
3:50 p.m. – Men's 1500: Neal Helgerson, Luke Hernandez, JP Trook
4:05 p.m. – Women's 100 Hurdles: Paige Boucher, Campbell, Skylar Harris, Kirk, Poe
4:15 p.m. – Men's 110 Hurdles: Christian
4:30 p.m. – Women's 400: Courtney Latham, Riley Pyeatt, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Savannah Walker
4:45 p.m. – Men's 400: Tyce Chaney, Noah Jones, Matthew Mills, Jared Williams
5:10 p.m. – Men's 100: Addison Franklin
5:20 p.m. – Women's 800: Evans
5:30 p.m. – Men's 800: Helgerson, Cooper Goggans
6 p.m. – Women's 200: Campbell, Hannah Foster, Skylar Harris, Poe, Sims, D'Anna Smith, Walker
6:15 p.m. – Men's 200: Franklin, Jack Marshall, January
ACU has 22 men in 12 events and 18 women in 13 events, excluding red-shirt athletes.
The Wildcats are coming off of a strong start to the outdoor season that saw numerous marks atop or near the top of the WAC performance lists. Jamal January in the 110 hurdles, William Harris in the triple jump and Tyler Richardson in the shot put own the top marks in those events for the men's team. Payton Kirk (long jump) and Zoe Burleson (discus) lead the WAC women.
January and Burleson earned honors as WAC Athletes of the Week.
ACU Schedule at the Masked Rider Open
Friday
1 p.m. –Discus (men, followed by women): Colt Cooper, Athan Huelskamp, Chidubem Lebechi, Tyler Richardson, Rylan Smart, Zoe Burleson, Kailey Roskop
4 p.m. (or after discus, men, followed by women) Shot Put: Cooper, Huelskamp, Burleson, Jessica Campbell
Saturday
1 p.m. – Pole Vault (men, followed by women): Ethan Christian, Jacob Thomas, Payton Kirk
1 p.m. – Men's Triple Jump: Donovan Ramirez, William Harris
1 p.m. – Women's High Jump: Skylar Harris, Natalie Poe, Ja'Dasia Sims
1 p.m. Women's Javelin: Kaitlyn Callaway, Campbell, Skylar Harris
3 p.m. – Long Jump (women, followed by men): Kirk, Sims, Christian, Jamal January, William Harris, Caleb Lawrence, Rhett Kahlden
3 p.m. – Hammer (women, followed by men) Burleson, Callaway, Roskop, Richardson
3:30 p.m. – Women's 4x100 Relay
3:40 p.m. – Women's 1500: Bella Evans, Peyton Bornstein, Kate Hansen
3:50 p.m. – Men's 1500: Neal Helgerson, Luke Hernandez, JP Trook
4:05 p.m. – Women's 100 Hurdles: Paige Boucher, Campbell, Skylar Harris, Kirk, Poe
4:15 p.m. – Men's 110 Hurdles: Christian
4:30 p.m. – Women's 400: Courtney Latham, Riley Pyeatt, Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Savannah Walker
4:45 p.m. – Men's 400: Tyce Chaney, Noah Jones, Matthew Mills, Jared Williams
5:10 p.m. – Men's 100: Addison Franklin
5:20 p.m. – Women's 800: Evans
5:30 p.m. – Men's 800: Helgerson, Cooper Goggans
6 p.m. – Women's 200: Campbell, Hannah Foster, Skylar Harris, Poe, Sims, D'Anna Smith, Walker
6:15 p.m. – Men's 200: Franklin, Jack Marshall, January
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