Cats Head to Houston for Platt Invitational

Friday, January 26

Houston, TX

Abilene Christian

Robert Platt Invitational

Photo by: Addison Franklin

1/24/2024 3:35:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Ray Fink

ABILENE – Abilene Christian sends 26 athletes to Houston for the Robert Platt Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The Wildcats started the season last semester with several strong performances and launch the 2024 portion of the indoor season this weekend.

Also competing in the meet are Houston, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Stephen F. Austin, Southern Mississippi, South Plains, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas-Arlington, Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Texas-San Antonio, Texas State, Texas Southern and Arkansas-Little Rock.

ACU Schedule at Robert Platt Invitational
Friday
9:30 a.m. – Women's weight throw: Kailey Roskop
11 a.m. – Women's Pentathlon 60M hurdles: Eliza Lemberger, Natalie Poe
11:30 a.m. - Men's Heptathlon 60M: Ethan Christian
11:40 a.m. - Women's Pentathlon high jump: Eliza Lemberger, Natalie Poe
12:10 p.m. - Men's Heptathlon long jump: Ethan Christian
1:10 p.m. - Women's Pentathlon shot put: Eliza Lemberger, Natalie Poe
2:10 p.m. - Women's Pentathlon long jump: Eliza Lemberger, Natalie Poe
2:50 p.m. Men's Heptathlon high jump: Ethan Christian
3 p.m. - Women's Pentathlon 800M: Eliza Lemberger, Natalie Poe
4 p.m. – Men's weight throw: Athan Huelskamp, Rylan Smart
4:50 p.m. – Men's 60M hurdles prelim (24 advance): Canaan Fairley, Dillon Soileau
6:25 p.m. – Men's 400M: Cooper Goggans
7 p.m. – Men's 3000M: Kevin Castruita, Levi Chambers, Zach Martin, Jacob Russell

Saturday
10 a.m. – Men's Heptathlon 60M hurdles: Ethan Christian
1040 a.m. - Men's Heptathlon pole vault: Ethan Christian
Noon – Men's Shot put: Athan Huelskamp, Rylan Smart, Canaan Fairley
1:50 p.m. – Men's 60M hurdles semis (if qualified): Canaan Fairley, Dillon Soileau
2 p.m. – Men's Long jump: Canaan Fairley, Dillon Soileau
2:10 p.m. Men's Heptathlon 1000M: Ethan Christian
2:25 p.m. – Women's Mile: Bella Evans
2:50 p.m. – Men's Mile: Gabe Embree, Garrison Shindler
3 p.m. – Men's Pole Vault: Dillon Soileau
3:15 p.m. – Men's 60M hurdles finals (if qualified): Canaan Fairley, Dillon Soileau
3:30 p.m. – Women's 800M: Riley Pyeatt, Jessalyn Reyes, Autumn Smith, Peiten Trowbridge
4 p.m. – Men's 800M: Cooper Goggans, Ethan Rodriguez, JP Trook
5:10 p.m. – Women's 3000M: Peyton Bornstein, Katelyn Coldicott, Kyla Fuller, Kate Williams
6:10 p.m. – Men's 4x400 Relay: Cooper Goggans, Ethan Rodriguez, JP Trook, Garrison Shindler