March 4, 2011
Alex Wilson Schedule of Events
Alex Wilson Invitational Heat Sheet
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The University of Cincinnati indoor track and field team is set to compete Friday and Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational, hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
The meet offers the Bearcats one final opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 11-12 in College Station, Texas.
UC is coming off a program-best sixth-place finish at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships Feb. 20-21 in Akron, Ohio.
Junior mid-distance runner Kathy Klump (Aurora, Ind./South Dearborn) earned a BIG EAST title in the 500-meter dash after finishing in first place with a time of 1:12.96.
Junior Mackenzie Fields' (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont) finished second in the pole vault with a height of 13-07.25 feet.
Day one of the Alex Wilson Invitational commences at 5 p.m. ET Friday with the women's weight throw and concludes at 8 p.m. with the men's distance medley relay.
Saturday's slate of events begins at noon, starting with the long jump event, and ends at approx. 3 p.m. after the 4x400 relays.