Track: WVU to Host State Farm Games
January 22, 2010 12:10 PM | General
By Kelly Tuckwiller for MSNsportsNET.com
January 22, 2010
MEET SCHEDULE
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 22 West Virginia University track and field team returns to action this weekend as it plays host to the annual State Farm Games on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the WVU Shell Building. Meet time is set for 11 a.m.
This season’s meet is set to see competition from Ohio University, California (Pa.), Penn State Behrend, Bethany College and Hagerstown Community College.
Last weekend, the Mountaineers posted strong showing at the Penn State Northeast Challenge, where eight student athletes met BIG EAST qualifying standards. Junior Jessica O’Connell put forth a career-performance as she not only met a conference qualifying time, but also broke a Penn State record in the 1000-meter race.
The Calgary, Alberta, native finished the race in second with a time of 2:47.59, which puts her fourth on WVU’s all-time list for the event. Junior sprinter Chelsea Carrier also had an excellent showing, with conference qualifying times in the 60-meter hurdles and the 60-meter dash. In the 60-meter hurdles, the Buckhannon, W.Va., native posted a second-place finish with a time of 8.1, and in the 60-meter dash, she placed ninth (7.77).
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