ROCHESTER, Mich. – On Saturday, April 8, Oakland University Track & Field will host the first of three meets at the Oakland Track & Field starting with the large-field of the Golden Grizzlies Invitational.
Oakland owns two top spots on the women's side of the #HLTF leaderboard with four on the men's. The Golden Grizzlies picked up three school records last weekend between the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing and the Pacesetter Sports Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana.
This Saturday's meet will feature 23 competing teams from various levels of competition with nearly 1000-plus athletes competing on the oval and in the field.
Order of Events as of April 6
Field Events:
10:30am Women Hammer Throw (Men to follow) (women 3 flights) (men 2 flights)
DISCUS will follow hammer – women first (women 2 flights) (men 3 flights)
12:00pm Men Javelin (Women to follow men) (men 2 flights) ( women 3 flights)
12:00pm Men Long Jump (Women to follow) (women 3 flights) (men 3 flights)
Men then Women TJ immediately follow LJ (women 2 flights) (men 1 flight)
12:00pm Pole Vault (women followed by men) (28 women) (33 men)
1:30pm High Jump (women HJ followed by men) (22 men) (32 women)
3:30pm Shot Put (men followed by women) (men 3 flights) (women 3 flights)
Running Events:
11:30am - 4x100m Relay women (2 heats)
11:40am - 4x100m Relay men (1 heat)
11:45am - 800m women (5 heats)
12:00pm - 800m men (5 heats) (NOTE: Men Invite heat later in the meet)
12:20pm - 100m hurdle prelims (top 8 to finals) (5 heats)
12:40pm - 110m hurdle prelims (top 8 to finals) (4 heats)
12:55pm - 100m dash prelims women (top 8 to finals) (7 heats)
1:10pm - 100m dash prelims men (top 8 to finals) (6 heats)
1:30pm - 3K Steeple women (1 heat)
1:45pm - 3K Steeple men (2 heats)
2:15pm - 110m Hurdle finals
2:20pm - 100m Hurdle finals
2:25pm - 400m women (4 heats)
2:32pm - 400m men (6 heats)
2:40pm - 100m finals women
2:45pm - 100m finals men
2:55pm - 400m Hurdles women (4 heats)
3:10pm - 400m Hurdles men (3 heats)
3:20pm - 200m women (8 heats)
3:32pm - 200m men (7 heats)
3:45pm - 800m men Invite Section (1 heat)
3:50pm - 1500m women (6 heats)
4:25pm - 1500m men (6 heats)
4:55pm - 4x400m women (2 heats)
5:05pm - 4x400m men (2 heats)
5:15pm - 5K women (3 heats)
6:10pm - 5K men (3 heats)
7:00pm - Conclusion of meet
INDOOR ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS
Five Golden Grizzlies in Grace Nolan, Ashley Quinn, Eddie Harrell III, Yami Albrecht, and Gabe Singh received #HLTF Indoor All-Academic honors with the last two garnering honorable mention status.
OUTDOOR PRESEASON POLL RELEASED
Oakland's men's team was picked second in the #HLTF Outdoor Preseason Poll as voted on by the coaches. The women's team were third with 100 points to their credit.
THREES ACROSS THE BOARD
Both the men's and women's squads were ranked third in the annual #HLTF Preseason Indoor Coaches Poll.
ALBRECHT - THE CHAMPION
At the 2022 #HLXC Championships in Rochester, Albrecht won the individual crown through the 8,000-kilometer course with a kick down the final stretch in 24:44.
RUNNERS OF THE WEEK SWEEP
After only one meet on the course this season, Albrecht and Nolan earned Nike #HLXC Runners of the Week in the Horizon League's first edition this September.
NO. 1 ON THE COURSE
The Golden Grizzlies women's squad is predicted to win the Horizon League championship this October with the men's team slated for third overall.
RETURNING FORCE
Six of the top seven finishers for the men and five of the top seven for the women return to the team for the 2022 fall season.
