MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia track and field team returns to the road this weekend for the Camel City Invitational, held in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday, Feb. 19, and Saturday, Feb. 20.
The annual meet at the JDL Fast Track Indoor Track and Field is set to begin at 6 p.m. Friday, and will continue at 10 a.m. Saturday. Live results from the meet are available at jdlfasttrack.com.
“It has been a few years since we on the road and out the DMR to a big test,” WVU coach Sean Cleary said. “We are excited to see where it stands on the national scene.”
West Virginia last competed at the Marshall Classic, hosted by Marshall University, at the Jeff Small Track at the Chris Cline Athletic Complex, in Huntington, on Feb. 6. The quad meet included Marshall, Eastern Kentucky and FIU. The meet was highlighted by Mountaineer freshman Abigale Mullings, who captured a victory in the high jump (1.69 m).
Redshirt junior Ellie Gardner led the way for WVU, finishing in second place with a height of 3.55 meters. Behind Gardner was redshirt freshman Sarah Stair with a height of 3.55, good for third place. Junior Peter-Gay McKenzie placed second in long jump with a distance of 5.49. Freshman Jo-Lauren Keane and junior Tessa Constantine placed second (58.07) and third (58.41), respectively in the 400-meter run. West Virginia finished the meet in third place with 68 points.
