Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona track and field program will open the 2018 indoor season on Friday, January 12th at the Friday Night Duels, hosted by Northern Arizona University. Competition is set to begin at 3 p.m. MST at NAU's Walkup Skydome.
 
"We are pretty excited about getting the season started up at NAU in the Friday Night Duels," said head track and field coach Fred Harvey. "The competition will not be the highest level of competition from all of the institutions. ASU will be there, NAU will be there, but everyone is trying to get their feet wet and see what they have on their teams and how they formulate their travel rosters from that point on. For us, I want to see all of our young athletes who have never competed at the collegiate level. I want to see how they respond to travel and how they respond to now racing against someone legitimately in another uniform. We have some elite athletes from high school so it will not faze them that much. A guy like Jordan Geist has been at much higher level of competition, but this is the first time he will put on a collegiate uniform and each throw will mean something. The Red White and Blue meet meant something, but we all know it was just to see what he can do. These marks go into the books as his first collegiate throw and goes towards NCAA rankings and those types of things. I am really excited to see what our sprinters do this weekend. They had a great fall and this is a great place to sprint. We will get a chance to see how we formulate our relays. We will split the teams up and get a good idea of what the teams will look like. "
 
Coverage: A complete recap of the Friday Night Duels will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com and live stats will be available on NAUAthletics.com. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates.
 
The Field: Arizona State University, Cal State Fullerton, Grand Canyon University, Northern Arizona University, and Southern Utah University.
 
2018 Northern Arizona Friday Night Duals
**Tentative Schedule

FIELD EVENTS
All start times are approximate
JUMPS
4:00PM...Women's High Jump- Karla Teran, Alyssa Thompson
-Men's High Jump will follow completion of Women's High Jump- Justice Summerset, Bryant O'Georgia, Quinton Anzalone
 
THROWS
3:00 PM…Men's Shot Put- Jordan Geist, Viktor Gardenkrans
- Women's Shot Put will follow completion of Men's Shot Put- Megan Dulaney, Amarissa Hawker
- Men's Weight Throw will follow completion of Women's Shot Put- Jordan Geist
- Women's Weight Throw will follow completion of Men's Weight Throw Amarissa Hawker
 

RUNNING EVENTS
5:00PM	Women	Mile	Final
5:10PM	Men	Mile	Final
5:20PM	Women	60m	Final	Brena Andrews, Savaughn Christman, Pamela White, Sasha Jarrett, Alyssa Thompson
5:30PM	Men	60m	Final	Isaac Hing, Avery Mickens, David Egbo, Qays Mingo-Long, Trevor Volpe
5:40PM	Women	800m	Final	Alex Berman, Margie Moyer, Tiffany Riley, Katelin Warren
5:50PM	Men	800m	Final	Gustavs Kehris
6:00PM	Women	400m	Final	Crystal Akpede, Malia Bryant, Diana Gajda, Tatum Waggoner, Karolina Pahlitzsch, April Sutton, Alyssa Thompson
6:10PM	Men	400m	Final	Zakee Washington, Daniel Egbo, Umajesty Williams, Gustavs Kehris, Justin Alexander
6:20PM	Women	60m Hurdles	Final	Rachel Johns, Tiana Bonds, Alyssa Thompson
7:20PM	Women	200m	Final	Brena Andrews, Savaughn Christman, Pamela White, Sasha Jarrett, Crystal Akpede
7:30PM	Men	200m	Final	David Egbo, Isaac Hing, Qays Mingo-Long, Trevor Volpe
7:50PM	Women	4 x400m Relay	Final	TBA
8:00PM	Men	4x400m Relay	Final	TBA

 

































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