Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona track and field program will compete in the second annual Larry Wieczorek Invitational, hosted by the University of Iowa, on Jan. 19-20 in the UI Recreation building.
 
"I think this is going to be a really nice test for us," said head track and field coach Fred Harvey. "It's early season, but our indoor season is so short to begin with. We have some exciting teams that we are going to get the opportunity to compete with in a number of really high quality indoor teams. I thought we got off to a good start last week to try to see what we have as a team. Now this week, the competition level spiked up dramatically. We have to be able to go out and compete at the level we know we are capable of doing so. We are going to add a few more people into the fold. Matthew Treston will appear in the high hurdles, we are going to try and see if we can get an NCAA qualifying mark in the 4x400s, the distance crew will be making their opener. It is a great track, considered to be one of the fastest tracks in the United States if not the world. Athletes like Carlos Villarreal will get a chance to open up in the mile and I think he is going to do awesome there. Collins Kibet will open up in the 800. Bailey Roth will open up in his first indoor meet. We have a great variety of athletes that we are really excited about getting to see run. Claire Green, Addi Zerrenner will run this weekend. It will be a great team effort and we are excited to see how we stack up."
 
Making the trip to Iowa will be Brena Andrews, Anaya Bailey, Jennie Baragar-Petrash, Tiana Bonds, Malia Bryant, Savaughn Christman, Megan Dulaney, Kayla Ferron, Diana Gajda, Claire Green, Amarissa Hawker, Aleah Hurst, Sasha Jarrett, Rachel Johns, April Sutton, Thea Ramsey, Karla Teran, Alyssa Thompson, Tatum Waggoner, Katelin Warren, Pamela White, Kayla Young, and Addi Zerrenner.
 
For the men, Justin Alexander, Hunter Davila, Daniel Egbo, David Egbo, Michael Grabowski, Myles Hawkins, Isaac Hing, Gustavs Kehris, Collins Kibet, Avery Mickens, Qays Mingo-Long, Bryant O'Georgia, Bailey Roth, Daniom Tecle, Matthew Treston, Carlos Villarreal, Trevor Volpe, Zakee Washington, Cal Westaway, and Umajesty Williams will compete.
 
Coverage:  A complete recap of the Larry Wieczorek Invitational will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com and live stats will be available on hawkeyesports.com/tracklive. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates.
 
The Field: Florida State University, the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Louisiana State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Virginia, the University of Wisconsin
 
Last Time Out: The Cats competed in the Friday Night Duels, hosted by NAU. Arizona had first place finishers in 10 of the17 events the Cats competed in.
 
The "KnochNess" Monster: Freshman Jordan Geist, a product of Knoch High School in Saxonburg, Pa., threw the No. 3 shot put mark in the country in his collegiate debut. The freshman threw a 19.45m mark to earn first place honors. Geist tabbed a first place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 18.28m.
 
Cats Can Jump Too: Sophomore Karla Teran took first place in the high jump contest with a mark of 1.78m, and senior Alyssa Thompson took second. On the men's side, Bryant O'Georgia and Justice Summerset cleared 2.10m to take first and second, respectively.
 
Relays Come Up Big: Both the men and women's 4x400 relay teams tabbed first place finishes in their first day out. For the women, the lineup was as follows; Diana Gajda, Brena Andrews, Katelin Warren, and Tatum Waggoner. On the men's side, Daniel Egbo, Zakee Washington, Justin Alexander, and Umajesty Williams competed in the winning group.
 
Christmas for Christman: Senior Savaughn Christman set PRs in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes. Christman clocked a 24.37 in the 200-meter to take first, and finished second in the 60-meter clocking a time of 7.60.
 
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