Tucson, Ariz. –– On Friday at Roy P. Drachman Stadium, the Cats will open their 2019 outdoor season with the Willie Williams Classic. Collegiate competition is set to begin on Friday at 2 p.m. MST with the throwing events and the running events will get started at 4 p.m.
 
"It is always an exciting time to start the outdoor season," said head track and field coach Fred Harvey. "It is a quick transition from indoor to outdoor, but the majority of the team will compete this weekend. It will be a lot of fun to have the whole group together … we are going to get a feel for what we can do outside. It should be a pretty competitive meet with BYU bringing a pretty large squad out and UCLA is bringing most of their team … It is going to give our athletes a good opportunity to see some good competition and be outside. I am looking forward to seeing what we can do in this first meet as we are building towards the conference championships."
 
Coverage: A complete recap of the Willie Williams Classic will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com following the competition. You can follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates.
 
Tickets: Tickets for the Willie Williams Classic will be available at Roy P. Drachman Stadium during the event and are available on ArizonaWildcats.com.
 
Last Time Out: The Cats competed in the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships. Jordan Geist, Lillian Lowe and Carlos Villarreal garnered First Team All-America Honors in Birmingham.
 
Friday Night Lights: The opening day of the 2019 edition of the Willie Williams Classic will feature the Dave Murray Distance Carnival. Bailey Roth is set to open his final outdoor season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase set to begin at 7:16 p.m. Roth is the 2017 Pac-12 Champion and a Second Team All-American in the event.
 
Jumpin' Cats: An experienced high jump crew is set to open the 2019 outdoor campaign this weekend. Returning All-American Justice Summerset and an NCAA qualifier Karla Teran are slated to compete. Two-time NCAA Div. III Champion Justin Lewis will make his Arizona outdoor debut.
 
Same Race, Different Uniform: In the 2018 Willie Williams Classic, transfer Collin Dylla competed in the 800-meter run and the 1500-meter run as a member of the Pima CC Aztecs. The NJCAA indoor 800-meter run champion clocked a time of 1:52.90 to finish third in the 800-meter run and 4:04.63 in the 1500-meter run.
 
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