Saturday, April 27
Tucson, AZ
All Day
University of Arizona
vs
Desert Heat Classic
Photo by: Arizona Athletics
04/25/2019 | Track and Field
TUCSON, ARIZ. – The University of Arizona track and field program will host the Desert Heat Classic at Roy P. Drachman Stadium on Saturday, April 27. The contest will be the final regular season meet for 16 student-athletes and one manager. It will also mark the first of four consecutive weeks of Arizona track and field action in Tucson.
"I am very excited about the Desert Heat Classic," said director of track and field Fred Harvey. "This is year two of the competition. It was one of the highlight competitions in the country last year, and I feel that the competition level is just as high this year. For us, the Wildcats, I am really looking for us to start fine-tuning. We absolutely should start seeing more competitive efforts from our team and putting ourselves in a position to have more confidence going into the conference championship. We are running everybody in their traditional events. Carlos will run the 800, but he may also do some pacing for the 1500-meter run to help that race. However, he will not run a whole 1,500 meters. Also, Bailey Roth) will run steeple, but probably run more of an elite pace type of 3000-meter steeplechase. He may not run the full steeple, but that is yet to be decided. The biggest thing is getting everybody fine-tuned and focused for conference."
Coverage: A complete recap of the Desert Heat Classic will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com following the competition. You can follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates.
Tickets: Tickets for the Desert Heat 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 Mt. SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational. The weekend was highlighted by redshirt junior Carlos Villarreal, who clocked the No. 2 1500-meter run mark in the world.
Kid's Day and Fastest Kid in Tucson Race:
* Kids Day set-up: 4:30-6:30pm
* Race 100m against kids in similar age groups at 5:15pm - REGISTRATION: All kids wishing to participate will need to meet by the inflatables at 4:30pm to sign waivers and get put into groups. Listen for a PA announcement at 4:30pm with instructions for participation. All participants and family members must have a ticket to enter the stadium and participate in Kids Day.
* Inflatables
* Face Painter
* Group ticket rate ($4/ticket) if purchased below.
The Knockness Monster: Sophomore Jordan Geist will be back in action this weekend in the Desert Heat Classic, competing in the discus throw and shot put events. In his last outing, Geist set a PR in the shot put with a throw of 21.59 meters (70-11). The mark is good for the No. 1 toss in the NCAA and Pac-12 Conference, and it is the No. 3 mark in the world and is the Arizona school record for the shot put. He also threw a season-best mark of 55.54m (182-3) in the discus throw to finish third in the event and rank fourth on the Pac-12 list. He was awarded the Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor for the second week in a row.
Carlos' Kick: Villarreal, a redshirt junior clocked the No. 2 mark on the NCAA and IAAF lists last week at the Bryan Clay Invitational. He stopped the clock in 3:37.22 to set a new PR and take the Pac-12 Conference lead. The Rio Rico, Ariz. native is slated to compete in the 800-meter run and will be on pacing duties for the 1500-meter run.
Harvey's Hurdlers: The 400-meter hurdle group will compete in their specialty for the third time this season. In his first collegiate 400-meter hurdle race, James Smith set the Arizona freshman record in 50.29. The mark is currently the No. 7 time in the NCAA and is the No. 3 U-20 mark on the IAAF list.
One More Time at Drachman: Senior Tatum Waggoner will compete in her final regular season meet at Roy P. Drachman Stadium. The senior is slated to compete in her specialty, the 400-meter dash, on Saturday. She currently ranks No. 2 on the all-time Arizona list with a mark of 51.89 set at last year's Pac-12 Championships.
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"I am very excited about the Desert Heat Classic," said director of track and field Fred Harvey. "This is year two of the competition. It was one of the highlight competitions in the country last year, and I feel that the competition level is just as high this year. For us, the Wildcats, I am really looking for us to start fine-tuning. We absolutely should start seeing more competitive efforts from our team and putting ourselves in a position to have more confidence going into the conference championship. We are running everybody in their traditional events. Carlos will run the 800, but he may also do some pacing for the 1500-meter run to help that race. However, he will not run a whole 1,500 meters. Also, Bailey Roth) will run steeple, but probably run more of an elite pace type of 3000-meter steeplechase. He may not run the full steeple, but that is yet to be decided. The biggest thing is getting everybody fine-tuned and focused for conference."
Coverage: A complete recap of the Desert Heat Classic will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com following the competition. You can follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates.
Tickets: Tickets for the Desert Heat 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 Mt. SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational. The weekend was highlighted by redshirt junior Carlos Villarreal, who clocked the No. 2 1500-meter run mark in the world.
Kid's Day and Fastest Kid in Tucson Race:
* Kids Day set-up: 4:30-6:30pm
* Race 100m against kids in similar age groups at 5:15pm - REGISTRATION: All kids wishing to participate will need to meet by the inflatables at 4:30pm to sign waivers and get put into groups. Listen for a PA announcement at 4:30pm with instructions for participation. All participants and family members must have a ticket to enter the stadium and participate in Kids Day.
* Inflatables
* Face Painter
* Group ticket rate ($4/ticket) if purchased below.
The Knockness Monster: Sophomore Jordan Geist will be back in action this weekend in the Desert Heat Classic, competing in the discus throw and shot put events. In his last outing, Geist set a PR in the shot put with a throw of 21.59 meters (70-11). The mark is good for the No. 1 toss in the NCAA and Pac-12 Conference, and it is the No. 3 mark in the world and is the Arizona school record for the shot put. He also threw a season-best mark of 55.54m (182-3) in the discus throw to finish third in the event and rank fourth on the Pac-12 list. He was awarded the Pac-12 Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor for the second week in a row.
Carlos' Kick: Villarreal, a redshirt junior clocked the No. 2 mark on the NCAA and IAAF lists last week at the Bryan Clay Invitational. He stopped the clock in 3:37.22 to set a new PR and take the Pac-12 Conference lead. The Rio Rico, Ariz. native is slated to compete in the 800-meter run and will be on pacing duties for the 1500-meter run.
Harvey's Hurdlers: The 400-meter hurdle group will compete in their specialty for the third time this season. In his first collegiate 400-meter hurdle race, James Smith set the Arizona freshman record in 50.29. The mark is currently the No. 7 time in the NCAA and is the No. 3 U-20 mark on the IAAF list.
One More Time at Drachman: Senior Tatum Waggoner will compete in her final regular season meet at Roy P. Drachman Stadium. The senior is slated to compete in her specialty, the 400-meter dash, on Saturday. She currently ranks No. 2 on the all-time Arizona list with a mark of 51.89 set at last year's Pac-12 Championships.
| Ladies' Top 2019 Marks | ||||
| Event | Mark | Name | Meet | |
| 100M | 11.76 | Neysia Howard | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 200M | 24.02 | Tatum Waggoner | Aztec Invitational | |
| 400M | 52.84 | Tatum Waggoner | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 800M | 2:15.30. | Jennie Baragar-Petrash | Willie Williams Classic | |
| 1500M | 4:30.77. | Jennie Baragar-Petrash | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 3K | 10:11.25. | Keelah Barger | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 5K | 16:15.68. | Jennie Baragar-Petrash | Stanford Invitational | |
| 100MH | 13.44. | Tiana Bonds | Willie Williams Classic | |
| 400mH | 58.60. | Karolina Pahlitzsch | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 4x100M | 44.81. | Bonds, Waggoner, White, Howard | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 4x400M | 3:37.06. | Meisberger, Waggoner, Howard, Pahlitzsch | Jim Click Shootout | |
| HJ | 1.77m | Karla Teran | Willie Williams Classic | |
| PV | 3.85m | Katie Daily | Jim Click Shootout | |
| LJ | 6.00m | Neysia Howard | Jim Click Shootout | |
| TJ | 11.97m | Tiana Poirier-Shelton | Willie Williams Classic | |
| SP | 15.20m | Megan Dulaney | Triton Invitational | |
| DT | 50.08m | Jordan Spradlin | Triton Invitational | |
| HT | 49.45m | Amarissa Hawker | Jim Click Shootout | |
| JT | 46.78m | Kaelyn Shipley | Jim Click Shootout | |
| HEP | 5,103.. | Skylar Sieben | Jim Click Shootout | |
| Men's Top 2019 Marks | ||||
| Event | Mark | Name | Site, Date | |
| 100m | 10.66 | PJ Austin | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 200M | 20.94 | Umajesty Williams | Willie Williams Classic | |
| 400M | 46.38 | Zakee Washington | Willie Williams Classic | |
| 800M | 1:47.54. | Carlos Villarreal | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 1500M | 3:37.22. | Carlos Villarreal | Bryan Clay Invitational | |
| 3000M | 08:41.0 | Shem Kemboi | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 5000M | 14:07.05. | Carlos Villarreal | Stanford Invitational | |
| 10K | 30:51.2 | Seamus White | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 110mH | 16.92. | Dominic Gehr | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 400mH | 50.29. | James Smith | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 3000S | 8:38.68. | Bailey Roth | Mt. SAC Relays | |
| 4x100M | 40.11. | Volpe, Washington, Austin, Egbo | Jim Click Shootout | |
| 4x400M | 3:10.18. | Washington, Smith, Sincukovs, Volpe | Willie Williams Classic | |
| HJ | 2.20m | Justice Summerset | Jim Click Shootout | |
| PV | 4.22m | Dominic Gehr | Jim Click Shootout | |
| LJ | 7.74m | PJ Austin | Jim Click Shootout | |
| TJ | 14.07m | Imani Lee | Aztec Invitational | |
| SP | 21.59m | Jordan Geist | Triton Invitational | |
| DT | 55.54m | Jordan Geist | Triton Invitational | |
| HT | 67.40m | Jordan Geist | Jim Click Shootout | |
| JT | 55.74m | Matthew Post | Triton Invitational | |
| Dec | 5,865.. | Dominic Gehr | Jim Click Shootout | |
FOLLOW THE WILDCATS
Fans can keep up with the latest in Arizona Track & Field by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/ArizonaTrack), Twitter (@ArizonaTrack), Instagram (arizonatrack) and YouTube (Youtube.com/arizonawildcatstrack) accounts.
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