Emory Track & Field Heads to Western Carolina & Auburn for Final UAA Tune-up

In the final weekend before the 2011 University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Emory University track and field team will travel to Cullowhee, NC for the Western Carolina University Invitational on Friday, and to Auburn, AL for the War Eagle Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The Western Carolina Invitational, hosted by Western Carolina University, will kick off with the field events at 11:30 AM, and the running events at 2:00 PM.  Other competing teams at the meet include the University of the South, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Brevard College and UNC-Ashville. 

The Eagles are scheduled to send 38 athletes to the meet (22 women and 16 men), who will be competing in a variety of sprint, hurdle, mid-distance, distance, jumping and throwing events.  Attending for the Emory women will be Laura Lambie-Hanson, Calley Edwards, Morgan Monroe, Jasmine McCullough, Ijeoma Okafor, Charlotte Diggs, Alix Dyer, Alicia Reynolds, Phylicia Adams, Sabrina Jeppsson, Celeste Banks, Alison Browne, Kaele Leonard, Lauren Attiah, Melissa Notis, Theresa Ford, Ann Wolber, Hillary Burdette-Sapp, Sarah Pitman, Rasheika Martin, Carolyn Olsen, and Lauren Olszweski.  Competing for the men will be Everett Bryant, Taylor Warren, Jide Lawal, Aaron Gregg, Jason Campbell, Ty Trumbo, William Matheson, Isaac Chambers, Courtlandt Perkins, Wesley Ghasem, Scott Greathouse, Brad Pruente, Somon Nader, Ben Euwer, Pence Wiant and Thomas Bright.

Emory will have a considerably smaller contingent headed to the War Eagle Invitational, as Dyer is scheduled to compete in the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash, and Diggs will take part in the 400-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles.