Jan. 25, 2008

ATHENS, Ohio - The Ohio track and field team will head north to Columbus to compete in the Capital Invitational on Friday night. The event, hosted by Capital University and officially named the Rev. Mike Hout Invite, begins on Friday night with field events and moves on to track events on Saturday. Capital University competes in the Division III Ohio Athletic Conference with schools such as Kenyon College. Bluffton, Muskingum, Wittenburg, Central State, Cedarville, Wilmington College and Rio Grande are the other schools set to compete at the two-day event.

Ohio's MAC Rankings

There are a total of five Bobcats have posted times or marks in the top 10 overall in their respective events. Bahiyjaui Allen has the third longest throw in the shot put, with a distance of 47 feet, 2.25 inches. Carime Reinhart holds the fourth best time in the MAC in the 3,000 meters this season, coming in at 10:06.61 last weekend at the Kent State Double Dual. Jessie Tanner holds the eight best toss in the weight throw while Melissa Wiley has the ninth best time in the 60 meter hurdles and Julia Weisenborn has the 10th fastest time in the MAC in the 5,000 meters to round.

Meet Schedule: The Capital Invitational will feature field events on Friday and track events on Saturday. Here is a tentative schedule of events:

Session: 1 Field Events Day 1 - Friday 1/25/2008 - Starts at 05:30 PM    

#6 Men Long Jump Finals     5:30 PM

#5 Women Long Jump Finals     5:30 PM

#35 Men Weight Throw Finals     5:30 PM

#3 Women Pole Vault Finals     5:30 PM

#2 Men High Jump Finals     5:30PM

#36 Women Weight Throw Finals     6:45 PM

#7 Women Triple Jump Finals     6:45 PM

#8 Men Triple Jump Finals     6:45 PM

#1 Women High Jump Finals     7:15 PM

#4 Men Pole Vault Finals     7:45 PM

#10 Men Shot Put Finals     8:00 PM

#9 Women Shot Put Finals     9:15 PM  

Session: 2 Track Events Day 1 - Friday 1/25/2008 - Starts at 06:45 PM   

#27 Women 5000 Meter Run Finals     6:45 PM

#28 Men 5000 Meter Run Finals     7:05 PM

#33 Women 55 Meter Hurdles Prelims    7:30 PM 

#34 Men 55 Meter Hurdles Prelims     7:35 PM

#11 Women 55 Meter Dash Prelims     7:45 PM

#12 Men 55 Meter Dash Prelims     7:50 PM

#37 Men Distance Medley Finals     8:00 PM

#38 Women Distance Medley Finals     8:15 PM

#30 Men 4x200 Meter Relay Finals     8:30 PM

#29 Women 4x200 Meter Relay Finals   8:35 PM  

#26 Men 1 Mile Run Finals     8:45 PM

#25 Women 1 Mile Run Finals     8:50 PM

#34 Men 55 Meter Hurdles Finals     9:00 PM

#33 Women 55 Meter Hurdles Finals   9:05 PM  

#18 Men 400 Meter Dash Finals     9:10 PM

#17 Women 400 Meter Dash Finals    9:15 PM 

#20 Men 500 Meter Run Finals     9:25 PM

#19 Women 500 Meter Run Finals     9:30 PM

#12 Men 55 Meter Dash Finals     9:40 PM

#11 Women 55 Meter Dash Finals    9:45 PM 

#22 Men 800 Meter Run Finals     9:50 PM

#21 Women 800 Meter Run Finals     9:55 PM

#24 Men 1000 Meter Run Finals     10:05 PM

#23 Women 1000 Meter Run Finals     10:05 PM

#16 Men 300 Meter Dash Finals     10:15 PM

#15 Women 300 Meter Dash Finals     10:20 PM

#14 Men 200 Meter Dash Finals     10:30 PM

#13 Women 200 Meter Dash Finals     10:35 PM

#39 Men 3000 Meter Run Finals     10:45 PM

#40 Women 3000 Meter Run Finals     10:55 PM

#32 Men 4x400 Meter Relay Finals     11:10 PM

#31 Women 4x400 Meter Relay Finals      11:15 PM

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Joe Waltasti is the track and field contact in the Ohio media relations office. He can be reached via email at <a href="mailto:waltasti@ohio.edu">waltasti@ohio.edu</a> and in the office at 740-593-0054.