Falcons Split For a Pair of Weekend Meets
4/6/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Meet Notes 12: at Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational, at Colorado Invitational 
The Air Force track and field team splits for a pair of weekend competitions. Part of the squad will head to Los Angeles for the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational on Saturday, April 8, while the rest of the squad will travel to Boulder for the Colorado Invitational, a two-day meet that begins on Friday, April 7.
MEET INFORMATION: RAFER/JJK INVITATIONAL
The Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational will be held at Drake Stadium on the campus of UCLA and admission is free. A video feed of the meet will be available with a FloPro subscription and live results will be accessible through FinishedResults.com.
WHO'S WHO
The lineup for the Rafer/JJK Invitational includes collegiate teams from Air Force, Central Arizona, Cerritos College, Cornell, Oklahoma, Riverside City College, UCLA, UC Riverside and Utah State, as well as several club programs. The field features a pair of nationally-ranked squads, as the UCLA men are ranked 12th and the Oklahoma women are listed 22nd in the latest USTFCCCA Rankings.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: RAFER/JJK INVITATIONAL
9:00 a.m.: Women's Hammer Throw, Men's Hammer Throw; 10:00 a.m.: Women's Long Jump, Men's Long Jump; 10:30 a.m.: Women's Shot Put, Men's Shot Put; 10:30 p.m.: Men's High Jump, Women's High Jump; 10:45 a.m.: Women's Javelin Throw, Men's Javelin Throw; 11:00 a.m.: Men's Pole Vault, Women's Pole Vault; 11:15 a.m.: 3000-Meter Steeplechase, 4x100-Meter Relay, 1500-Meter Run, Women's 100-Meter Hurdles; 1:00 p.m.: Women's Triple Jump, Men's Triple Jump; 1:10 p.m.: Men's 110-Meter Hurdles; 1:15 p.m.: Women's Discus Throw, Men's Discus Throw; 1:22 p.m.: 400-Meter Dash, 100-Meter Dash, 800-Meter Run, 400-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, 4x400-Meter Relay (women compete first in all running events)
MEET INFORMATION: COLORADO INVITATIONAL
The Colorado Invitational will be held at Potts Field on the University of Colorado's East Campus (intersection of Innovation and Discovery). A complete schedule of events is listed below. Admission is $5 for all spectators.
WHO'S WHO
The meet will feature several Front Range schools, including Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Colorado School of Mines, Metro State, UC Colorado Springs and Wyoming, as well as numerous unattached athletes. The lineup includes one ranked team, as the Colorado State men are listed 21st in the latest USTFCCCA standings.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: COLORADO INVITATIONAL
FRIDAY – 3:00 p.m.: Men's Hammer Throw, Women's Hammer Throw; 3:00 p.m.: Women's Javelin Throw, Men's Javelin Throw; 3:00 p.m.: Men's Triple Jump, Women's Triple Jump; SATURDAY – 11:00 a.m.: Men's Shot Put, Women's Shot Put; 11:00 a.m.: Women's Discus Throw, Men's Discus Throw; 11:00 a.m.: Men's Long Jump, Women's Long Jump; 11:00 a.m.: Women's High Jump, Men's High Jump; 11:00 a.m.: Men's Pole Vault, Women's Pole Vault; 11:00 a.m.: Steeplechase, 4x100-Meter Relay, 1500-Meter Run, Men's 110-Meter Hurdles, Women's 100-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Dash, 100-Meter Dash, 800-Meter Run, 400-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, 4x400-Meter Relay (men compete first in all running events).
MEN RANKED SIXTH IN COLLEGIATE DUAL MEET RANKINGS
The Falcons slipped one spot to No. 6 in the Collegiate Dual Meet Rankings.
WHAT'S ON DECK
The Falcons will return to California next week for three competitions, including the California Invitational Combined Events Meet (April 12-13), the Mt SAC Relays (April 13-14) and the Beach Invitational (April 15).
