Track and Field Opens Outdoor Season in Boulder
3/14/2018 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Meet Notes 10: at Jerry Quiller Classic 
The outdoor portion of the 2018 track and field campaign gets underway this weekend (March 16-17), when Air Force travels to Boulder for the annual Jerry Quiller Classic.
MEET INFORMATION
The Jerry Quiller Classic will be held at Potts Field on the University of Colorado's East Campus (intersection of Innovation Drive and Discovery Drive). A complete list of events is listed below. Live results are scheduled to be available (a direct link is located on the Falcons' schedule page) and Air Force highlights will be available on the team's Twitter account (@af_trackfield). Admission is $8 for all spectators and be advised that CU has a "clear bag policy" at all athletic events.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | TENTATIVE
FRIDAY – 3:00 p.m.: Women's Hammer Throw, followed by Men's Hammer Throw; 3:00 p.m.: Men's Javelin Throw, Women'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 p.m.: 3000-Meter Steeplechase, 4x100-Meter Relay, 1500-Meter Run, 110-/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 will compete first in all running events and schedule changes may occur once entries close)
LOOK WHO'S BACK: OUTDOOR EDITION
Air Force's outdoor roster includes two All-Americans (Shelley Spires – high jump; Jamiel Trimble – 110-meter hurdles), eight Mountain West champions (Robbie Anderson – 4x100-meter relay; Tyler Koss – 400-meter dash; John Reynolds – high jump; Spires – high jump; Trimble – 200-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay; Sedacy Walden – 400-meter dash) and 13 Academy record holders (Anderson – 4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay; Bilvado – 4x1600-meter relay; Lindsey Blanks – 2000-meter steeplechase, 4x1600-meter relay; Shanna Burns – 4x1600-meter relay; Carina Gillespie – 4x1600-meter relay; Koss – 4x400-meter relay; Jaci Smith – 5000-meter run; Spires – high jump; Kathryn Tomczak – pole vault; Trimble – 200-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay; Giulianna Vessa – 4x1600-meter relay; Walden – 4x200-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay; Chip White – 4x400-meter relay).
FOLLOW THE FALCONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
The track and field team can be found on Twitter and Instagram by following @af_trackfield.
BUILDING A LEGACY
The men's track and field team has accounted for seven Mountain West titles since 2012. The total, which includes three indoor titles (2012, 2016, 2017) and four outdoor titles (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017), is four more than all other Academy programs combined. And, as the school's overall total of MW titles includes two conference championships in men's cross country (2003, 2015), the Falcons' track, field and cross country program has accounted for nine of the Academy's 10 Mountain West titles.
WHAT'S ON DECK
Air Force splits for four meets next weekend (March 29-31). Part of the squad will travel to Texas for the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (March 29-31) and Texas State Invitational (March 30-31), while select members of the distance team will head to California for the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (March 30) and Stanford Invitational (March 30-31).
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