Thursday, January 24
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Air Force Invitational
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Track and Field to Host Air Force Invitational
1/22/2019 7:10:00 PM | Track and Field
The Falcons will host the Combined Events (Jan. 24), before beginning the full meet on Jan. 25.
The home track and field schedule continues for Air Force this week, as the Falcons host a pair of competitions at the Cadet Field House. The multi-event athletes open the three-day homestand with the Air Force Combined Events Meet on Thursday (Jan. 24), while the rest of the squad competes in the annual Air Force Invitational on Friday (Jan. 25) and Saturday (Jan. 26).
MEET INFORMATION
The Air Force Combined Events Meet and Air Force Invitational will be held at the Academy's Cadet Field House. A tentative schedule of events is listed below for both meets. Admission will be free on Thursday and Friday, while Saturday will be free until 1:00 p.m. – fans arriving after the ticket office opens for the women's basketball game will be required to purchase basketball admission for $8/adults or $5/children. Live results will be available via GoAirForceFalcons.com, while Air Force's in-meet updates will be available on the team's official Twitter and Instagram accounts (@af_trackfield for both).
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | AIR FORCE COMBINED EVENTS MEET
THURSDAY – 1:00 p.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Dash, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump); 1:15 p.m.: Women's Pentathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump, 800-Meter Run); FRIDAY – 9:00 a.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, Pole Vault, 1000-Meter Run)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL
FRIDAY – 1:00 p.m.: Men's Weight Throw, Women's Weight Throw; 1:00 p.m.: Women's Pole Vault (unseeded), Men's Pole Vault (unseeded); 1:00 p.m.: Men's High Jump (unseeded), Women's High Jump (unseeded); 1:00 p.m.: 5000-Meter Run, 60-Meter Hurdles (qualifying), 60-Meter Dash (qualifying), 400-Meter Dash (qualifying), 200-Meter Dash (qualifying); 1:30 p.m.: Women's Long Jump; 1:30 p.m.: Men's Long Jump; SATURDAY – 11:30 a.m.: Men's Shot Put, Women's Shot Put; 11:30 a.m.: Women's Pole Vault, Men's Pole Vault; 11:30 a.m.: Men's High Jump, Women's High Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Women's Triple Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Men's Triple Jump; 1:00 p.m.: 60-Meter Hurdles (semifinal), 60-Meter Dash (semifinal), Mile Run, 60-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Dash, 60-Meter Dash, 800-Meter Run, 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, Mile Relay (women compete first in all running events)
MEN MENTIONED IN FIRST DUAL MEET RANKINGS OF 2019
The Falcons are ranked 13th in the season's first edition of the Collegiate Men's Indoor Dual Meet Rankings for 2019.
RHOADS EARNS MOUNTAIN WEST WEEKLY AWARD
After clocking the fourth-fastest 800-meter time in the nation last weekend, Michael Rhoads was named the Mountain West Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 22. It is the first weekly award for the junior, who posted an altitude-adjusted time of 1:50.17a to win the 800-meter event and account for a new Meet Record at the Air Force Team Challenge.
COMING UP
Air Force makes a return trip to Boulder next weekend (Feb. 1-2) for the Colorado Invitational.
MEET INFORMATION
The Air Force Combined Events Meet and Air Force Invitational will be held at the Academy's Cadet Field House. A tentative schedule of events is listed below for both meets. Admission will be free on Thursday and Friday, while Saturday will be free until 1:00 p.m. – fans arriving after the ticket office opens for the women's basketball game will be required to purchase basketball admission for $8/adults or $5/children. Live results will be available via GoAirForceFalcons.com, while Air Force's in-meet updates will be available on the team's official Twitter and Instagram accounts (@af_trackfield for both).
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | AIR FORCE COMBINED EVENTS MEET
THURSDAY – 1:00 p.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Dash, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump); 1:15 p.m.: Women's Pentathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump, 800-Meter Run); FRIDAY – 9:00 a.m.: Men's Heptathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, Pole Vault, 1000-Meter Run)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL
FRIDAY – 1:00 p.m.: Men's Weight Throw, Women's Weight Throw; 1:00 p.m.: Women's Pole Vault (unseeded), Men's Pole Vault (unseeded); 1:00 p.m.: Men's High Jump (unseeded), Women's High Jump (unseeded); 1:00 p.m.: 5000-Meter Run, 60-Meter Hurdles (qualifying), 60-Meter Dash (qualifying), 400-Meter Dash (qualifying), 200-Meter Dash (qualifying); 1:30 p.m.: Women's Long Jump; 1:30 p.m.: Men's Long Jump; SATURDAY – 11:30 a.m.: Men's Shot Put, Women's Shot Put; 11:30 a.m.: Women's Pole Vault, Men's Pole Vault; 11:30 a.m.: Men's High Jump, Women's High Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Women's Triple Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Men's Triple Jump; 1:00 p.m.: 60-Meter Hurdles (semifinal), 60-Meter Dash (semifinal), Mile Run, 60-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Dash, 60-Meter Dash, 800-Meter Run, 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, Mile Relay (women compete first in all running events)
MEN MENTIONED IN FIRST DUAL MEET RANKINGS OF 2019
The Falcons are ranked 13th in the season's first edition of the Collegiate Men's Indoor Dual Meet Rankings for 2019.
RHOADS EARNS MOUNTAIN WEST WEEKLY AWARD
After clocking the fourth-fastest 800-meter time in the nation last weekend, Michael Rhoads was named the Mountain West Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 22. It is the first weekly award for the junior, who posted an altitude-adjusted time of 1:50.17a to win the 800-meter event and account for a new Meet Record at the Air Force Team Challenge.
COMING UP
Air Force makes a return trip to Boulder next weekend (Feb. 1-2) for the Colorado Invitational.
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