Louisiana Tech to Host Jim Mize Tech Twilight Meet
3/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Outdoor Track
March 26, 2009
RUSTON-Louisiana Tech's track and field program will host the 2009 Jim Mize Tech Twilight Track and Field Invitational Saturday, March 28, with field events beginning at 1 p.m. and running events beginning at 3 p.m.
"We're very excited for this meet to get underway," Louisiana Tech head coach Gary Stanley said. "After a one year absence of the Jim Mize Invitational it's great to host a home event again and to honor a Tech legend."
The Tech Twilight will mark just the second event Tech has run in this outdoor season after seeing a very successful indoor season capped off by the Lady Techster's fourth WAC indoor Championship in five years.
A number of former Tech greats will also be participating individually in the meet in, Nina Gilbert, Jason Morgan and Latonia Wilson-Philips.
Admission is free and bleachers will be set up for the audience's convenience. The event is set to run until around 6 p.m.
Running Events
3:00 p.m. Women's 4x100 Relay
3:05 p.m. Men's 4x100 Relay
3:10 p.m. Women's 1500 Meters
3:20 p.m. Men's 1500 Meters
3:30 p.m. Women's 100-hurdles
3:40 p.m. Men's 110-hurdles
3:50 p.m. Women's 400 Meters
4:00 p.m. Men's 400 Meters
4:10 p.m. Women's 100 Meters
4:20 p.m. Men's 100 Meters
4:30 p.m. Women's 800 Meters
4:40 p.m. Men's 800 Meters
4:50 p.m. Women's 400-hurdles
5:00 p.m. Men's 400-hurdles
5:10 p.m. Women's 200 Meters
5:20 p.m. Men's 200 Meters
5:30 p.m. Men's 3K
5:45 p.m. Women's 4x400 Relay
5:55 p.m. Men's 4x400 Relay
Field Events
12:30 p.m. Women's High Jump - Men to follow
1:00 p.m. Women's Long Jump - Men to follow
Women's Discus - Men to follow
Women's Javelin - follows Men's Discus
Men's Javelin - follows Women's Javelin
3:00 p.m. Women's Triple Jump - Men to follow
Women's Shot Put - follows Men's Javelin
Men's Shot Put - follows Women's Shot Put
