Gainesville, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman Track & Field will head to Gainesville, Florida Friday at the Gainesville Sports Complex for the Jimmy Carnes Invitational The event will begin at 7:00 a.m. on December 17th.
Friday, December 17th
Jimmy Carnes Invitational
7:00 a.m.
Gainesville, Fla.
Live Stats: http://live.halfmiletiming.com
The last time the Wildcats competed at the event was in 2022 where a trio of sophomores earned second place finishes.
Facility: The Alachua County Sports Center @ Celebration Pointe. The Jimmy Carnes Track is a 200m banked, 6
lane track with 8 lanes of Mondo on the sprints runway. It also has 2 raised horizontal jump runways, 1 raised pole
vault runway, 1 throws cage with landing area, 1 throws circle with landing area, and a high jump area on the sprint
lanes. The facility also has 2 warmup lanes on the east side of the building near the clerking area.
Last week at the Gamecock Invitational, nineteen Wildcat participants finished in the top ten of their respective events. Coach
Garon Jackson was happy about the team's overall performance and feels encouraged for Friday.
"This weekend, we're looking for more improvement", said Jackson. "We're going to be putting some individuals in some individual events only to see how they're going to react. The most important thing is about competing and staying consistent, and if we execute our race plan, we will give people an opportunity to see if they can help the program."
