Gainesville, Fla.. - Bethune-Cookman Track & Field will head back to Gainesville for the third time this season on Friday, February 7 at the Alachua County Sports Complex to compete in the Celebration Pointe Classic.
Friday, February 7th
Celebration Pointe Classic
9:00 a.m.
Gainesville, Fla.
Live Stats: https://www.tfrrs.org
This is the Wildcats' first time competing at the event.
Facility: The Alachua County Sports Complex @ 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 weekend at the South Carolina Invitational, thirteen Wildcats grabbed top ten finishes.
Xavier Bogan has proven himself to be a competitor, and the long jump is his specialty. Earlier this year, he finished first at the Birmingham Invitational. This past weekend at the Gamecock Challenge, he finished second in the men's long jump with a mark of 7.37m. For the women,
Kasie Ugeh finished sixth in the shot put with 12.43m.
The Wildcats will look to continue their success in Gainesville.
