Orlando, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman Track & Field will travel to Orlando, Florida Friday at the UCF Soccer and Track Stadium. The event will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 21 and continue through Saturday, March 22.



Friday, March 21 - Saturday, March 22
Black & Gold Invite
11:00 a.m.
Orlando Florida
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The Bethune Cookman University Track and Field team competed in Jacksonville Florida for the first outdoor event of the season. The Wildcats had three first place finishes - two in the Javelin Throw and one in the 400m.  Zion Harvey had a 1st place finish in the 400m and a PR of 56.2  Kasie Ugeh  had a strong showing, placing 1st in the javelin throw and 2nd in the discus throw.

The UCF Soccer and Track Complex serves as home for the Knights' men's and women's soccer and women's track and field programs. The location, originally built in 1991, was re-opened in May 2011 following the construction of a grandstand seating facility on the west side.

Surrounding one of the top pitches in all of college soccer is an eight-lane, 400-meter track featuring a Martin Surface that was refurbished in the summer of 2004. In 2008, an expanded throwing area for the hammer, discus and shotput was also added to the complex. Both, long jump and triple jump pits, were rebuilt ahead of the 2008 season.

The men's and women's soccer teams also have access to the soccer practice field, located northeast of the UCF Soccer and Track Complex and just outside IOA Plaza of Bright House Networks Stadium.

Friday will begin with multi-events beginning with the women's hammer throw at 11:00 a.m. with the men to follow. Next, the women's long jump begins at 1:00 p.m. with the men to follow. The women's javelin is also set to start at 1:00 p.m., followed by the pole vault and shot put.

Running events begin at 5:00 p.m. with the women's 400m hurdles, followed by the men's 400 hurdles at 5:20. The last event scheduled for Friday is the men's 10,000m at 9:10 p.m.

Saturday's events will begin with field events at 10:00 a.m with the women's & men's discus throw, followed by the high jump and triple jump. The last event for Saturday is the men's 4x400m relay for 4:15 p.m.

Last weekend at the River City Relays in Jacksonville, the Wildcats saw three first place finishes. On the men's side, Nehemiah Armstrong finished first in the javelin throw. On the women's side, Zion Harvey finished first in the 400m and Kasie Ugeh first in the javelin throw.