Track & Field Set for USF Invitational Friday
STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut men's and women's track and field teams get ready for the two-day meet in Tampa, Fla., with the men competing on day one on Friday, April 5 and the women competing on day two on Saturday, April 6.
The Huskies continue to make great strides this season. Last time out, UConn had 41 top-five results, eight personal records, and nine first-place finishes. In the team scores, the men and women both won as the men finished with 170 points and the women ended with 186.75 points.
A few big personal records and school records came from Travis Roux, Chloe Thomas, and Jailya Ash. Roux is positioned eighth all-time in the UConn records list, while Thomas destroyed the competition in the 5,000m breaking the school record, and Jailya smashing the school record in the 100-meter hurdles.
The first track event on Friday and Saturday is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. ET.
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