Track sends athletes to four meets in California and Florida

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's and women's track and field teams will compete at four separate meets this coming weekend in Florida and California.

The throwers, led by Marquette associate head coach Mike Koenning, will compete at the South Florida Collegiate on Friday and Saturday in Tampa, Florida. MU's runners and jumpers will head to California for the Mt. SAC Relays, the CSULA Twilight and the Bryan Clay Invitational on Wednesday through Friday.

Multi-event athletes Will Eggers and Joe Keys will kick off the week's action on Wednesday, April 17 in the decathlon at Azusa Pacific's Bryan Clay Invite. Both have their sights on the Marquette program record of 7,236 points, set by former BIG EAST champion Matt Piekarski in 2006. Keys set the MU freshman record at the same meet last season and the program record in the heptathlon during this past indoor campaign.

The rest of MU's contingent in California will get underway on Thursday with distance runners Caitlin McGauley, Ryan Burd, Jon Klaiber and Daniel Pederson competing at Mt. SAC and the others at Cal State LA. The group will then come together on Friday at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

Koenning will take nine throwers with him to Florida, led by reigning-BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week Brendan McKinney as well as fellow seniors Terrance Howard, Eric Fellin, Amanda Hodgson, Keely Knobbe and Monica Voudrie.

Following this weekend, the Golden Eagles have two more weeks of competition before the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships on May 10-11 in New York City.

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MEET ENTRIES

South Florida Collegiate (Friday-Saturday)

WOMEN
Lizzy Cagle - Hammer, Discus, Shot Put
Allie Flando - Hammer, Discus, Shot Put
Amanda Hodgson - Hammer, Javelin
Keely Knobbe - Hammer, Discus, Shot Put
Monica Voudrie - Hammer, Shot Put

MEN
Eric Fellin - Javelin
Terrance Howard - Hammer, Discus, Shot Put
Brendan McKinney - Hammer, Discus

Athletes in California (Wednesday-Friday)

WOMEN
Mary Hanson - CSULA: 800m; Azusa: 1500m
Kelsey Hunn - CSULA: 100 Hurdles; Azusa: 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles
Arianna Mansavage - CSULA: 400; Azusa: 400m
Breanne Marchan - CSULA: 100m, Long Jump; Azusa: 200m, High Jump
Madison Marko - CSULA: 100 Hurdles, Long Jump; Azusa: 200m, Long Jump
Marin McClowry - CSULA: High Jump; Azusa: High Jump
Caitlin McGauley - Mt. SAC: 10,000m - or - Azusa: 5000m
Lindsey Mirkes - CSULA: High Jump; Azusa: High Jump
Emma Moravec - CSULA: 400m; Azusa: 800m
Madison Ricciardi - CSULA: 100 Hurdles; Azusa: 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles

MEN
Daniel Armstrong - CSULA: High Jump; Azusa: High Jump
Connor Boos - CSULA: 100m, 4x100m; Azusa: 200m, 4x100m
Ross Bravo - CSULA: 110 Hurdles; Azusa: 110 Hurdles
Ryan Burd - Mt. SAC: 10,000m - or - Azusa: 5000m
Brad Eagan - CSULA: 800m; Azusa: 1500m
William Eggers - Azusa: Decathlon
Derek Gross - CSULA: 800m; Azusa: 1500m
Samuel Johnson - CSULA: 100m, Long Jump; Azusa: Long or Triple Jump
Joe Keys - Azusa: Decathlon
Jon Klaiber - Mt. SAC: 10,000m - or - Azusa: 5000m
Ben Konopka - CSULA: 110 Hurdles; Azusa: 110 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles
Alec Miller - CSULA: 800m; Azusa: 1500m
Daniel Pederson - Mt. SAC: 10,000m - or - Azusa: 5000m
Mathew Peter - CSULA: 110 Hurdles; Azusa: 110 Hurdles
Danny Peterson - CSULA: 800m; Azusa: 1500m
Ryan Neville - CSULA: 100m, 4x100m; Azusa: 200m, 4x100m
Sam Sagan - CSULA: 200m, 4x100m; Azusa: 400m, 4x100m
Jay Whalen - CSULA: 400m, 4x100m; Azusa: 200m, 4x100m