ALAMOSA, Colo. – Adams State Track & Field heads to the west coast this weekend for a big time Division I meet in the 41st Annual Aztec Invitational host by San Diego State on March 21-23.
WHERE
San Diego, Calif. – SDSU Sports Deck
WHEN
March 21-23
About the Meet
• The Aztec Invite will be a three-day meet but will be sectioned off in multiple ways as it will also feature a high school division.
• The men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon will take place Friday and Saturday, March 21-22.
• Throwing events will split between Friday and Saturday, with the javelin and hammer throw taking place on the campus of UC San Diego. All other field events will be at San Diego State.
• Running events will take place of Friday and Saturday, March 22-23 at San Diego State. The Distance Carnival (Mile, 3000m Steeplechase, 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m) will take place on Friday evening.
• For complete information on the meet and to follow live results all three days, fans can click the links above.
Last Time Out – CSU-Pueblo Early Bird Invite (No Team Scoring)
• The Grizzlies sent a small group to the Pueblo, Colo. for the first outdoor meet of the season. They posted multiple top-10 finishes and had some provisional marks along the way.
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Micah Ballantyne and
Katherine Smith led the way for the sprints and hurdles group. Ballantyne won the men's 200m dash in provisional time of 21.12. Smith won the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.97.
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Haleigh Hunter-Galvan headlined the distance squad with her first place finish in the 1500m run in a time of 4:39.14. Her time converted down to 4:33.27, which is just .03 seconds from a provisional time.
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Sam Reid got his outdoor campaign started well in shot put with a runner-up finish. He hit a provisional mark of 57-11.75 which is tied for third best in Division II.
What to Watch For
• Following a two week break since the end of indoor nationals, the Grizzlies will likely have most of their All-Americans in action to hit quality marks early on for outdoor season.
• With it being spring break at Adams State, it will be likely that a number of athletes who do compete will be those in contention for making the outdoor national championships.
• A few factors that will play to Adams State advantage will clearly be the weather on the west coast and the altitude. Weather has gotten better in Colorado but California weather will more than likely be in the Grizzlies favor this weekend.
• A number of new faces made their presence known last weekend at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird Invite as did familiar faces who have competed at a high level. Look for a number Grizzlies to showcase their skill at one of the biggest meets this outdoor season at the Division I level.
Up Next
• Adams State will head back to Pueblo, Colo. next weekend for the CSU-Pueblo Spank Blasing Invite.
• The Grizzlies will compete at the Spank Blasing Invite on March 29 and 30.
