Pine Bluff, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff men's & women's outdoor track and field teams will compete in the Little Rock Open Invitational, hosted by Little Rock Trojans, Saturday at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex. The competition begins at 10 a.m. with the field events, followed by the running events at 11:30 a.m.  

Both teams are coming off a split meet at the Al Schmidt Bulldogs Relay and Texas Relays two weeks ago, with several student-athletes placing in the top 10 in their events.  

On the men's side, the Golden Lions had nine top-10 finishes at the Al Schmidt Bulldogs Relay, led by senior Wade Garner, who placed second in the 400m with a time of 47.68.  

On the women's side Safiya John, one of the top heptathlon athletes in the country, put up an impressive performance at the Texas Relays. John placed ninth overall in the heptathlon in Austin, TX. 

"After our last meet we had a week of hard training to prepare for this weekend's meet and we've been mostly focused on improvement in all events," said UAPB head coach Christopher McCoy. 

 Fans can watch live results on our website at uapblionsroar.com/track. 


 

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