Track & Field to Host Mountain T's Invitational Friday and Saturday at Skydome

LIVE RESULTS
Tentative Schedule (PDF)
Meet Program (PDF)
 
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (January 31, 2019) – Northern Arizona University's track & field program will host its third home meet of the 2019 indoor season, the Mountain T's Invitational on Feb. 1^st and 2^nd at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. The meet will begin at 9 a.m. (MST) on Friday and 8 a.m. (MST) on Saturday.
 
The Lumberjacks will play host to a number of respected schools and teams in the southwest region.
 
Schools set to compete include Arizona State, California State University Dominguez Hills, Caltech, Grand Canyon, La Verne, New Mexico Highlands, Ottawa University (AZ), University of Redlands, Southern Utah, Stanford, UC Riverside and Whitter College.
 
Teams and clubs that will also be competing at Mountain T's include AAG Sports Academy, ALTIS, Ambess Track Club, Arizona Elite, AZPVA, G.R.I.T. Athletics, Ottawa Lions, Risen Performance, Sprint Station, Team China, Team Run Flagstaff and Team Showtyme, Under Armour, West Coast Striders Track Club and various unattached athletes as well.
 
The following is a tentative schedule for the meets events:
 
Friday, February 1, 2019: Men's Heptathlon & Women's Pentathlon
(Start times are approximate and will depend on the completion of previous event)
-9:00 a.m. Heptathlon Men's 60 Meter Dash -9:45 a.m. Heptathlon Men's Long Jump
 
-11:00 a.m. Heptathlon Men's Shot Put
 
-12:00 a.m. Heptathlon Men's High Jump
 
-9:30 a.m. Pentathlon Women's 60 Meter Hurdles
 
-10:20 a.m. Pentathlon Women's High Jump -12:50 p.m. Pentathlon Women's Shot Put
 
-2:20 p.m. Pentathlon Women's Long Jump
 
-4:00 p.m. Pentathlon Women's 800 Meter Run
 
Friday, February 1, 2019: Field Events
-3:30 p.m. Women's Long Jump (3 Flights)
 
-4:00 p.m. Men's Shot Put -5:00 p.m. Women's Pole Vault (1 Flight)
 
-6:00 p.m. Women's Shot Put
 
-6:00 p.m. Women's High Jump -6:15 p.m. Men's Long Jump (3 Flights)
 
Friday, February 1, 2019: Track Events
-6:00 p.m. Women's Mile (2 Heats)
 
-6:15 p.m. Men's Mile (2 Heats)
 
-6:30 p.m. Women's 200m
 
-6:55 p.m. Men's 200m
 
-7:25 p.m. Women's 800m
 
-7:35 p.m. Men's 800m
 
Saturday, February 2, 2019: Men's Heptathlon
(Start times are approximate and will depend on the completion of previous event)
-8:00 a.m. Heptathlon Men's 60 Meter Hurdles
 
-8:45 a.m. Heptathlon Men's Pole Vault
 
-TBD Heptathlon Men's 1000 Meter Run
 
Saturday, February 2, 2019: Field Events
-10:00 a.m. Men's Weight Throw
 
-10:00 a.m.
 
Women's Weight Throw (Will follow completion of Men's Weight Throw)
Men's Triple Jump
-12:00 p.m.
 
Women's Triple Jump will follow completion of Men's Triple Jump
 
Men's Pole Vault (Will begin after completion of Heptathlon Pole Vault)
-12:30 p.m. Men's High Jump
 
Saturday, February 2, 2019: Track Events
-11:00 a.m. Women's 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
 
-11:15 a.m. Men's 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
 
-11:30 a.m. Women's 60 Meter Dash Prelims
 
-11:45 a.m. Men's 60 Meter Dash Prelims -12:00 p.m. Women's 600m
 
-12:10 p.m. Men's 600m
 
-12:25 p.m. Women's 60 Meter Hurdles Final
 
-12:30 p.m. Men's 60 Meter Hurdles Final
 
-12:35 p.m. Women's 60 Meter Dash Final
 
-12:40 p.m. Men's 60 Meter Dash Final -12:50 p.m. Women's 400 Meter Final
 
-1:05 p.m. Men's 400 Meter Final
 
-1:25 p.m. Women's 3000 Meter Run -1:40 p.m. Men's 3000 Meter Run
 
-2:10 p.m. Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
 
-2:25 p.m. Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
 
The men's squad is currently ranked no. 3 overall in the Mountain Region in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's NCAA Division I Indoor Regional Rankings. BYU is ranked no.2, with Texas Tech taking the top spot. NAU is one of six men's teams from the Big Sky Conference ranked in the top-15 in the region (no. 5 Southern Utah, no. 8 Montana State, no. 11 Idaho State, no. 12 Weber State and no. 15 Montana).
 
The Lumberjack women head into the weekend ranked 13^th in the Mountain Region. There are five Big Sky programs in the top-15 (no. 8 Montana, no.9 Weber State, no. 11 Montana State and no. 14 Southern Utah).
 
NAU's men's team enters the weekend ranked no. 34^th in the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Indoor National Rankings. The Lumberjack men moved up three spots from its previous spot at no. 37. The 'Jacks women's team sits at no.80, eight spots lower than its previous ranking before the Lumberjack Team Challenge.
 
Live results will once again be provided by Wingfoot Finish and a compiled list of NAU's results and full recap of the day will be available at nauathletics.com.
 
A reminder that all NAU track & field home events are free admission this season.