Meet: Marlins Invitational
When: Friday, January 20
Start time: Friday – 9:00 a.m.
Where: Virginia Beach, Va. | Virginia Beach Sports Center
 
Meet: Blue Marlins Invitational
When: Saturday, January 21
Start time: Saturday – 9:00 a.m.
Where: Virginia Beach, Va. | Virginia Beach Sports Center


VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's and women's track & field teams return to competition this Friday and Saturday as they send a group to the Marlins Invitational and Blue Marlins Invitational at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.
 
Meet/Facility History

• This will be the first meet that the Spartans will be competing in at the Virginia Beach Sports Center this season.

 
Spartans at the Starting Line (subject to change)
Women's – Deborah Ansah-Yeboah, Leah Baizar, Camille Carlson, Monique Clement, Kaitlyn Harrison, Kaliyah Hargrove, Serena Henderson, Chelsea Valdivia-Rizo, Bella Manfre, Chandler McCaslin, Reagan O'Quinn, Naomi Pridgen, Jenna Reiter, Shay Soukup
 
Men's – Elijah Jones, Zin Maung, Charles Bennett, Dylan Christopher, Spencer Connick, Andrew Hamilton, Colin Keck, Jonathan Kennedy, Ethan Long, Evan Pena, Lane Prochaska, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Wallace, Luke Ward

This Season

• This is the fifth and sixth indoor meets for the Spartans.
• The men's and women's cross-country teams competed this fall and saw great results.
• The Spartan women's squad saw six career bests among the 23 teams at the Mondo College Invitational last Saturday. The Blue & Gold saw McCaslin earn her second individual title of the season.
• McCaslin crossed the finish line first in the 800m, clocking a time of 2:20.35, setting a career best and a Mondo College Invitational record.  
• Reagan O'Quinn finished third in the 1000m race out of 35 competitors. She ran a time of 3:05.45. Sophomore Serena Henderson placed 10th running a personal best time of 3:16.58.
• Out of the men, Owen McArthur, clocked his career best in the 60m with 7.84.