Mavs Track and Field Travels to UNI This Weekend
Jan 28, 2016 | Track & Field
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha track and field team continue its season this weekend when it travels to Cedar Falls, Iowa for the Jack Jennett Invitational on Friday Jan. 29. Field events begin at 10 a.m., and track events begin at 2:30 p.m.
Omaha looks to continue its season-long pursuit of top marks and finishes.
Freshman Lauren Houston placed in first in the 800 meters at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational in Brookings, S.D. last weekend with a time of 2:13.38. Her performance put her in third place in the Summit League in the event.
Sophomore Alyssa Averhoff recorded a time of 10:29.89 in the 3,000 meters to put her into 10th place in the Maverick record books in the event.
Sophomores Stephanie Ahrens and Noni Henderson placed high in field events last weekend. Ahrens placed third in the high jump with a jump of 5-7. Henderson finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 16-10 ¾.
Next weekend, the Mavericks head to Lincoln, Neb. for the two-day Frank Sevigne Husker Invite on Feb. 5 and 6.
