Track & Field Hits the Road to Brookings

Saturday, January 19

Brookings, S.D.

Noon

Omaha

Jim Emmerich Invitational at South Dakota State

Freshman Lauren Riley in the long jump at the Graduate Classic last weekend.

Track & Field Hits the Road to Brookings

Jan 16, 2019 | Track & Field

OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha track and field program hits the road at the Jim Emmerich Invitational, hosted by South Dakota State.

The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 19 in Brookings, S.D. with a noon start time.

Omaha recently made the trip to Lincoln last weekend and competed in the two-day Graduate Classic at Nebraska. Last Friday, Anna Edet narrowly missed her own school record by three and a half inches finishing sixth in the weight throw. She recorded a distance of 17.83 meters (58'6"). Brekk Flax also had a personal best of 8.02 seconds the 60-meter dash, finishing ninth.

The following Saturday, Stephanie Ahrens took runner-up in the high jump with a height of 5'9.25" (1.76m).

After the Jim Emmerich Invitational, the Mavericks are back in action the next week from Jan. 25-26 at the Jayhawk Classic, hosted by the University of Kansas. Both days are scheduled for noon in Lawrence, Kan.