Mavericks Compete Close To Home This Week

Thursday, April 25

Indianola, Iowa

10 a.m.

Omaha

Kip Janvrin Open (Day 1)

Senior Anna Edet threw a season-best mark in the hammer throw last week and also set a lifetime best in the shot put.

Mavericks Compete Close To Home This Week

Apr 24, 2019 | Track & Field

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha track & field team will compete at two meets in Iowa this week, taking part in the Kip Janvrin Open at Simpson College and the Drake Relays.

Sophomore Emily Johnson will compete at Drake in the 5,000 meters on Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Johnson set the school record in the event last week, running a time of 16:57.09. It was the first sub-17 minute 5,000 meter time in school history and broke a four-year old record.

Senior Lauren Houston will run in the 800 meters at Drake on Saturday at 3 p.m.

All other Mavericks will compete at Simpson on Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. and on Friday at noon.

Last week, Omaha competed in three meets in California. In addition to Johnson's school record, Houston ran personal bests of 57.15 in the 400 meters and 2:09.44 in the 800 meters at two different meets. Her 800 meter time is the third-fastest in school history.

Senior Anna Edet posted a personal best shot put mark of 42-07 ½ at the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific. She also had a season-best hammer throw mark of 168-06 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate at Long Beach State.

The 4x100 meter relay team of Erinoelle Clifton, Scarlett Hill, Sophia Kirwan and Brekk Flax put up a season-best time of 48.85, UNO's fastest time in the event since 2015.

Next week, the Mavericks will be in Lincoln for the Nebraska Invitational on Saturday, May 4. It will be their final meet before the Summit League Championships in Macomb, Ill. on Wednesday-Friday, May 8-10.