PALO ALTO/SAN FRANCISCO/FRESNO, Calif. The USF Dons outdoor track and field team have a busy weekend ahead as they're set to compete across three meets in the Bay Area. Their weekend consists of appearances in the Stanford Invitational, Mike Fanelli Invitational and West Coast Relays. The Dons will look towards posting regional qualifiers in their respective events competing against strong competition.
Things will kick off on Friday at the Stanford Invitational, where
Abby Pradere will compete in the 1500m,
Baneet Bains in her first 3km steeplechase of the season and
Ruby Smee in the 10km, where she will open up her outdoor season.
On Friday a group on Dons will also be traveling to Fresno for the West Coast Relays, where
Lorie Cashdollar and
Julia Morales will compete in the 800m event and
Olivia Alexandre will race over the 400m hurdles.
Friday and Saturday, the Dons will also be well represented at The Mike Fanelli Invitational, at San Francisco State. Eight Dons from the men's side will be competing in the 5km with
Ed Buck leading the way looking to lead his teammates under the 15-minute mark. While
Daniel Abramowicz and
Carter Lewis will compete in the 1,500m event.
On the women's side, the Dons will have five participants in the 1,500m led by
Grace Copeland and competitors in the 800m, 400m hurdles, 100m and the sprint medley relay.
Name: Stanford Invitational
Date: Friday March. 31, 2023
Location: Palo Alto, Calif.
Name: West Coast Relays
Date: Friday March. 31, 2023
Location: Fresno, Calif.
Name: Mike Fanelli Track Classic
Date: Friday March. 31-Saturday Apr. 1, 2023
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
PARTICIPANTS:
Women:
Olivia Alexandre,
Rayne Anwar,
Baneet Bains,
Lorie Cashdollar,
Grace Copeland,
Laurel Froehlich,
Evelyn How,
Marine Jacob,
Tatumn LaChapelle,
Julia Morales,
Kaylee Noda,
Abby Pradere,
Ruby Smee,
Kamilla Vanadzina,
Sophia Priester-Veasley,
Zoe Wassell,
Ebony Webb,
Imani Wyatt
Men:
Daniel Abramowicz,
Hiruy Alemseged,
Ed Buck,
Marshall Bush,
Ryan Duncan,
Caleb Haugland,
Carter Lewis,
Ben Preddy,
Aaron Ruiz, and
Danny Skovron
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our department sponsor – San Francisco Toyota - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at
fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.
