FAU Track & Field To Open Season at Art and Linda Maillet UNC Open
The Florida Atlantic University women’s track and field team will open the season at the Art and Linda Maillet UNC Open on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 9 a.m. in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Teams competing: More than 25 colleges and universities were invited to participate in the meet. Some of the teams competing include Flagler, UNC-Greensboro, FIU, Southern Wesleyan, Troy, Norfolk State, and College of Charleston.
Events: In the 60m dash, sophomore Regina Wilkerson will be the veteran in the event accompanied by freshmen Assata Trader, Sherline Valentin, Crystal McDougle and Cassidy Smith. Berneta Boldin, cousin of San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin, will compete in the 200m dash along with Trader, Valentin and Mar’Rhea Everheart. Sophomores Sitia Martinez and Deja Jones will bring their expertise to the 400m dash joined by freshman Marianne Løeken.
On the distance side, the one mile will feature senior Tara Cripe, junior Kia Heller-Spencer, and newcomers Liz Wellman and Amélie Svensson. Two-time Conference USA Cross Country Athlete of the Week Chloe Sell will run in the 3,000m together with Australian transfer Sophie Walker and sophomores Clare Brinkman and Brittany Garesio.
Norwegian-native Frida Thorsås will make her debut in the 60m hurdles joined by sophomore Ashley Stewart, Smith, and McDougle. Stewart will be FAU’s only competitor in the high jump. Thorsås, Everheart, and McDougle will try to make an impact in the long jump. The Owls will feature three teams in the 4x400m relay, with the first comprised of Martinez, Thorsås, Wilkerson and Jones. The second group will be Boldin, Løeken, McDougle, and Stewart, and the third group includes Cripe, Heller-Spencer, Svensson, and Wellman.
