SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA men's track & field program will begin its outdoor season this weekend at home when it hosts the annual UTSA Invitational. It will mark the first of two consecutive meets at Park West Athletics Complex to open the team's second campaign of the spring.
Athletes from Purdue, Sam Houston State, Texas and Texas Tech will join the host Roadrunners at the two-day meet (click here for complete meet information). Admission will be $5 on Saturday only.
Friday's action is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. with the hammer and shot put. The javelin then will be contested at 5 p.m. and that will be followed by the 3,000-meter steeplechase (7:25 p.m.) and 5k (8:15 p.m.). The remaining field events will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday and the rest of the running disciplines will start at 2 p.m. (click here for a complete meet schedule).
UTSA's track & field facility boasts the only Olympic-quality running surface in South Texas. Marked with wider lanes and enhanced subsurface support, the track was constructed to host national and international meets, as well as NCAA Championship events. The stadium currently includes 1,000 seats and a spacious state-of-the-art press box. Open areas surrounding the facility have been designed to house temporary seating up to 10,000 for national and international competitions.
This weekend will mark the squad's first action in nearly a month, as it last competed from Feb. 18-19 at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
The Roadrunners finished third behind individual champions Ty Anderson (high jump) and Gabe Vargas (shot put).
