Little Rock Track and Field Heads to Jonesboro This Weekend

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – After a record-breaking meet in Little Rock last week, the Trojans will return to the track this weekend in Jonesboro when the program competes at the Red Wolves Open.
 
The two-day meet kicks off Friday with a quartet of field events along with the 200m and 1,500m races on the track. Saturday will host most of the events with Little Rock wrapping up action in the men's and women's 3,000m steeplechase at 3:15 p.m.
 
Competing Teams: Little Rock, Arkansas State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Baptist, Central Baptist College, Christian Brothers, Harding, Hendrix, Missouri Southern State, North Alabama, Ouachita Baptist, Rhodes, South Dakota State, UT Martin, Williams Baptist
 
Three Things to Know

1. Go the Distance
   Trojan middle distance and distance runners will see most of the action this weekend with a majority of the Little Rock entries coming in the 800m; ,1500m; 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase races. Keila Finnestad and Ariana Garcia both posted some personal best times in Little Rock last weekend and look to improve upon that in Jonesboro.
2. And Here is the Steeple
   Last weekend in Little Rock, Lindsey Hutcheson ran a personal best time of 11:43.19 in the 3,000m steeplechase in a crowded field, a time that ranks sixth in the Sun Belt Conference. Both she and Aaron Soltmann on the men's side will test their season-best times against a handful of Red Wolves runners that are among the league leaders in the event.
3. A Way Too Early Preview
   The Ohio Valley Conference's UT Martin is scheduled to compete at the meet in Jonesboro this weekend, giving the Trojans a very early preview of what next year's competition will look like. Little Rock will officially become fully-fledged members of the OVC on July 1.

 
For the latest information on Little Rock Track & Field, make sure to check out LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockTFXC on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
 
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