The Youngstown State men and women's track and field team will send a small contingent of athletes to the Jesse Owens Classic at Ohio State for the two-day competition.
At Ohio State, running events will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Field events will be underway at noon. Saturday's competition is set to take place at 1 p.m. At SRU, events get underway at noon for the single day meet.
On the men's side, Luke Laubacher will compete in the 110m hurdles and long jump. He is coming off a personal best run of 13.59 seconds at the Penn Relays. That time ranks him ninth in the East Region and 26th in the nation.
The men's high jump and pole vault squad will compete in full as they prepare for the conference championships. Both events will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Owen Brady will compete in the steeplechase at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday. He currently ranks sixth in the conference.
Noah Johnson and Riley Jackson will represent the men in the 1500m. Nedgine Morancy will compete in the long jump and triple jump for the Penguins.
Kenzy Beckett will get things started for the women's running events, as she competes in the 1500m at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The women's pole vault squad are set to compete in full at 11 a.m. on day two. Kalli Knoble will represent the women in the high jump at noon.
Men's Entries
110m Hurdles- Luke Laubacher
1500m- Riley Jackson, Noah Johnson
Steeplechase- Owen Brady
5000m - Beau Gorby
Long Jump - Luke Laubacher
High Jump - Noah Crozier, Connor Durig, Mason Stephens, Zachary Webb
Pole Vault - Dakota Keifer, Lukas Lang, Ian Quarles, Harrison Spalding
Women's Entries
1500m - Kenzy Beckett
Long Jump - Nedgine Morancy
Triple Jump - Nedgine Morancy
High Jump - Kalli Knoble
Pole Vault - Kaitlyn Eger, Emma Etzwiler, Ainsley Hamsher, Melana Schumaker, Gabbi Selman