Concord Heads to Richmond for Fred Hardy Invite

Live Video - Performance List

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's track and field teams prepare for the Fred Hardy Invite hosted by the University of Richmond Friday and Saturday at Robins Stadium.

LIVE COVERAGE
Video: The University of Richmond Sports Information Department in conjunction with ESPN+ will live stream both days of the meet.  A subscription of ESPN+ is required to watch the meet.

LAST TMIE OUT
Senior Emilee Henry had two top-15 finishes in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes at High Point. Henry came through the 200-meters in 25.34 seconds and clocked a time of 1:00.39 in the 400-meters.

CU's 4x400-meter relay of senior Taylor Hamm, Henry, freshman Jada Strachan and sophomore Josea Smith ran the fastest time in the MEC this season by combining to run 4:04 at HPU.

Henry, Smith, sophomore Kiersten Shrader and junior Autumn Thomas placed sixth in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 48.25 seconds.

In the men's sprint events, sophomore Kelshawn Grant placed fourth in the 100-meters, stopping the clock at 10.73 seconds. Fellow sophomore Jonathan Roebuck placed 24^th while freshman Hunter Thomas was 25^th in the event.

Senior Jason Weitzel placed 14^th in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:06.

FRED HARDY ENTRIES
Concord will have eight athletes in the 800-meter run headlined by senior Taylor Hamm. Joining her in the event is senior Kenna Knowles, Strachan, sophomore Lindsey Cummings, freshman Briana Parsons, freshman Kyla Marshall, freshman Brittany Vaught and senior Catrina Russell.

Senior Kaylin Kessinger has the third-fastest time in the 5,000-meter run in the MEC this season. Kessinger will compete in the 5,000-meters this weekend along with fellow seniors Bailey Knowles and Karleigh Thompson.

Smith will look to better her second-fastest MEC time in the 400-meter hurdles at Richmond. She is scheduled to compete in the event along with senior Heather Chernutan.
Chernutan will sprint in the 200-meters alongside Shrader and Thomas.

In men's competition, six different athletes will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Senior Jacob Ashcraft, junior Cooper Brady and freshman Isaac Prather will all run the event for a second time this season while freshman Cedric Drennen, sophomore Samuel Haynes and senior Michael Ruhnke will all run the steeplechase for the first time.

Sophomore Dwain Porterfield will compete in three field events as he throws the shot put, discus and javelin. Junior Bennie White will join Porterfield in the javelin and shot put while sophomore Isaiah Bowman will compete in the javelin.

Off his performance at High Point, Grant is scheduled to race the 200-meters at Richmond. Joining him in the event is freshman Jamal Fisher, sophomore Ryan Muse, sophomore Jonathan Roebuck and White.

Roebuck and White will double up in the 100-meters along with Thomas.

NOTE: Weitzel will be at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State as he races the 10,000-meter run Friday night.

A performance list of the meet at the University or Richmond can be viewed here.