Bearkats Track Their Way As Host This Weekend
Courtesy: Paul Ridings, Jr., SHSU Sports Information
The first of two opportunities this spring to see the Sam Houston men’s and women’s track and field team in action comes this weekend.
Sam Houston will host a combined events competition and a quadrangular meet with Lamar, Houston Baptist and Texas Southern at the Meredith York Field Events Center and Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.
The combined events meet will consist of a men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon on Thursday and Friday.
Both days competition for the men will start at 10 a.m. and for the women at 10:30.
Thursday the men will compete in the 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400 meters.
Friday the men finish with the 110 meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 200 meters.
The women will compete in the 100 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200 meters on Thursday and the long jump, javelin and 800 meters on Friday.
For Saturday’s quad meet, field events begin at 1:30 p.m. and running events start at 6 p.m.
Sam Houston finished as runners-up in both men’s and women’s track and field at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in February.
The Bearkats also will host a Twilight Meet in early May.
The complete quad meet schedule:
SATURDAY, APRIL 6
Field Events
1:30 pm Men’s and Women’s Javelin Throw (simultaneously)
2:30 pm Men’s Discus Throw, followed by Women
3:30 pm Women’s Pole Vault, followed by Men
3:30 pm Men’s High Jump, followed by Women
4:30 pm Men’s Shot Put, followed by Women
5:00 pm Women’s Long Jump (east runway)
5:00 pm Men’s Long Jump (west runway)
Men’s and Women’s Triple Jump (west runway)
*30 minutes after conclusion of respective long jump comp
6:30 pm men’s Hammer Throw, followed by Women’s Hammer Throw
Running Events
6:00 pm 4 x 100m Relay (women, followed by men)
6:10 pm 3000m Steeplechase (women, followed by men)
6:40 pm 100m/110m Hurdles (women, followed by men)
7:00 pm 400m dash (women, followed by men)
7:20 pm 100m Dash (women, followed by men)
7:35 pm 800m dash (women, followed by men)
7:50 pm 400m Hurdles (women, followed by men)
8:05 pm 200m Dash (women, followed by men)
8:25 pm 1500m Run (women, followed by men)
8:45 pm 4 x 400m Relay (women, followed by men)
8:55 pm 5000m Run (women, followed by men)
Long Ball Lift Lamar To Double-Header Sweep
Courtesy:Paul Ridings, Jr., SHSU Sports Information
Lamar used the long ball earn the Cardinals a Southland Conference softball doubleheader sweep over Sam Houston Saturday at Fort Park in Beaumont.
The Cards totaled six home runs and a triple as they defeated the Bearkats 9-4 in the opening game and 5-4 in eight innings in the nightcap.
Sam Houston struck first in the opener as Cecilia Castillo singled in a run in the top of the third inning.
But the Cardinals scored three runs on a pair of home runs in the bottom of the third.
Tiffany Castillo tied the game with a two-run homer in the top of the fourth and Jessica Slater put the Kats back in front 4-3 with an RBI single.
The lead was short-lived as Lamar scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Two of the runs were unearned due to an error.
The Cardinals added another tally on a home run in the sixth.
Haley Baros pitched the first three innings for Sam Houston.
Meme Quinn pitched two and a third innings in relief, drawing the loss.
Amber Neal pitched in the sixth inning.
Again in the nightcap, Sam Houston held early leads as Cecilia Castillo hit a solo home run in the top of the first.
Tiffany Castillo tallied an unearned run in the fifth inning.
Kim Damian tied the contest bringing in a run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh Ashlee Isbell put the Kats in front 4-3 with an RBI single.
Lamar’s sixth home run of the day forced extra innings and an unearned run after an error proved to be the game winner in the bottom of the eighth.
Sam Houston and Lamar will play the third and final game of the series Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.