STANFORD, Calif. -- For those who love track and field, the Stanford Invitational is the perfect destination.
With nearly 24 hours of competition over Friday and Saturday at Cobb Track and Angell Field, there is plenty to satisfy the most dedicated track fan. The 44th meet features collegiate and high school competitions, with a share of post-collegians and international competitors.
Though a few Stanford athletes have competed already, the outdoor track and field season truly begins with this meet, essentially launching the 124th season of Stanford outdoor track and field.
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Meet information:
44th Stanford Invitational
When: Friday and Saturday.
Where: Cobb Track and Angell Field
Events begin:
Friday: Field, 10 a.m.; Running, Noon
Saturday: Field, 9 a.m.; Running, 11 a.m.
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Tickets: For adults, tickets are $10 each day. For youths, seniors, and staff, tickets are $5 each day. The ticket booth outside the entrance to the track stadium opens at 7:30 a.m. each day.
More ticket information: Click here.
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Stanford notes: Newly-crowned NCAA indoor heptathlon champion Harrison Williams competes in the 110-meter hurdles and discus … The top two finishers in the javelin at the 2018 Championships, Mackenzie Little and Jenna Gray, are scheduled to compete … Isaac Cortes, a member of Stanford's NCAA runner-up distance medley relay team, races in the 800 … Thomas Ratcliffe makes his collegiate outdoor track debut, running the invitational 1,500.
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Meet notes: The Friday night long-distance races are expected to be among the highlights. Olympians Molly Huddle and Kim Conley are scheduled to run the 10,000. Huddle set the existing American record of 30:13.17 at the 2016 Rio Games while placing sixth. Stanford's Abbie McNulty, an indoor All-America in the 5,000, also is in the field. Wisconsin's Morgan McDonald, the reigning NCAA cross country and indoor 3,000 champ is racing the men's 5,000. NCAA steeplechase champ Allie Ostrander of Boise State and 2017 NCAA cross country champ New Mexico's Ednah Kurgat, are entered in the women's 5,000 and 10,000, and NCAA indoor 5,000 champ Alicia Monson of Wisconsin is entered in the 10,000 ... Stanford signee Liam Anderson, a senior at Redwood High in Marin County, is scheduled race in the high school 1,600 and 3,200 races. Anderson was the Nike Cross Nationals champion and the 2018 Gatorade National Boys' Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Another Stanford signee, Laurel Wong of Santa Catalina School, competes in the high school girls' pole vault.
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Schedule of Stanford athletes:
Friday
10 a.m.: Men's hammer (Collegiate: Landon Ellingson, Jake Koffman, Max McKhann).
11 a.m.: Women's shot put (Collegiate, Fl. 1: Jaimi Salone; Fl. 2: Giana Gayles).
11 a.m.: Women's javelin (Invite: Jenna Gray, Mackenzie Little, Virginia Miller).
11:30 a.m.: Women's long jump (Collegiate: Yinka Braimah, Allie Jones).
Noon: Women's 100 hurdles prelims (Ht. 2: Allie Jones; Ht. 3: Hannah Labrie-Smith).
12:43 p.m.: Women's 100 prelims (Ht. 2: Ashlan Best).
12:59 p.m.: Men's 100 prelims (Ht. 1: Andrew Franco (unat.); Ht. 2: Miles Zoltak; Ht. 4: Gabriel Navarro).
1 p.m.: Men's high jump (Collegiate: Trevor Rex).
1:24 p.m.: Women's 1,500 (Sec. 7: Kaitlin Ryan, Claire Smith).
1:30 p.m.: Men's javelin (Invite: Liam Christensen, Will Kingsfield).
1:54 p.m.: Men's 1,500 (Sec. 5: Liam Conway (unat.).
2 p.m.: Men's 1,500 (Sec. 4: Hari Sathyamurthy).
2:11 p.m.: Women's 100 hurdles final.
2:24 p.m.: Women's 100 final.
2:28 p.m.: Men's 100 final.
2:30 p.m.: Women's pole vault (Invite: Erika Malaspina, Jackie McNulty, Kaitlyn Merritt, Nicole Summersett).
2:48 p.m.: Boys' 3,200 (Liam Anderson (Redwood)).
3 p.m.: Women's hammer (Invite, Fl. 1: Jordan Fong).
3:12 p.m.: Women's 400 hurdles (Sec. 2: Hannah Labrie-Smith).
3:30 p.m.: Women's high jump (Invite: Rachel Reichenbach; Collegiate: Giana Gayles).
4:29 p.m.: Women's 400 (Sec. 1: Sarah Walker; Sec. 2: Mary Gillette; Sec. 5: Missy Mongiovi, Carolyn Wilson).
4:53 p.m.: Men's 400 (Sec. 4: Louis Stenmark).
6:15 p.m.: Men's discus (Collegiate: Fl. 1: Harrison Williams; Fl. 2: Landon Ellingson, Jake Koffman).
6:36 p.m.: Women's 1,500 (Sec. 3: Caitlin Collier, Ella Donaghu, Jordan Oakes).
6:42 p.m.: Women's 1,500 (Sec. 2: Julia Heymach).
6:48 p.m.: Women's 1,500 (Invite: Jessica Lawson).
6:54 p.m.: Men's 1,500 (Sec. 3: Isaac Cortes, Tai Dinger, Clayton Mendez).
7:06 p.m.: Men's 1,500 (Invite: Steven Fahy, Thomas Ratcliffe, DJ Principe (unat.)).
7:35 p.m.: Women's 5,000 (Sec. 2: Jessica Lawson).
8:13 p.m.: Men's 5,000 (Sec. 2: Steven Fahy, Connor Lane).
9:07 p.m.: Women's 10,000 (Invite: Abbie McNulty).
10:57 p.m.: Men's 10,000 (Sec. 2: Alek Parsons, Michael Vernau).
Saturday
9:30 a.m.: Girls' pole vault (Laurel Wong (Santa Catalina)).
11:54 a.m.: Boys' 1,600 (Liam Anderson (Redwood)).
1:37 p.m.: Women's 4x100 relay (Sec. 2: Stanford).
2:27 p.m.: Women's 800 (Sec. 1: Claire Smith, Sarah Walker; Sec. 3: Jordan Oakes, Kaitlin Ryan; Sec. 4: Ella Donaghu, Julia Heymach; Sec. 6: Carolyn Wilson).
2:48 p.m.: Men's 800 (Sec. 4: Nathaniel Kucera, Brian Smith (unat.); Sec. 5: Isaac Cortes, Tai Dinger, Hari Sathyamurthy).
3 p.m.: Women's discus (Invite: Jaimi Salone).
3 p.m.: Men's shot put (Collegiate: Sal Spina).
3:12 p.m.: Women's 200 (Sec. 2: Mary Gillet (unat.); Sec. 3: Hannah Labrie-Smith; Sec. 6: Missy Mongiovi; Sec. 8: Ashlan Best).
3:30 p.m.: Men's triple jump (Invite: Keyshawn King, Fisayo Omilana).
3:30 p.m.: Women's triple jump (Invite: Aria Small).
3:40 p.m.: Men's 200 (Sec. 2: Isaac Westlund; Sec. 6: Gabriel Navarro).
4:58 p.m.: Women's 4x400 relay (Sec. 2: Stanford 'B'; Sec. 3: Stanford 'A').
5:16 p.m.: Men's 4x400 relay (Sec. 2: Stanford 'B'; Sec. 1: Stanford 'A').
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Parking
Best options: Varsity Lot, Lot 2.
Free parking on Friday and Saturday is available in the Varsity Lot (next to Sunken Diamond) and Lot 2 (on the El Camino Real side of Stanford Stadium). Access to both is from Nelson Road/Sam McDonald Road off Galvez Street. On Friday, Lot 2 will be more limited than usual because of construction parking.
Keep in mind that parking is free everywhere on campus after 4 p.m. Friday and on weekends.
Other parking options:
Galvez Lot: Across Galvez Street from the track stadium, on the northeast corner of Galvez and Campus Drive. It can be best reached on Lasuen Street, which comes off Campus Drive, one block north of the track.
Graduate School of Business parking garage: Across Campus Drive from Maples Pavilion, this is a good option because of its close location to the track.