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Wildcat Invitational January 6, 2018 | 9:30 a.m. | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kansas 2017-18 Indoor Schedule Meet Preview K-State opens their 2018 indoor competition on Carol Robinson Winter Pentathlon Saturday as the Wildcats play host to the Wildcat Invitational on Saturday, January 6 at Ahearn Field- Dec. 8 | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan. house. The meet marks the third of the season for the team, and their third of six home indoor meets. K-State Winter Invitational Meet Schedule Dec. 9 | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan. Field Events Men’s Pole Vault...................................................................................................9:30 a..m. Women’s Pole Vault................................................................................................................. Women’s Weight Throw......................................................................................................... Wildcat Invitational Brady Grunder Men’s Weight Throw................................................................................. Jan. 6 | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan. Kimberly Williamson Women’s High Jump...............................................10:00 a.m. Ed Broxterman Men’s High Jump...................................................................................... Veryl Switzer Jr. Men’s Long Jump................................................................11:00 a.m. Nina Kokot Women’s Long jump....................................................................................... KU-KSU-WSU Triangular Men’s Triple Jump................................................................................................................... Women’s Triple Jump............................................................................................................ Jan. 13 | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan. Dani Winters Women’s Shot Put....................................................................................... Tom Brosius Men’s Shot Put................................................................................................ Kansas State High School Invitational Track Events Women’s Mile Run...............................................................................................2:00 p..m. Jan. 14 | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan. Keith Palmer Men’s Mile Run............................................................................................... Women’s 60 Meter Hurdles.................................................................................................. Mantas Silkauskas Men’s 60 Meter Hurdles................................................................... Women’s 60 Meter Dash...................................................................................................... Larry Wieczorek Invitational Men’s 60 Meter Dash............................................................................................................. Women’s 300 Meter Dash................................................................................................... Jan. 19/20 | Iowa Recreation Building | Iowa City, Iowa Men’s 300 Meter Dash........................................................................................................... Women’s 400 Meter Dash................................................................................................... Keith Black Men’s 400 Meter Dash................................................................................... Women’s 600 Yard Run........................................................................................................ Razorback Invitational Men’s 600 Yard Run............................................................................................................... Women’s 800 Meter Run...................................................................................................... Jan. 26/27 | Randal Tyson Track Center | Fayetteville, Ark. Joseph Lee Men’s 800 Yard Run....................................................................................... Women’s 1000 Meter Run.................................................................................................... Men’s 1000 Meter Run........................................................................................................... Women’s 200 Meter Dash.................................................................................................... DeLoss Dodds Invitational Markeya Men’s 200 Meter Dash......................................................................................... Feb. 2/3 | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan. Amy Mortimer Women’s 3000 Meter Run.................................................................... Mathew Chesang Men’s 3000 Meter Run...................................................................... Women’s 4x400 Meter Relay.............................................................................................. Men’s 4x400 Meter Relay...................................................................................................... Texas Tech Shootout Feb. 9/10 | Sports Performance Center | Lubbock, Texas Media Information Kansas State University Athletics Communications Steve Miller Open welcomes your interest in Track and Field and will Feb. 17 | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kan. make every effort to make your coverage of the Wildcats an enjoyable experience. The Athletics Communications office maintains information on all Big 12 Indoor Championship current student-athletes, as well as historical infor- Feb. 23/24 | Lied Recreation Center | Ames, Iowa mation on previous student-athletes and the pro- gram in general. For information, interviews, photos, or any other requests, please contact Andrew Eisch NCAA Indoor Championship in the Athletics Communications office ataeisch@ or via cell at . March 9/10 | Gilliam Track Stadium | College Station, Texas kstatesports.com (715) 630-5898 #KStateTF | @KStateTFXC | @Kstate_gameday Wildcat Invitational January 6, 2018 | 9:30 a.m. | Ahearn Fieldhouse | Manhattan, Kansas The Starting Line Last Time Out The Wildcats return to action after hosting a week- Back on the Track end of indoor action in December, as Nina Schultz Following a historic 2016-17 outdoor season, the placed second in the Carol Robinson Winter Pen- Wildcats return five individual Big 12 Champions, 12 tathlon. The following day, numerous Wildcats set All-Americans, and one National Champion. personal bests in route to winning their respective Top of the Big 12 event, including Mitch Dixon in the men’s weight The Wildcat women enter the 2017-18 campaign as throw, Brett Neelly in the men’s shot put, and Clare the reigning Big 12 Champions, as they claimed the Gibson in the women’s high jump. Big 12 Outdoor Championship on May 14, 2017. The team scored a program-best 133 points behind the Quick Facts strength of three individual Big 12 Championships and the Big 12 High Point performer, Nina Schultz. Name............................Kansas State University (K-State) City/Zip..............................................Manhattan, KS 66502 No Place Like Home Founded................................................................................1863 K-State will host a total of six indoor meets in 2017- Enrollment........................................................................22,795 18, with the Wildcat Invitational being the third of Nickname.....................................................................Wildcats four to start the season. The Wildcats did not host Colors...............................................................Purple & White the Wildcat Invitational in 2016. School Fight Song......................................Wildcat Victory Written in the Record Books Conference.......................................................................Big 12 Last season saw several indoor records broken, as Facilities.......................R.V. Christian Track Complex (O) Shardia Lawrence set a new school record in the ...............................................................Ahearn Fieldhouse (I) triple jump with a leap of 13.75m/45-01.50 at the President................Gen. Richard B. Myers (K-State ‘65) Tyson Invitational. Janee’ Kassanavoid also broke a Director of Athletics....Gene Taylor (Arizona State ‘80) school record in the weight throw, where she tossed Faculty Representative....Dr. Be Stoney (Texas El-Paso ‘81) a 21.81m/71-06.75 at the Steve Miller Open. Phone Number..............................................................785.532.6910 Website........................................................www.kstatesports.com Nationally Renown Both the men’s and the women’s team have had a presence in the USTFCCCA D1 rankings, as the men’s Wildcats to Watch team claimed the No. 20 ranking, and the women’s Name Year Event Personal Best ranked No. 4 in last year’s preseason poll. This year’s Mitch Dixon Sr. Weight Throw 20.52m/67-04 preseason poll will be announced January 10th, 2018. Nina Schultz So. 60m Hurdles 8.41 Helene Ingvaldsen So. Weight Throw 20.11m/61-11.75 It Starts at the Top Kurt Loevenstein Jr. 800 Meters 1:50.52 Along with the talent on the track, K-State’s coaches Clare GIbson Fr. High Jump 1.78m/5-10 boast impressive resumes. In 2017, Head Coach Cliff Brett Neelly Jr. Shot Put 18.94m/62-01.75 Rovelto was unamiously named the Big 12 Women’s Terrell Smith Sr, 60 Meter Dash 6.69 Coach of the Year for the third time in his career, and was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Women’s Coach