Senior Kaila Barber will return to competition for the Irish as they kick off the outdoor season. Barber missed the indoor season with an injury.

Irish Head To Texas To Kick Off Outdoor Slate

March 24, 2015

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Bobcat Invitational Schedule

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame track & field program will head outside for the first time this season as they kick off the outdoor season this weekend at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, and the Bobcat Invitational at Texas State in San Marcos, Texas.

The Irish will send their best sprinters and relay groups to the prestigious Texas Relays, which will take place Wednesday through Saturday at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas. Several field specialists will compete at the Texas State University Track and Field Stadium in nearby San Marcos at the Bobcat Invitational from Thursday through Saturday, while eight student-athletes will compete in both meets.

Notre Dame will gain several events during the outdoor season that are not a part of indoor competition, including the women’s heptathlon, men’s decathlon, discus, hammer thrown, 4×100-meter relay, 4×200-meter relay, 4×800-meter relay, 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 3,000-meter steeplechase and 10,000 meters. The Irish will focus on sprints, relays and field events this weekend. The Irish will also see the return of All-Americans Carly Loeffel and Kaila Barber, who did not compete during the indoor season.

Action at the 88th Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays kicks of at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday with heptathlon and decathlon events and will continue through Saturday. The event will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network, with links above. The Bobcat Invitational will begin at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday and continue through Saturday. To keep up with Irish track & field, follow @NDXCTF on Twitter and like Notre Dame Cross Country/Track & Field on Facebook.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)
All Times EDT
Wednesday
11:30 a.m. — Heptathlon, Carly Loeffel
Noon — Decathlon, Brent Swanberg
Thursday
11 a.m. — Decathlon, Brent Swanberg
Noon — Heptahlon, Carly Loeffel
4:45 p.m. — Pole Vault, Nathan Richartz
6:35 p.m. — Women’s 4×800, Samantha Murray, Alexis Daugherty, Ashlyn Rambo, Jamie Marvil
Men’s 4×800, Andrew Stone, Grant Koch, Kirk Hansen, Patrick O’Connell
Friday
10:35 p.m. — Women’s 4×100, Jade Barber, Kaila Barber, Allison Bartoszewicz, Margaret Bamgbose
Women’s 100H, Jade Barber
Women’s 100 meters, Allison Bartoszewicz
Women’s 4×400, Jordan Shead, Parker English, Amber Lalla, Margaret Bamgbose, Payton Miller, Kaila Barber
Men’s 4×400, Eric Ways, Harvey Smith, Alex Groesch, Chris Giesting
1:30 p.m. — Women’s Triple Jump, Mary Esther Gourdin
2 p.m. — Discus, Dominick Padovano
6:20 p.m. — Sprint Medley, Harvey Smith, Alex Groesch, Chris Giesting, Patrick O’Connell
7:55 p.m. — Women’s 400H, Kaila Barber, Michelle Rotondo, Jordan Shead
Saturday
1 p.m. — Men’s 4×200, Harvey Smith, Alex Groesch, Eric Ways, Chris Giesting
Women’s 4×200, Allison Bartoszewicz, Parker English, Payton Miller, Margaret Bamgbose, Kaila Barber, Amber Lalla
2:30 p.m. — Women’s 4×100, Jade Barber, Kaila Barber, Allison Bartoszewicz, Margaret Bamgbose,
3:10 p.m. — Women’s 100H, Jade Barber
3:55 p.m. — Women’s 100 meters, Allison Bartoszewicz
5:05 p.m. — Women’s 4×400, Jordan Shead, Parker English, Margaret Bamgbose, Payton Miller, Kaila Barber
Men’s 4×400, Eric Ways, Harvey Smith, Alex Groesch, Chris Giesting

Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos, Texas)
Thursday
2 p.m — Discus, Lena Madison, Anthony Shivers
Friday
2 p.m. — Hammer Throw, Lena Madison, Nick Hauser, Anthony Shivers
High Jump, Rachel Rhodes, Hunter Holton
7:55 p.m. — Women’s 400 meters, Alexis Daugherty, Jamie Marvil, Samantha Murray, Ashlyn Rambo
8:15 p.m. — Men’s 400 meters, Kirk Hansen, Grant Koch, Patrick O’Connell, Andrew Stone
Saturday
10 a.m. — Javelin, Brett Whalen, Greg Bombara
11 a.m. — Long Jump, Emily Carson, Rachel Rhodes, Keith Mesidor
Noon — Pole Vault, Kayla Polcari
5 p.m. — Shot Put, Emily Morris

Joanne Norell, Media Relations Assistant

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