Feb. 7, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- This weekend, Feb. 8-9, the Samford University indoor track and field team is slated to compete in the University of Southern Illinois annual indoor meet, this year titled the McDonald's Invitational. This is the second meet for the Bulldogs this indoor season and Samford hopes to repeat the success the team had last weekend at the TSU Invitational.

The two-day event is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. with three field events for both men and women competitors. Athletes will compete in the 20lb weight throw for women, the 35lb weight throw for men and men's and women's long jump and pole vault before competition is done for the day. On Saturday, a full slate of events are scheduled to take place including shot put, triple jump and high jump in the morning followed by the 60-meter dash and hurdles, the mile, the men's and women's 200-meter and 400-meter dashes, the 800-meter race, the 3000-meter race and the 4x400-meter relays.

A full recap and highlights will be available on www.samfordsports.com after results are made available for each day of competition.