Jan. 17, 2008

BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Bemidji State University track and field teams jump back into the 2008 indoor season this weekend when they to host the Super 8 Open at the Gillett Recreation-Fitness Center. The event, which includes a full meet as well as a multi event contest, is set to begin on Friday evening with a continuation into Saturday.

Friday has been set aside for the multi event participants. The schedule will begin with the women's 55-meter hurdles at 7 p.m. and roll through the remainder of the events at 30-minute intervals. Three men's events (pole vault, 55-meter high hurdles and 1,000-meter run), will be held in conjunction with the Super 8 Open Saturday afternoon. (A complete schedule of events is included at the bottom of this document.)

The Super 8 Open will begin at 1 p.m. with the men's pole vault kicking off the field events and the gun sounding for the women's distance medley relay. The open is scheduled to continue through 5:40 p.m. when the men's 4x400-meter relay teams will take to the track in the final event of the 2008 open.

A total of eight teams are expected to be in attendance for the event including: Minot State University, Jamestown College, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Wisconsin-Superior, University of Mary, University of North Dakota, Minnesota State University Moorhead, College of St. Scholastica and BSU.


Schedule of Events (Jan. 18)
Multi Events:
7:00 p.m. Women's 55-meter hurdles
7:10 p.m. Men's 55-meter dash
30 minutes later - Women's high jump - Men's long jump
30 minutes later - Shot put (W/M)
30 minutes later - Women's long jump - Men's high jump
30 minutes later - Women's 800-meter run

Schedule of Events (Jan. 20)
Multi Events:
1:00 p.m. Men's pole vault
3:00 p.m. Men's 55-meter high hurdles
4:40 p.m. Men's 1,000-meter run

Super 8 Open Schedule of Events (Jan. 19)
Field Events:
1:00 p.m. Pole Vault, weight throw, long jump, high jump. (M/W)
3:00 p.m. Shot put and triple jump (M/W)

Running Events:
1:00 p.m. Distance medley relay (W/M)
1:40 p.m. 5,000-meter run (W/M)
2:30 p.m. Mile (W/M)
2:50 p.m. 55-meter hurdles - prelims (W/M)
3:10 p.m. 55-meter dash - prelims (W/M)
3:30 p.m. 400-meter dash (W/M)
3:45 p.m. 600-meter dash (W/M)
4:00 p.m. 55-meter hurdles - Finals (W/M)
4:10 p.m. 55-meter dash - Finals (W/M)
4:20 p.m. 800-meter run (W/M)
4:35 p.m. 1,000-meter dash (W/M)
4:50 p.m. 200-meter dash (W/M)
5:15 p.m. 3,000-meter run (W/M)
5:40 p.m. 4 x 400-meter relay (W/M)

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