
Georgia Southern Hosts The GATA Track Classic Friday & Saturday
3/14/2019 3:30:00 PM | Track & Field/XC
Eagles' first outdoor meet of the season will take place at Erk Park
STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern track and field team will host its first home meet since 2013 when it welcomes in 12 other schools to Statesboro to compete in the GATA Classic at Erk Park on Friday and Saturday.
Men's and women's events begin at 2 p.m. on Friday and continue all day Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. In all, there will be 36 events competed throughout the two-day event.
In addition to the Eagles' women's team competing, women's teams from the following schools will also be here this weekend: Clark Atlanta, Reinhardt, USC Beaufort, Paine, Emmanuel (Ga.), Kentucky State, Brewton-Parker, Shorter, Columbia (S.C.) and Life. On the men's side, schools competing will be: Columbus State, Emmanuel (Ga.), Kentucky State, Paine, Brewton-Parker, Shorter, Talladega College and Reinhardt.
You can follow along with live results from all of the action this weekend here.
The full meet schedule for the GATA Classic is below. Admission is free to Erk Park for both days.
Men's and women's events begin at 2 p.m. on Friday and continue all day Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. In all, there will be 36 events competed throughout the two-day event.
In addition to the Eagles' women's team competing, women's teams from the following schools will also be here this weekend: Clark Atlanta, Reinhardt, USC Beaufort, Paine, Emmanuel (Ga.), Kentucky State, Brewton-Parker, Shorter, Columbia (S.C.) and Life. On the men's side, schools competing will be: Columbus State, Emmanuel (Ga.), Kentucky State, Paine, Brewton-Parker, Shorter, Talladega College and Reinhardt.
You can follow along with live results from all of the action this weekend here.
The full meet schedule for the GATA Classic is below. Admission is free to Erk Park for both days.
2019 GATA CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Friday Schedule
2:00pm Men's Hammer Throw
Women's Hammer Throw to Follow
4:00pm Men's Triple Jump
4:00pm Women's Triple Jump
4:00pm Men's Javelin
Women's Javelin to Follow
7:00pm Women's 3000m Steeplechase
7:15pm Men's 3000m Steeplechase
7:30pm Women's 5000m
7:55pm Men's 5000m
Saturday Schedule
Field events:
11:00am Women's Pole Vault
11:30am Men's High Jump
11:30am Women's Long Jump
11:30am Men's Long Jump
12:00pm Men's Discus
12:00pm Women's Shot Put
1:00pm Men's Pole Vault
2:30pm Women's Discus
2:30pm Men's Shot Put
2:30pm Women's High Jump
Running events:
12:00pm Women's 4X100m
12:10pm Men's 4X100m
12:20pm Women's 1500m
12:30pm Men's 1500m
12:45pm Women's 100m Hurdles
1:00pm Men's 110m Hurdles
1:15pm Women's 400m
1:30pm Men's 400m
1:45pm Women's 100m
2:00pm Men's 100m
2:15pm Women's 800m
2:30pm Men's 800m
2:50pm Women's 400m Hurdles
3:05pm Men's 400m Hurdles
3:25pm Women's 200m
3:40pm Men's 200m
3:55pm Women's 4X400
4:10pm Men's 4X400
Friday Schedule
2:00pm Men's Hammer Throw
Women's Hammer Throw to Follow
4:00pm Men's Triple Jump
4:00pm Women's Triple Jump
4:00pm Men's Javelin
Women's Javelin to Follow
7:00pm Women's 3000m Steeplechase
7:15pm Men's 3000m Steeplechase
7:30pm Women's 5000m
7:55pm Men's 5000m
Saturday Schedule
Field events:
11:00am Women's Pole Vault
11:30am Men's High Jump
11:30am Women's Long Jump
11:30am Men's Long Jump
12:00pm Men's Discus
12:00pm Women's Shot Put
1:00pm Men's Pole Vault
2:30pm Women's Discus
2:30pm Men's Shot Put
2:30pm Women's High Jump
Running events:
12:00pm Women's 4X100m
12:10pm Men's 4X100m
12:20pm Women's 1500m
12:30pm Men's 1500m
12:45pm Women's 100m Hurdles
1:00pm Men's 110m Hurdles
1:15pm Women's 400m
1:30pm Men's 400m
1:45pm Women's 100m
2:00pm Men's 100m
2:15pm Women's 800m
2:30pm Men's 800m
2:50pm Women's 400m Hurdles
3:05pm Men's 400m Hurdles
3:25pm Women's 200m
3:40pm Men's 200m
3:55pm Women's 4X400
4:10pm Men's 4X400
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