Meet Information
Conference USA Championships
Day 1, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018
Birmingham, Alabama | Birmingham CrossPlex
 
The Basics
The FIU men's and women's indoor track and field teams had two top-three finishes and three student-athletes qualify for the final in their respective events, during day one of the Conference USA Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Women's Highlights
- Terrisa Russell (Fort Lauderdale, Florida/South Broward) got the Panthers off to a good start on Saturday taking second place in the weight throw with a toss of 20.12m.
 
- Sherilene Gelderblom (Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa) posted an impressive performance in her first Conference USA Indoor Championship appearance on Saturday. The South African distance and middle-distance runner placed third in the 5,000m in a time of 16:57.05.
 
- Jada Roberson (Tampa, Florida/Hillsborough) posted the top time in the 60m with a 7.45, while also running the 200m in 24.42, to advance to the championship in both events on Sunday. Roberson will run in the 60m at 2:45 p.m. ET and 200m at 3:40 p.m.
 
- Joining Roberson in the 60m final on Sunday will be Sydnee Wilkerson (Jacksonville, Florida/Ed White) who logged a time of 7.56.  
 
Men's Highlights
- On the men's side, Daniel Neptune (Miami, Florida/Belen Jesuit) qualified for the final in the in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.07. The men's 60m will take place 2:50 p.m. ET on Sunday.
 
Other top-10 men's results include:
- Christian Williams (Hialeah, Florida/American) – 2.01m – High Jump
- Andrew Samuels (Brampton, Ontario) – 2.01m – High Jump
- Reed Service (Tampa, Fla./Riverview) – 7.03m – Long Jump
 
Up Next
FIU returns to action for the final day of the Conference USA Championships on Sunday, Feb. 18 in Birmingham.
 
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