CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Austin Peay State University track and field team prepares for its first ASUN Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Thursday-Sunday, at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
The event is the Governors’ first since capturing seven top 10 finishes at Vanderbilt’s Music City Challenge, April 28-29, in Nashville.
Austin Peay finished fourth in the ASUN Indoor Championships in February after winning five events. Senior Kenisha Phillips paced the Govs with three first-place finishes at the indoor championships with wins in the 200 and 400-meter dashes before anchoring APSU’s 4×400 team of Kyra Wilder, Lauren Lewis, Alexis Arnett and herself which posted a program-record time of 3:44.47.
Ten Governors compete in seven events to open Austin Peay’s tournament stay, beginning with Emma Tucker and Sabrina Oostburg competing in the hammer throw at 12:30 p.m. (CT). After a pair of events in the field, the Govs wrap up the opening day on the track where are set to compete in the preliminary round for the 400-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash and 1500-meter runs, which is then followed by the 10K beginning at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Live stats are available for the ASUN Indoor Championship at the link above. The third day of the event also will be live-streamed on ESPN+.
The Lineup
- Hammer Throw – 12:30 p.m.
- Javelin – 1 p.m.
- 400-Meter Hurdles Prelims
- 200-Meter Prelims
- 1500-Meter Run Prelims
- 10000-Meter Run