Calli Doan (right)
Liberty Trio Set for Friday’s The Hill City Twilight
5/2/2024 2:24:00 PM | Track and Field
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty's talented trio of Calli Doan (women's 1,500), Kyle Harkabus (men's 1,500) and Brendan Pitcher (men's 800) is set to compete in The Hill City Twilight, Friday at the University of Lynchburg's Dr. Jack M. Toms Track.
Co-hosted by Lynchburg and Virginia Tech, the meet is expected to feature high-level mid-distance and distance competition.
Tentatively, the men's 1,500 is slated for 7:30 p.m. followed by the women's 1,500 at 7:40 and the men's 800 at 8:20.
How to Follow the Flames and Lady Flames
The Lynchburg Hornets Sports Network will provide live video streaming of Friday's races, via YouTube.
Live results will be available throughout The Hill City Twilight, courtesy of Snap Timing.
Weather Report
Friday evening's forecast in Lynchburg calls for cloudy skies and a temperature in the mid to upper-70s.
Keeping Up with Kyle
Harkabus will be contesting his third 1,500 meter race in eight days. He won the previous two, thanks to a personal-best 3:42.10 clocking at the Charlotte Invitational on April 26 and a 3:42.78 effort at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier on Wednesday.
Harkabus is aiming to improve his standing on the NCAA East Region men's 1,500 list, where he currently sits No. 60. He also would not mind breaking Ryan Drew's program record of 3:41.26 from the 2022 Liberty Twilight Qualifier.
Chasing Calli
Doan will compete in the 1,500 for the third time this season. Her fastest clocking of 2024 (4:21.34) came at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13.
Doan ranks No. 2 in program history with her 1,500 personal best of 4:15.34 from the 2023 Bran Clay Invitational. Coach Heather (Sagan) Zealand has owned the program record at 4:14.71 since the 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Doan is coming off an impressive 800-meter outing on Wednesday. She raced to the Liberty Twilight Qualifier title in a facility-record and personal-best time of 2:05.92.
Breaking it Down with Brendan
CUSA indoor men's 800 champion Pitcher has been consistent during the outdoor campaign, running a pair of 1:49.32 efforts and a 1:49.67.
Some times to keep an eye on during Friday's race are 1:48.66 (currently No. 48 in the East Region), 1:48.70 (Bradley Prentice's program record from the 2018 NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet) and 1:49.29 (Pitcher's personal best from the 2023 Liberty Twilight Qualifier). The fastest clocking by a CUSA runner this season is 1:48.93 by UTEP's Aron Tanui.
Up Next
Omari Lewis (men's 4 x 100) and Reese Webster (women's 4 x 100) will attempt to help Trinidad and Tobago qualify relay teams to this summer's Olympic Games in Paris, Saturday and Sunday at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.
The rest of the Flames and Lady Flames will prepare for their inaugural appearance at the CUSA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The meet is scheduled for May 10-12 at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas.
Co-hosted by Lynchburg and Virginia Tech, the meet is expected to feature high-level mid-distance and distance competition.
Tentatively, the men's 1,500 is slated for 7:30 p.m. followed by the women's 1,500 at 7:40 and the men's 800 at 8:20.
How to Follow the Flames and Lady Flames
The Lynchburg Hornets Sports Network will provide live video streaming of Friday's races, via YouTube.
Live results will be available throughout The Hill City Twilight, courtesy of Snap Timing.
Weather Report
Friday evening's forecast in Lynchburg calls for cloudy skies and a temperature in the mid to upper-70s.
Keeping Up with Kyle
Harkabus will be contesting his third 1,500 meter race in eight days. He won the previous two, thanks to a personal-best 3:42.10 clocking at the Charlotte Invitational on April 26 and a 3:42.78 effort at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier on Wednesday.
Harkabus is aiming to improve his standing on the NCAA East Region men's 1,500 list, where he currently sits No. 60. He also would not mind breaking Ryan Drew's program record of 3:41.26 from the 2022 Liberty Twilight Qualifier.
Chasing Calli
Doan will compete in the 1,500 for the third time this season. Her fastest clocking of 2024 (4:21.34) came at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13.
Doan ranks No. 2 in program history with her 1,500 personal best of 4:15.34 from the 2023 Bran Clay Invitational. Coach Heather (Sagan) Zealand has owned the program record at 4:14.71 since the 2002 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Doan is coming off an impressive 800-meter outing on Wednesday. She raced to the Liberty Twilight Qualifier title in a facility-record and personal-best time of 2:05.92.
Breaking it Down with Brendan
CUSA indoor men's 800 champion Pitcher has been consistent during the outdoor campaign, running a pair of 1:49.32 efforts and a 1:49.67.
Some times to keep an eye on during Friday's race are 1:48.66 (currently No. 48 in the East Region), 1:48.70 (Bradley Prentice's program record from the 2018 NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet) and 1:49.29 (Pitcher's personal best from the 2023 Liberty Twilight Qualifier). The fastest clocking by a CUSA runner this season is 1:48.93 by UTEP's Aron Tanui.
Up Next
Omari Lewis (men's 4 x 100) and Reese Webster (women's 4 x 100) will attempt to help Trinidad and Tobago qualify relay teams to this summer's Olympic Games in Paris, Saturday and Sunday at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.
The rest of the Flames and Lady Flames will prepare for their inaugural appearance at the CUSA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The meet is scheduled for May 10-12 at Kidd Field in El Paso, Texas.
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