UPDATE: DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE DECISION WAS MADE FOR THE CHATTANOOGA MOCS TO NOT TRAVEL TO BIRMINGHAM, ALA., FOR THE SEASON OPENING UAB BLAZER INVITE AT THE BIRMINGHAM CROSSPLEX. 

UTC is slated to travel to Birmingham next Friday for the Samford Invitational on Friday, Jan. 17 at the Birmingham CrossPlex.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's track and field team opens the indoor season Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex, weather permitting.

"We're looking forward to the start of the 2025 indoor season in Birmingham as we prepare for the SoCon Indoor Championship down the road," Assistant coach Patrick Gildea said. "We have a strong group with a mixture of veteran leaders and newcomers, and it'll be a good early season fitness marker. Everyone trained well over the break, we'll toe the line Saturday, and it will give us an idea of the adjustments we need to make as the season progresses."
 
The Mocs are set to compete in 12 events from the 60 meter dash to the Long Jump.
 
Stella Henry and Ryleigh Simmons get the meet started with the 60 meter dash prelims at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. Norah Haney and Adelaide McKeown will follow with the 60 meter hurdles.
 
Up next for UTC is Taylor Crawford in the 400 meter dash. Anna Roberson and  Olivia Steele are next in the 600 meter run followed the Mile Run with Ellie Herrmann, Brooke Tyll and Lola Baker
 
The 60 meter dash and hurdles final will follow at 2:30 p.m.
 
Roberson, Maddie Wheatcroft and EV McGowan are slated to run in the 1000 meter run. Simmons and Ava McGue are up next in the 200 meter dash.
 
Andrea Ellis, Michaela Dabney along with Audrey Wade and Emma Thweatt will compete in the 3000 meter run at 5:00 p.m. Simmons, McGue, McKeown and Norah Haney will wrap up the running portion of the meet with the 4x400 meter relay.
 
Henry and Haney are in the Long Jump competition at 11 a.m. while Henry will be joined by McKeown in the High Jump at 4:00 p.m.
 
All times listed are Eastern. Birmingham, Ala., is located in the Central Time Zone. Stay tuned for changes and possible cancelations Saturday due to inclement weather forecast for the area.
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (all times EASTERN)
 
10:30 a.m.         60m                      Stella Henry
                                                                Ryleigh Simmons
 
                                60m HH              Norah Haney
                                                                Adelaide McKeown
 
11:00 a.m.         Long Jump         Stella Henry
                                                                Norah Haney   
 
12:15 p.m.         400m                    Taylor Crawford
 
12:45 p.m.         600m                    Anna Roberson
                                                                Olivia Steele
 
1:00 p.m.            Mile                       Ellie Herrmann
                                                                Brooke Tyll
                                                                Lola Baker
 
3:00 p.m.            1000m                 Maddie Wheatcroft
                                                                EV McGowan
                                                                Anna Roberson
 
3:30 p.m.            800m                    Taylor Crawford
                                                                Kennedy Reynolds
 
4:00 p.m.            High Jump          Stella Henry
                                                                Adelaide McKeown
 
4:30 p.m.            200m                    Ryleigh Simmons
                                                                Ava McGue
 
5:00 p.m.            3000m                 Andrea Ellis
                                                                Audrey Wade
                                                                Emma Thweatt
                                                                Michaela Dabney
 
6:16 p.m.            4x400m               Squad A (Simmons, McGue, McKeown, Haney)
 
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