HIGH POINT, N.C. - The High Point University men's and women's track & field teams host the eighth annual VertKlasse Meeting this weekend inside Vert Stadium on the campus of High Point University.
Admission and parking on both days is free of charge.
Field events begin Friday at noon with the men's shot put, while track events commence at 3:30 p.m. with the women's 3000m steeplechase. Saturday field events start at 9 a.m. (men's hammer) while track events also start at 9 a.m. with the 800m run participation heats.
The main event - a 3-hour, fast-paced assortment of events - begins at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and runs through 5:30 p.m. A live video stream will be available via the Big South Network from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Flash Results also will be providing live results throughout the meet.
Media, photographers athletic administration interested in attending/covering the meet can contact HPU assistant athletic director for communications
Mark LaFrance at
mlafranc@highpoint.edu.
About The VertKlasse MeetingThe VertKlasse Meeting is a European-style meet that features a small amount of high-level competitors, creating a fast-moving, exciting competition. The name "VertKlasse" is based on the Weltklasse Zürich meet (pronounced VELT-class ZUR-ick, German for World Class Zurich), a famed international meet held annually in Switzerland. The name "Vert" was added in honor of two of HPU's greatest benefactors and alumni, Dick and Peg Vert, for whom Vert Stadium is named. Dick Vert was a member of the HPU cross country and track teams in the 1960s.
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