Orangeburg, SC—SC State will host the Robert “Jet” Johnson Bulldog Relays Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Lorry H. Dawkins Track Facility on the campus of SC State.
The meet begins at 9 a.m. with the first field event of the day -- the shot-put. Running events will get underway at 10 o'clock with the shuttle hurdle relay.
In addition to South Carolina State, scheduled to appear at the meet are Allen, Benedict, The Citadel, Claflin, Clark-Atlanta, College of Charleston, Denmark Tech, Fort Valley State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Savannah State, Tuskegee, USC-Beaufort, USC-Upstate, Voorhees and Paine.
Saturday's meet will also be senior day for men's and women's track. Nine student-athletes will run their last collegiate meet at Dawkins Track Facility.
Media outlets and photographers wishing to cover the track meet should contact head coach Tyree Price via email at tprice7@scsu.edu, or assistant SID Kendrick Lewis at klewis19@scsu.edu no later than close of business, Thursday, March 12, 2009.
Both SC State Track Teams will travel to Conway, SC the weekend of March 20-21 to participate in the Coastal Carolina/Myrtle Beach Invite.
