Track & Field Kicks off 2018-19 Campaign with Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

Saturday, December 1

Boston, MA

11 AM

Boston University

Sharon Colyear-Danville BU Season Opener

Track & Field Kicks off 2018-19 Campaign with Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

November 30, 2018 | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

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Sharon Colyear-Danville BU Season Opener
Date & Time	Saturday, Dec. 1 \| 11 a.m.
Venue	Track and Tennis Center \| Boston, Mass.
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BOSTON - The Boston University men's and women's track & field teams will open their 2018-19 indoor season on Saturday at BU's Track & Tennis Center.

Boston University Athletics announced this month that the BU Season Opener will be renamed the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in honor of BU Hall of Famer and two-time Olympian Sharon Colyear-Danville ('83).

A new banner will be hung at the Track and Tennis Center and a brief ceremony will be held at the conclusion of the women's 60m hurdles finals marking the dedication. The start time of women's 60m hurdles is scheduled for 12:45 p.m.

"We are very excited to start our 2018-19 indoor season and to honor BU Hall of Famer Sharon Colyear-Danville" said Boston University director of track & field Robyne Johnson. "Sharon is a true inspiration to us both on and off the track and this dedication is well-deserved. For our team, after so many long hours of hard work and training it will be great to get out on the track against good competition and see where we are at.

Returnees to Watch

MEN

On the men's side, the Terriers will be led by junior Paul Luevano who finished the 2017-18 indoor season with the top times in both the 3000m run (8:02.13) and the mile run (4:02.97).
The Terriers will see the return of three members of the Patriot League's silver medal winning 4x400m relay team. Sophomore Nikolas Smith, senior Robie Webster and sophomore Haig Rickerby helped BU finish second in the 4x400m with a time of 3:18.62 and should help make BU a formidable sprint team once again.
Smith also finished third in the 400m dash at the PL Indoor Championship with a time of 49.60 to win bronze.
Senior Johnathon Kemps will look to improve on last year's excellent finish after taking fourth at last year's indoor PL Championship in the 1-mile run (4:12.80).

WOMEN

On the women's side, junior Jordan Coverson will look to defend her 400m indoor title while junior Leah Fowlkes also returns after winning gold in the 500m run.
In the field, senior Lovie Burleson will look to add to her gold medal collection and regain her indoor triple jump title after taking silver at last year's championship while junior Gillian Morrison will look to repeat as PL pentathlon champion.
All the members of last year's 4x100 relay team, which won silver at the PL Championship, will return as of junior Cynthia Aroke, senior Ebony Brown, Fowlkes and Coverson will all be back and competing for medals.