2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)

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COLLEGE: Men | WomenWICHITA, Kan  --  Wichita State's track and field squad will go in three directions this week, starting with a contingent of 19 that head to the 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, set to take place Wednesday through Saturday at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. WSU will take a select group to Stanford , while the bulk of the team will compete at the Emporia State Relays later in the week. | John Wise's Preview

The Shockers will be headlined in Texas by recent NCAA Indoor All-Americans, Jared Belardo in his specialties – the long jump and triple jump – and Breanne Borman in the Heptathlon. Taylor Larch-Miller, a 2015 Outdoor All-American by virtue of the 4x100 meter relay, will also compete in the 100 meter hurdles where she had the seventh-best time (13.23) in the NCAA as of Monday. 2015 NCAA participant and school-record holder (215-3/65.60m) Weston Cottrell will compete in the Hammer Throw in Texas, as well.

Deja Young, who was also a member of the 2015 All-American 4x100 meter relay team, will run in the 100 meters, and also on the 4x100 meter relay team with Larch-Miller. The pair will team with relay newcomers Angie Vailas and Raianna Maples, who join the relay team after the 2015 graduation of Shanice Andrews and injury to Nikki Larch-Miller. The relay team is also entered to run the 4x200 meter relay, as well.

Gavyn Yetter, who has the second-best Heptathlon point total in the NCAA this season with 5,447 points, will compete in the multi-events, as will Marteshia Cains, who has the ninth-best total in the NCAA (5,001).

Wichita State's javelin contingent on the men's side will be well represented with a trio of throwers. Dylan Reimer, who holds the school's fourth-best all time distance and this season's 18th-best distance (230-5/15.39m); Chase Pote, who has the 44th-best throw (212-5/64.74) in the NCAA; and Junior College All-American and newcomer Damien Odle will throw the javelin.

Also for the men, Taylor Goldsmith, who has the 39th-best Hammer Throw in the NCAA this season (202-8/61.77m), Skylar Arneson, who will compete in both the Hammer and the Shot Put, and Zach Loesch who will compete in the Shot Put, round out the men's throwers. 

On the track for the men, Jared Belardo is entered to run the 100 meters in addition to his horizontal jumps competitions, while Kyle Larkin will run in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

For the women, Kelsey Slawson will compete in the Shot Put, Sadie Suenram will compete in the Discus and Jamesia Milton will compete in the Hammer Throw. Milton has the 39th-best Hammer throw in the NCAA this season at 190-3 (58.00m), while Suenram has the 95th-best Discus (151-0/46.03m).

The Relays get underway at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with the beginning of the two-day multi-events. Thursday's action will highlight several of the distance disciplines, including the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, and the steeplechase events across both the High School and University/College divisions.

The Friday evening session will showcase some of the non-traditional outdoor relay events with the sprint medley and distance medley for the University/College levels. Saturday will kick off at 8:15 a.m. 

The 89th annual meet will draw more than 7,500 athletes from around the country and around the world among the high school, collegiate and professional ranks. A total of 32 states and 20 countries will be represented this weekend in Austin. 

Last year's meet saw a total of 6,625 athletes from 34 states and eight countries compete. A total of 687  high schools and 208 collegiate teams took on the field at Myers Stadium. This year is even bigger with 32 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 20 countries and 813 high schools and 186 collegiate teams combining with 293 invitational athletes for a total of 7,519 total participants in the meet, making this the largest Texas Relays ever held. More than 5,100 high school athletes are entered in the meet this year and more than 2,100 university/college athletes are entered at this time.  

For the fourth year in a row, Longhorn Network will provide extensive coverage. This year, 14 hours of coverage will be available during the four days of the Relays.

Longhorn Network Broadcast Schedule (all times Central)
• Wednesday, March 30: 8-9:30 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events)
• Thursday, March 31: 4:30-6 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events); 6-8 p.m. (live)
• Friday, April 1: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 7-9 p.m. (live)
• Saturday, April 2: 1:30-5:30 p.m. (live)