Tulsa Track & Field Set for 2016 American Outdoor Championships

5/10/2016 1:15:00 PM | Track and Field

By: Drake Allen



TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa track and field team travels to Orlando, Fla., to compete in the 2016 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, a four-day event that will be held May 12-15 at the UCF Soccer & Track Complex.
 
Last year, the Tulsa men finished runner-up in the inaugural American Outdoor Championships, while the women finished in ninth place.
 
Tulsa enters the weekend with five athletes nationally ranked in their respective events. Junior Marc Scott enters the weekend nationally ranked 26th in the men's 1,500-meter run, and 34th in the 5,000-meter run. Junior Luke Traynor goes into this year's conference championship nationally ranked 24th in the men's 10,000-meter run, and senior Tim Rackers ranks 26th in the same event. Freshman Robert Tully is ranked 51st in the men's 800-meter run, while sophomore Ben Preisner ranks 76th nationally in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
 
All four days will be carried live on The American Digital Network. It's a free stream and will be available on all desktop/tablet/mobile devices. The links are listed below.
 
For live video to the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championships click the corresponding day:
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
 
For the 2016 American Social Links click the corresponding platforms:
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
Youtube

For live stats click here.
 
For all Tulsa track news and information, visit www.TulsaHurricane.com. Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TulsaHurricane.Follow Tulsa Track & Field on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaTrack and Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TulsaTrack.
 
 

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