Tulsa Set to Compete at the 2021 American Outdoor Track and Field Championships

5/13/2021 10:11:00 AM | Track and Field

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The Tulsa track and field teams return to action this Friday through Sunday, May 14-16 at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the USF Track and Field Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Men's and women's events will take place concurrently throughout the weekend in separate team competitions, which will air live on ESPN+.

TU will have 22 men's and 16 women's student-athletes competing in a combined 20 events.

A few of the Golden Hurricane competitors rank prominently in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Performance List entering this weekend's conference meet, including Patrick Dever who is ranked 11th in the men's 5000-meter run (13:28.08), while Dever (28:28.13, 13th) and Scott Beattie (28:41.38, 24th) were among the national leaders in the 10,000-meter run. Caitlin Klopfer posted the 17th-fastest time (33:33.86) in the women's 10,000-meter run.