Camels kickoff 2016 outdoor season at Wilmington

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Coming off the heels of third place finishes at the Big South Indoor Championships, Campbell track & field begins its outdoor season March 11-12 at the Seahawk Invite hosted by UNCW at the Harold Greene Track and Field Complex.

Campbell will join the hosts, UNCW, along with College of Charleston, Francis Marion, UNC Greensboro, Guilford, Howard, Lynchburg College, N.C. Central and St. Andrews.

For Campbell, the meet kicks off at 1 p.m. with the men's long jump followed by the women's event at 3:30 p.m. On the running side, Campbell with have representatives in the men's 5K and women's 5K, beginning at 5 p.m. The events continue Saturday morning with the men and women's jump events beginning at 10 a.m. and the running events starting at 12 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay race.

Last season, the Fighting Camels were led by Lawrence Kipkoech who placed on the All-American Second Team with his 10th place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 10,000-meter race. Alongside him, Campbell returns Amon Terer, Jacob Kipserem, Lilla Juhasz and Davian Rhodes, all of which earned top-35 finishes at last year's NCAA East Regional.

Campbell is scheduled to compete at the Carolina Relays in Chapel Hill, N.C. March 18-19.

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