CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Feb. 13) – Building on the standout performances and program records posted at the UW Invitational, the UC Santa Barbara Indoor Women's Track and Field team seeks to make its mark on the East Coast with three back-to-back meets. 

The Gauchos will open their weekend up in Medford and Cambridge, competing at the Cupids Challenge hosted by Tufts and at the Crimson Open hosted by Harvard on Feb. 13. After a long day of competition, the Gauchos will take on Boston the next day at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by the University of Boston.

TUFTS CUPID CHALLENGE
The UC Santa Barbara multis squad will take to the track on Feb. 13, with four Gauchos competing in the Tufts Cupid Challenge pentathlon at 12 p.m. PST. The event will begin with the 60m hurdles, followed by high jump, shot put, long jump, and the 800m dash to conclude the combined event. 

CRIMSON OPEN
The Gauchos will also be featured in Cambridge on Feb. 14, competing across nine events throughout the day. Action on the track begins with the 3000m, the first gun firing at 9:25 a.m. PST. From there, UC Santa Barbara will line up in the 60m hurdles, 60m dash, and 200m before closing out the day with the Distance Medley Relay. The DMR squad – with 1200m, 400m, 800m, and 1600m legs – enters the meet predicted to shatter the existing program record.

Field events will get underway at 8:00 a.m. PST with the weight throw, followed by competition in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump.

DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
After a quick turnaround, the Gauchos will head to Boston the next day to compete at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center, which is widely considered to be one of the fastest indoor tracks in the world. Field events will begin with the long jump at 7:30 a.m. PST, followed immediately by the triple jump. The afternoon session opens at 12:00 p.m. PST with both high jump and weight throw.

The track will open with the 60m hurdle preliminary round at 6:20 a.m. PST, followed by the 60m prelims at 6:25 a.m. PST, with three Gauchos competing for qualification into the finals later that day. The Gauchos will also be showcased in a wide range of events, including the 400m, 800m, 1000m, 3000m, 5000m, and 4x400 relay.

MEET DETAILS
For more information on the Tufts Cupid Challenge live results, live streaming, and meet schedule, the Crimson Open schedule, results, and streaming, as well as the Valentine Invitational schedule, live results, and live streaming, visit UCSBGauchos.com.

UP NEXT
This weekend provides the Gauchos one last opportunity to qualify for NCAA  Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Arkansas, from March 12-14. Following the conclusion of the indoor season, UC Santa Barbara will transition its focus and training to the upcoming outdoor season.