SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State track and field team gets set for the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. The two day event will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday with the pentathlon, while Saturday's festivities will start at noon with the triple jump.
 

Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
Dates	Fri., Feb. 1 - Sat., Feb. 2
Location	Lincoln, Neb.
Site	Bob Devaney Sports Center
Fri., Feb. 1 - Sat., Feb. 2	12:30 p.m. (Fri) | 12 p.m. (Sat)
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Keeping Track of the Bears

• The Bears have competed at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational each of the last five seasons. A season ago MSU left Lincoln with three new career highs, including a new program record in the weight throw by Brittany McPike.
• Last week at the Pittsburg State Invitational, MSU posted five top-five finishes, led by Taryn Smiley who earned second place in the 60-meter dash (7.59), while also talking 10^th place in the 200-meter run (25.17).
• The Bears are sending 19 athletes to Nebraska for the two day meet, started off by the Olivia Ott in the pentathlon on Friday at 12:30, while Jamilah James is set to kick off Saturday's activities in the triple jump at noon.
• A new era in Bears track and field has begun, with interim head coach Jordan Fife taking the reins, along with assistant coaches Carmelita Jeter and Jake Brydson.
• Fife came to MSU in 2014 and has been the Bears head cross country coach for the past five seasons, while also serving as an assistant track and field coach.
• MSU enters the indoor season picked fifth the Missouri Valley Conference pre-season poll.