For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 27, 2003
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

KEATING TO STANFORD INVITATIONAL

EDINBURG, TX-The University of Texas-Pan American’s track and field team hosts the Angela Procter Open this Saturday, one of the Broncs’ top performers will be running at a prestigious meet on the West Coast.

Sophomore Westly Keating (Pharr, TX/PSJA North HS/Texas) will run 10,000 meters Saturday evening at the Stanford Invitational. The 10,000 meters is one of two events that are exempt from the new regional qualifying system, and Keating will attempt to achieve a time that will allow him to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June.

“The last few years, all but one or two NCAA qualifiers in the 10,000 have come from this meet,” said UTPA Head Coach Ricky Vaughn. “They always have a good field, and between the atmosphere that is created there, and the quality of the field, the race usually produces phenomenal times. Stanford is one of the premier distance running schools in the country, and a lot of post-collegiate athletes train there, which is one of the reasons that this should be a good meet. I expect Westly to have a really good race.”

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