LEXINGTON, Ky.?The University of Kentucky track and field squads travel to Atlanta, Ga., for the Yellow Jacket Invitational. The meet will be hosted by Georgia Tech at the George C. Griffin Track on Saturday, April 2.

The meet begins at 8:00 a.m. EST with the women?s hammer throw, while running events start at 1:00 p.m. with the 3,000 meters. For all running events, women will go first, followed by men.

Two UK track and field athletes recorded regional qualifying marks to open the 2005 outdoor season, and the team looks to continue that success this weekend.

Five-time All-American and five-time SEC Champion, Jeff Chakouian continued his successful outdoor track and field career when he took top honors, recording a regional provisional qualifying heave of 65-06 ? in the shot put, at the Baldy Castillo Invitational. His toss was almost four feet more than his nearest competitor and stands as the number one shot put throw in the conference, besting the conference field by ten feet. In that same meet junior Kenya Patton also recorded a regional qualifying and personal-best time of 23.96 in the women?s 200-meter dash.

Live results for the Yellow Jacket Invitational will be available at www.ukathletics.com.

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