Wariner At Unt This Saturday

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Must see track: Wariner at UNT this Saturday

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Must see track event: Olympic gold medalist and world champ Jeremy Wariner will run at North Texas this Saturday in the Boatinghouse/North Texas Spring Classic. Wariner, Baylor and Arlington Lamar alum, gets millions for running at European track events, and makes a rare North Texas appearance. 400 meters starts at 1:40. It'll be well worth the time to watch him glide around the track in about 44 seconds

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March 30, 2007

ARLINGTON, Texas - Arlington native and Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner and Olympic gold medalist Darold Williamson will be among the athletes competing at The Bobby Lane Arlington Invitational presented by Ben Hogan Sports Therapy Institute Saturday, March 31, at UTA's Maverick Stadium.

Teams scheduled to compete include: Angelo State, Dallas Baptist, DePaul, Emporia State, Louisiana-Monroe, McMurry, Minnesota, Northwood, North Dakota, North Dakota State, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, SMU, Southwest Christian, Tarleton State, TCU, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas State and UT Arlington.

The Chinese National Team will have their 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams competing.

Williamson, a former Baylor standout, will compete in the men's 400-meter dash at approximately 4:10 p.m. He was a member of the 2004 Olympic and 2005 World Outdoor 4x400-meter gold medal-winning relay teams. Williamson was also the 2005 NCAA Outdoor 400-meter champion.

Wariner, a graduate of Arlington Lamar High School, will run in the men's 200-meter dash at 6:05 p.m. Wariner won gold medals at the 2004 Olympic 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay. He was the World Outdoor 400 meter and 4x400-meter relay gold medalist and is a two-time USA Outdoor champion.

Former Oklahoma sprinter DaBryan Blanton will compete in the 100 meters. Blanton was the 2004 NCAA Indoor 60 meter champion and a two-time Big 12 Conference 100-meter champion and the U.S. Junior men's 100 meter record holder.