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Racers Set To Hold 2nd Annual Battle of the Blue and Gold
11/4/2017 5:24:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field
The Murray State Cross Country and Track and Field programs will hold their second annual Battle of the Blue and Gold starting Monday, November 6.
There will be two teams, team blue and team gold, and each team will compete in a variety of competitions. Those include overhead back throws, underhand front throws, 150 meter races, 300 meter races, weight throws and Javelin to name a few. Times from the NCAA Cross Country regional race on Friday will also be factored in.
Each event will be scored and at the end of the week a champion will be named.
Below is the schedule of events:
Monday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weight Throw (6 attempts)
                         Javelin (6 attempts/5 steps)
                               Double- Double Test (Throwers/2 attempts)
                         Power Clean Max (Throwers)
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Tuesday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Push-up Test (:30 seconds)
                         Plank Test (Longest hold)
                            150m Test
                         Overhead Back Throw (2 attempts)
                          Underhand Front Throw (2 attempts)
                          Power Clean Max (Sprints/Jumps)
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Wednesday:Â Â Â Overhead Back Throw (Throwers/XC/2 attempts)
                         Underhand Front Throw (Throws/XC/2 attempts)
                         Squat Max (Throwers)
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Thursday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 300m Test
                         Double- Double Test (2 attempts)
                         Squat Max (Sprints/Jumps)
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Friday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Regional XC Meet
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There will be two teams, team blue and team gold, and each team will compete in a variety of competitions. Those include overhead back throws, underhand front throws, 150 meter races, 300 meter races, weight throws and Javelin to name a few. Times from the NCAA Cross Country regional race on Friday will also be factored in.
Each event will be scored and at the end of the week a champion will be named.
Below is the schedule of events:
Monday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weight Throw (6 attempts)
                         Javelin (6 attempts/5 steps)
                               Double- Double Test (Throwers/2 attempts)
                         Power Clean Max (Throwers)
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Tuesday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Push-up Test (:30 seconds)
                         Plank Test (Longest hold)
                            150m Test
                         Overhead Back Throw (2 attempts)
                          Underhand Front Throw (2 attempts)
                          Power Clean Max (Sprints/Jumps)
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Wednesday:Â Â Â Overhead Back Throw (Throwers/XC/2 attempts)
                         Underhand Front Throw (Throws/XC/2 attempts)
                         Squat Max (Throwers)
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Thursday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 300m Test
                         Double- Double Test (2 attempts)
                         Squat Max (Sprints/Jumps)
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Friday:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Regional XC Meet
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