Huskies Set to Host the First Annual Jay Carisella Track & Field Invitational

The Northeastern track &field team initiates its 2009-10 indoor season in the comfort of its own home as the Huskies host the first-annual Jay Carisella Track & Field Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center (Boston) on Saturday, Dec. 5. Formerly known as the Husky Winter Carnival, NU's annual meet has been renamed to honor the late track & field standout, Jay Carisella. With 29 collegiate teams and 17 independent clubs on hand to formulate the indoor season opener, many are expected to be on hand to take in this yearly spectacle. The meet is scheduled to go off at 9:30 a.m. starting with the women's events.

Collegiate Participating Teams
• American International
• Assumption
• Bentley
• Boston College
• Boston University
• Brandeis
• Bridgewater State
• Cape Cod Academy
• Central Connecticut State
• Connecticut College
• Emmanuel College
• Fitchburg State
• Gordon College
• Harvard
• Lesley College
• MassBay Community College
• Northeastern
• New Hampshire
• Regis College
• Roxbury Community College
• Salem State
• Southern Maine
• St. Thomas Aquinas
• Stonehill
• Tufts
• UMass Boston
• UMass Dartmouth
• UMass Lowell
• Wheaton College (Mass.)

Independent Participating Teams
• Adidas New England Runners
• BAA
• Bryn Mawr Running Company
• Cambridge Jets
• Carol City TC
• Central Mass. Striders
• EKG
• GBTC (Greater Boston Track Club)
• Gutterhawk AC
• Impulse
• Mass Velocity TC
• MIT Pole Vault Club
• Patriot Pole Vault
• Saucony
• Sisu Project
• Twilight Throwers
• UM Invictus