The Eastern track and field teams will split their squads with select members, with one going to Kansas for the Kansas Relays and the remaining athletes heading to Terre Haute, Ind., for the Pace Setter meet.

The Kansas Relays are the equivalent of an all-star game and only the best of the best are invited. Invitation is based on performance during the season and the Panthers will be well represented in Kansas.

Sophomore sprinter Alicia Harris will lead the charge for the Panthers in Kansas. The speedster has already won two events in just three outdoor meets this season, including the 400-meter dash at the Lee Calhoun Classic held last week in Macomb.

“The wins just show she is a great competitor,” Wallace said. “When she goes to the race, she goes to win.”

Joining Harris in Kansas will be senior thrower Tiffany Greenley. The Manteno native missed the first outdoor meet at Southern Illinois, but showed her abilities two weeks ago at the Big Blue Classic. At the home meet, Greenley finished third in the hammer throw with a toss of more than 48-meters. According to Wallace, impressive showings, like Greenley’s, will garner an invitation to Kansas.

“A large part of deciding who goes (to the Kansas Relays) is how they compete early in the season,” Wallace said. “Tiffany has been wreaking havoc on the competition.”

Jennifer Cowan made her claim to compete at the Kansas Relays with her performance in the hurdles and long jump last week at Western. Cowan placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles.