NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2016 – One of the signature events at The Armory -- the 4x200 relay -- will go international for the first time at the Armory Track Invitational on Feb. 5-6. 

One of the highlights of the schedule for the 16th annual meet is a first-of-its kind sprint relay showdown that will include teams from the U.S., Jamaica, France, Canada, the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Antigua. 

The U.S. and Jamaica, the preeminent world powers in sprinting, will go head-to-head in men's and women's races. The world records  will also be in play -- 1:22.11 for the men (Great Britain, 1991) and 1:32.41 for the women (Russia, 2005). The U.S. records are 1:22.71 for the men (1991) and 1:33.24 for the women (1994).

The Armory Track Invitational --long known as the biggest collegiate invitational of the season -- will also include six combined pro/college events during a feature window from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. Those distances are the 800 meters, the mile and the 3,000 meters for both men and women.

The fields for these six high quality races include some intriguing matchups: Ajee' Wilson and Laura Roesler in the 800 meters; Morgan Uceny and Emily Lipari in the mile, along with NCAA 1,500 meters champion Rhianwedd Price of Mississippi State; and Nicole Tully and Sheila Reid in a 3,000 meters that includes Wisconsin's Sara DiSanza. 

Robby Andrews is the star attraction of the men's 800 meters. Liam Boylan-Pett heads a mile field that includes Wisconsin's Austin Mudd and high school phenom Andrew Hunter from Loudoun Valley (Va.). Hunter has his sights set on becoming the second sub-four prep indoors of all-time, as well as taking a shot at the national high school record of 3:59.86, set at The Armory by Alan Webb 15 years ago. Hunter's personal best, set last spring, is 4:02.36.

 The Armory Track Invitational is a preview of the 109th NYRR Millrose Games, which will be held on Feb. 20. In addition, athletes will be on their way to securing berths to the World Indoor Championships in Portland (March 18-20), and getting ready for this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

To purchase advance reserved seat tickets for the Armory Track Invitational, go to ArmoryTrack.com. Reserved tickets are $30 on Friday and $40 on Saturday. General admission and student tickets will be available at the door. General admission tickets are $20 each day, student tickets $10 each day.

To purchase reserved seat tickets for the 2016 Armory Track Invitational please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-armory-track-invitational-2016-tickets-20518268694