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2017 Outdoor Track Schedule Revealed
January 31, 2017 03:18 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons announced the 2017 outdoor track and field schedule on Tuesday.
The outdoor schedule consists of nine regular season meets, along with the Big 12, NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship events.
“We feel we have done a very good job putting a schedule together that will take care of the needs of the entire program,” said coach Sean Cleary. “We will potentially see some warmer weather early in the season before competing closer to home.”
The Mountaineers’ first two meets are held in North Carolina as they open the outdoor season at the 49er Classic in Charlotte from March 16-18 and return a week later to Raleigh to compete at the Raleigh Relays on March 24-25.
West Virginia will travel to Pal Alto, California, to compete at the Stanford Invitational for the seventh consecutive year on March 31-April 1.
The team will then have a week to prepare for the Mason Spring Invitational in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 8. Bucknell will host the Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, from April 16-17.
Six days later, the Mountaineers will split in a pair of meets on April 21-22. Select members of the squad returns back to Virginia to compete at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, while others will also race at the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio.
A trip to Philadelphia will close out the regular season competition for WVU, as the team races at the Penn Relays from April 27-29.
Kansas will serve host to the Big 12 Outdoor Championship in Lawrence, Kansas, from May 12-14.
The NCAA East Preliminary Round will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, from May 25-27. Last year, the Mountaineers had eight qualifiers compete at regionals. WVU will conclude the season with the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, at Hayward Field on June 7-10.
Nine newcomers join the 2016-17 WVU track and field squad, while 26 upperclassmen return.
2016-17 Indoor Track and Field schedule:
Date Event Location
Mar. 16-18 49er Classic Charlotte, N.C.
Mar. 24-25 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C.
Mar. 31-Apr. 1 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif.
Mar. 24-25 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C.
Mar. 31-Apr. 1 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif.
Apr. 8 Mason Spring Invitational Fairfax, Va.
Apr. 14-15 Bison Outdoor Classic Lewisburg, Pa.
Apr. 21-22 Virginia Challenge Charlottesville, Va.
Apr. 14-15 Bison Outdoor Classic Lewisburg, Pa.
Apr. 21-22 Virginia Challenge Charlottesville, Va.
Apr. 21-22 Jesse Owens Invite Columbus, Ohio
Apr. 27-29 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
May 5-6 TBA TBA
May 12-14 Big 12 Outdoor Championship Lawrence, Kan.
May 25-27 NCAA East Preliminary Regionals Lexington Ky.
June 7-10 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore.
Apr. 27-29 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa.
May 5-6 TBA TBA
May 12-14 Big 12 Outdoor Championship Lawrence, Kan.
May 25-27 NCAA East Preliminary Regionals Lexington Ky.
June 7-10 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore.
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