USTFCCCA Meet Announcements

During the 2010 outdoor track & field season, West Chester University will be hosting three outdoor meets, including one heptathlon/decathlon.  Our brand-new (3 year old) outdoor facility features a state-of-the-art Mondo track surface and jumping runways, as well as a brand-new hammer/discus cage.  All entries will be done via Direct Athletics.

Saturday, March 20, 2010 – WCU Golden Ram Invitational
11:00 AM start.  All track events, including 5000m, 10,000m, steeplechase, and a 3000m for women (if enough interest).  All field events, including hammer.  $15 per athlete or $175 per team (men & women separate).

Friday-Saturday, April 9-10, 2010 – WCU Collegiate Invitational
3:00 PM start Friday, 9:00 AM start Saturday. This meet features a heptathlon/decathlon.  $20 per athlete or $200 per team (men & women separate).

Friday, April 23, 2010 – WCU Open Invitational
3:00 PM start.  All track events, including 5000m, 10,000m, steeplechase, and a 3000m for women.  All field events, including hammer.  $15 per athlete or $175 per team (men & women separate).

If your team would like to participate in any of these meets, please contact Andrew Huber at ahuber@wcupa.edu or 610-436-2468 as soon as possible.  All three meets are open to unattached athletes.

Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., will be hosting the Jack Skoog Open Feb 19. 

Entries are to be made on www.directathletics.com

For more information go to http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46388&SPID=4201&DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=204866614. 

If you have any questions contact Glenn Smith smith1gp@cmich.edu

Adrian College in Adrian, Mich., will host their first-annual Adrian All-American Invitational on Saturday April 10, 2010 on the College’s new facility. Adrian is located 40 minutes west of Toledo, Ohio and 40 minutes south of Ann Arbor, Mich.

All interested teams please email James Larson at: jlarson@adrian.edu .  The meet is open to all interested teams.

Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala., will host their fifth-annual Gem of the Hills Invitational on April 3, 2010. 

All interested teams can find the meet info at jsu.edu.  The meet is open to all interested teams and post-collegians.

The University of New Mexico will host a series of meets in 2010:

Saturday, January 16th – Lobo Open
Saturday, January 23rd – Cherry & Silver Invitational
Friday, January 29th – Lobo Challenge (team scored)
Saturday, January 30th – New Mexico Invitational
Fri/Sat, February 5-6 – New Mexico Classic & Combined Events
Saturday, April 10 – Tailwind Invitational
Saturday, May 1 – Don Kirby Invitational

Indoor meets are held at the Albuquerque Convention Center on a 200-meter banked Mondo Track which will host the USA Indoor meet, the NCAA Division II Championship, and the Mountain West Conference in 2010.

For meet information please contact Rich Ceronie at rceronie@unm.edu or call 505-417-1971.  All meets are open to collegiate competition, and select unattached athletes.

Miami University (Ohio) will host the Redhawk Invitational on April 24, 2010.

Interested teams should contact Assistant Coach Drew Towne:

Office: (513) 529-2343
Cell: (513) 330-1781
Fax: (513) 529-0411
Email: towneat@muohio.edu

McMurry University of Abilene, Texas, will host two meets in spring 2010. More information is below in PDF format, or contact head coach, Barbara Crousen, bcrousen@mcm.edu or by phone at (325) 793-4646.

- March 26, McMurry Invitational

- April 1, McMurry Relays

McMurry University Meet Information

Birmingham-Southern College, located in Birmingham, Alabama, will be hosting its 2nd Annual Southern Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet on March 13, 2010.  This meet will include College/Universities as well as unattached athletes and will be held on campus at the Panther Stadium and Track Complex.  Once again, we are expecting great team participation at this early-bird outdoor meet.  Please mark your calendar to participate in this meet while enjoying the spring weather of Birmingham, Alabama!

For additional information:

Kenneth Cox, Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Birmingham-Southern College

Office: (205) 226-7780, kcox@bsc.edu, www.bscsports.net

Western Carolina University is hosting an invitational on April 15-16, 2010. Meet information and tentitive schedule are below.

All entries are done through DirectAthletics (www.directathletics.com) or Slipstream Timing (www.slipstream.com).

Interested schools should contact Danny Williamson – dwilliams@email.wcu.edu.

Western Carolina University Meet Information

McNeese State is hosting three meets during the 2010 indoor and outdoor seasons.

INDOOR

January 15 – McNeese Indoor I

February 5 – Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor II

OUTDOOR

March 13 – Bob Hayes Cowboy Relays

Meet information can be found here …
http://www.mcneesesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22000&KEY=&ATCLID=204760898&SPID=11453&SPSID=107045

Contact Brendon Gilroy (bgilroy@mcneese.edu) for more information.

The University of Georgia is hosting two outdoor meets and a cross country meet during the 2010 season and is looking for interested schools to participate.

April 17 – Bulldog Limited

May 8 – Georgia Invitational

September 4, 2010 – Georgia Cross Country Invitational

For more information contact Wayne E. Norton (wnorton@sports.uga.edu)

 

Icahn Stadium in New York City will be hosting their annual college track and field meets on the following days;

April 18 – New York Relays
May 7-8 – NYC Qualifying Challenge

Information can be found by visiting www.icahnstadium.org.  Additional information can be obtained by e-mailing Lauren Primerano (lauren@icahnstadium.org).

The University of Miami will be hosting two outdoor meets at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables, Fla.

Friday-Saturday, March 19-20, 2010 – Hurricane Invitational 
*Meet will include heptathlon & decathlon beginning on Friday, March 19, 2009

Saturday, April 10, 2010 – Hurricane Alumni Invitational

All entries are done through DirectAthletics (www.directathletics.com)

Meet information is posted below or may be found on university website (www.hurricanesports.com)

Interested schools should contact Veronica Rodriguez – veronicarodriguez@miami.edu.

The University of the Incarnate Word has meet openings for the following dates.

Saturday February 27th  - UIW Cardinal Invitational
At Tom Benson Field UIW Campus
Starts at Noon
Contact Rosemary DuPree (210) 832-5650 for more information or rdupree@uiwtx.edu
Space is limited to first 12 teams that respond. We currently have 8 committed.

Thursday, May 13th – UIW Last Chance
At Tom Benson Field UIW Campus
Starts @ 3 PM
Contact Rosemary DuPree (210) 832-5650 for more information or rdupree@uiwtx.edu
Unlimited entries.

UNLV is hosting the Las Vegas Track & Field Classic (outdoor meet) on Saturday, March 6.

Interest Letter to Coaches

Anthony Houchin
Meet Director/Assistant Track & Field Coach
Email: Anthony.houchin@unlv.edu
Office: (702) 895-3985
Fax: (702) 895-1137

Iowa State University will host six indoor home meets in 2010 that are open to collegiate teams.

December 11	Holiday Preview – Open to All Divisions
January 22-23	Iowa State Open – Open to All Divisions
January 30	Bill Bergan Invitational – Invitation Only Division I Meet
February 5-6	Cyclone Open – Open to All Divisions
February 11-13	Iowa State Classic – Open to Division I Teams Only
March 6	NCAA Qualifier – Open to All Divisions

 

Meet information is available at
http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=736251 

Or contact Assistiant Coach Travis Hartke at thartke@iastate.edu or by phone at 515-294-7345.

Eastern Michigan University is hosting the Great lakes Track & Field Indoor Holiday Classic on December 27th, 2009. There are two open divisions (19yr & up). Hotel rooms can be secured for $65 a night and is just two miles from the track. There is also a special coach’s clinic on the 26th for those who might be interested.

Registration is now open at www.directathletics.com.

Eastern Michigan University Meet Information

Trinity University (San Antonio, TX) will be hosting four home meets this year.

March 6 – Trinity Open
April 2 – Tiger Relays
April 10 – Trinity Alumni Classic
May 8 – Trinity Almost Last Chance

If you have any interest in attending these meets, please contact David Svoboda (210-999-8576 or david.svoboda@trinity.edu) for more information.

The University of Florida will be hosting the Tom Jones Memorial Twilight on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at Percy Beard Track on the Gainesville campus.

Interested schools should contact Mellanee Welty – MellaneeW@gators.uaa.ufl.edu or at (352) 375-4683 extension 5547.

Wisconsin Whitwater will be hosting four meets this indoor and outdoor season.

Indoor:
January 15 (Warhawk Opener)
March 5 (Karl Schlender Last Chance Meet)

Outdoors:
April 24 (UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative)
May 19 (Warhawk Twilight Last Chance Meet)

Those teams interested should contact Michael Johnson – JohnsonMJ03@uww.edu.

Christopher Newport University will be hosting four indoor and two outdoor invitational’s in their 2009-10 Collegiate Meet Series. The Vince Brown Track in the Freeman Center is a 200m flat Mondo Super-X track. The Pole Vault runway, both horizontal jumps runways, and High Jump apron are also Mondo. The outdoor track in Pomoco Stadium has been re-configured with 85m straights, two double-ended 200’+ horizontal jumps runways, a full D-zone for the High Jump, and multiple runway options for the Pole Vault. The track and jumps areas along with the Javelin runway are all Beynon BSS-1000 surfaces. The throws areas were rebuilt for 2009 with a brushed concrete Hammer/Discus circle and three brushed concrete Shot Put rings (two of which can be used concurrently in competition).

Indoor:
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 – CNU Holiday Open
Friday-Saturday, January 29th-30th, 2010 – CNU Captain’s Invitational & Multis
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 – Vince Brown Invitational
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 – CNU Last Chance Pentathlon (pending NCAA approval; date may change for NCAA Basketball Tournament)

Outdoor:
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 – Blue & Silver Challenge
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 – New Captain’s Classic

Collegiate Meet Series information is posted at http://staff.users.cnu.edu/twingard/cmeetindex.html.

All entries are done through DirectAthletics (www.directathletics.com).

Please contact Head Track & Field/Cross Country Coach Tyler Wingard (twingard@cnu.edu) with any questions.

Emory University will be hosting two outdoor meets during the 2010 outdoor season. Located in Atlanta, Georgia these meets generally offer great early outdoor season weather and a wide variety of competition. Teams from all three levels of the NCAA and NAIA have participated. The Emory Invitational will take place on March 19th and 20th. The Emory Classic will include a multi-events competition on March 25th and 26th, while the track & field meet will be March 26th and 27th. Please contact John Curtin (404-727-4098, jcurtin@emory.edu) Head Track & Field Coach for more information or visit their web site at www.emoryathletics.com.

Capital University in Columbus, Ohio will be hosting three indoor track and field meets this coming indoor season:

Saturday, December 12th, Purple & White Invite, Noon for field events and 1:00 PM for running events
Saturday, January 16th, Rev. Mike Hout Invite, Noon for field events and 1:00 PM for running events
Saturday, February 20th, Rick Meindl Last Call, Noon for field events and 1:00 PM for running events

All meet information will be posted on http://www.capital.edu/25482. All interested teams should contact Fred Barends at (614) 236-6919 or email at fbarends@capital.edu.

West Virginia University will be hosting three indoor track and field meets this coming indoor season:

December 5th – WVU Holiday Classic
January 9th – WVU Invitational
January 23rd – WVU State Farm Games

All meet information will be posted on http://www.msnsportsnet.com. All interested teams should contact Ilora Cipolat at (304) 293-9875 or email at icipolat@mail.wvu.edu.

The 2010 edition of the Oregon Relays presented by Oregon Community Credit Union will feature some of the nation’s best professional, collegiate, and high school athletes on April 30-May 1. Although the meet will occur one week later than it has been held recently, the competition schedule format will remain similar. Friday night will feature distance races from 1500 meters through 10,000 meters and selected field events while a Saturday afternoon high-performance session will include the sprints, jumps, hurdles, and remaining field events. A meet information packet and competition schedule will be posted on GoDucks.com in Fall 2009.

Schools interested in competing should contact OregonMeets@gmail.com to receive an invitation and additional information.

Hayward Field will host the final regular season home meet, the Oregon Twilight, on Saturday, May 8. The spring season begins with the Oregon Preview on Saturday, March 20.

For more information on home meets hosted by the University of Oregon, please contact OregonMeets@gmail.com.

The University of Iowa will be hosting four track and field meets in 2010.

Track & Field
January 1st – Iowa Open
Januray 19th – Iowa Invitational
April 17th – Hawkeye Invitational (Illinois)
May 1st – Musco Twilight (Wisconsin and Minnesota)

Space is limited. Interested teams should contact Scott Cappos at (319) 471-8292 or by email at scott-cappos@uiowa.edu.