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MEAC to Host Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships

2018 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championship Central

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 12, 2018
—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host the 2018 Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 15-17, at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md. 


For the second year in a row, ESPN3 will stream Saturday's action live from 1-4 p.m. EST.

Competition will begin on Thursday at 3 p.m. with the men's heptathlon, followed by the women's 5,000m and women's long jump at 3:15 p.m.  The day continues with the men's 5,000m race and semifinals of the men's and women's 200m races. 

Day one concludes with the men's long jump final.

The championships continue Friday, Feb. 16, with the men's heptathlon at 9 a.m. Other field events on Friday's slate include the women's pentathlon, men's and women's high jump, and men's and women's weight throw. The student-athletes return to the track for the semifinals in the men's and women's 60m hurdles, 60m dash and 400m dash. The day closes out with the men's and women's distance medleys.

The competition concludes on Saturday, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the women's shot put, men's and women's pole vault, and the men's and women's triple jump. Running events begin at 1 p.m. with the women's mile run.  Rounding out the afternoon's events will be the men's and women's 4x400m relay race at 3:25 p.m.

A complete schedule of events and live statistics for the 2018 MEAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships can be found at www.MEACsports.com.

Admission for the Indoor Track and Field Championships is $5 daily, and tickets are available at the Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex on the event dates. The third annual Soleful Gestures shoe drive will also take place; all fans are encouraged to donate either a gently-used pair of shoes or gently-used clothing, in a 13-gallon kitchen-sized bag, in exchange for a $3 ticket.

All donations will go to the Value Village Community Donations Center in Landover Hills, Md.

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