BALTIMORE, Md. (February 9, 2024) – The Morgan State track & field teams will compete in the 10th annual Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational that will take place Friday and Saturday at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex. More than 1,300 athletes from 37 colleges and universities are set to compete this weekend.
The two-day event will begin Friday at 1 p.m. with the men's 60 prelims. Saturday's slate of events starts with the open women's high jump at 9 a.m.
Admission is free of charge for the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational.
For the second straight year, this meet will be televised on ESPN+, with live coverage scheduled for Friday from 5:30-9 p.m. and Saturday from Noon-4 p.m. Noah Frary and Liberty Senior Associate AD Todd Patulski will call the action.
Live results will be available throughout the meet, courtesy of Blue Ridge Timing.
Remembering Darius
Darius Dixon, a promising freshman sprinter from Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Va., opened his Liberty track & field career by competing in the 200 and 400-meter dash events at the Liberty Kickoff on Dec. 5, 2013. Two days later, he was tragically killed in a car accident at the age of 18.
In his memory, Liberty will hold a Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational meet for the 10th straight year. The inaugural Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational was contested on Dec. 3-4, 2014 at the Tolsma Indoor Track Center.
About the Facility
The 169,000-square-foot Liberty Indoor Track Complex is highlighted by a six-lane, 200-meter, hydraulically banked oval which is now named for legendary Flames head coach Brant Tolsma.
The facility, which includes permanent seating for approximately 1,500 spectators, also boasts ample space for athletes. Competitors are availed a sizable mezzanine area which sits above an eight-lane, 100-meter warm-up straightaway.
The Liberty Indoor Track Complex opened in January 2017 and has seen records broken ever since. This marks the eighth year of competition at the facility.
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
