Schedule Release Story

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Nov. 30, 2022

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University Director of Track and Field Sue Parks announced the teams' indoor and outdoor schedules today, Nov. 30.

"We're excited about this year's schedule," said Parks. "Our athletes will have a lot of opportunities to face great competition at top notch facilities. I believe that our schedule will help us prepare for the Mid-American Conference Championships along with potential postseason competition which is always a big goal every year."

Eastern will open the season on the east coast with the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Dec. 3, hosted by Boston University. It will close out the 2022 year with a Dec. 9 outing at the Grand Valley State University Holiday Open in Allendale, Mich.

The Eagles will spend the first weeks of 2023 in the Mitten State, with the Wolverine Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan, Jan. 7. The next week, Jan. 14, is the team's first split-squad affair, with half of the team heading to Bowling Green, Ohio for the Falcon Early Bird Open, hosted by Bowling Green State University while the other half stay in Washtenaw County for the Michigan Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan. EMU will then travel to South Bend, Ind. for the Notre Dame Invitational, Jan. 21. The first multi-day meet of the season comes after a trek to Albuquerque, N.M. for the UNM Team Open, hosted by the University of New Mexico, Jan. 27-28.

February is another loaded month for the Eagles, starting with a split-squad day, where the field and sprints athletes will take part in the GVSU Snowdown Showdown, Feb. 3. The distance runners will be in South Bend, Ind. for Notre Dame University's Meyo Invitational, Feb. 3 and 4. The Eagles will once again go split squad, with most of the team competing at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 10, while others will head to the east coast for the David Hemery Valentine Open, Feb. 10-11, hosted by Boston University. One week later, they will hit the track in Washtenaw County again at the Silverston Invitational, hosted by Michigan, Feb. 17, to close out the indoor regular season.

Eastern's indoor postseason will start with the MAC Indoor Championships, Feb. 24-25, in Bowling Green, Ohio. From there, qualifying Eagles will depart to Albuquerque, N.M. for the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 10-11.

The Eagles will fly south to start the outdoor season in Orland, Fla. for the Black and Gold Invite, hosted by the University of Central Florida, March 17-18. One week later, EMU's harriers will head to the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C., March 23-25. Then, Eastern will split up, with three meets from March 30-April 1: the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas (starts March 29), the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas, and the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.

April opens with the full-team Golden Grizzlies Invite, April 8, in Rochester, Mich. Then, the Green and White will pack four meets into one weekend, with most of the team heading out to California for the Bryan Clay Invitational, April 12-14 in Azusa, Calif., Mt. SAC Relays, April 12-15 in Walnut, Calif., and the Beach Invitational, April 14-15 in Long Beach, Calif.. Some of the team will stay in the Mitten State for Adrian College's Don Kleinow Invitational, April 14.

After a busy week, Eastern once again heads to Ann Arbor for the Len Paddock Open, April 22, before traveling to Lexington, Ky. for the Kentucky Invitational, April 28-29, to close out the regular season.

The outdoor postseason will kick off in the Buckeye State, where the University of Akron will host the MAC Outdoor Championships, May 11-13. Then, the Eagles will return to Florida for the NCAA East Preliminaries, May 24-27, hosted by the University of North Florida.

The NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place June 7-10 in Austin, Texas, hosted by the University of Texas.

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