TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State track and field program director Angela Martin and her staff have released the 2019-20 men's and women's track and field schedule.
 
"We have set up a very balanced schedule for our team this year," Martin said. "We are hosting several great home meets where our family and friends can come and support us. For our away meets we are traveling to meets with high levels of competition to help challenge our athletes to compete at a higher level. Our goal is to keep building on our performances, week-after-week, and I believe our schedule will help us do that."
 
The Sycamores will open the 2019-20 indoor season by hosting the ISU Early Bird meet on Dec. 7 at the one-year old Indoor Track & Field Facility. They will then travel to Normal, Ill. for their annual battle with Illinois State for the Coughlan Malloy Cup on Jan. 17 before returning home to host the John Gartland Invitational on Jan. 25.
 
ISU will make two trips to Indiana University during the indoor season, competing at the IU Relays from Jan. 31-Feb. 1 and then the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 14. Similarly, the Trees will make two trips to South Bend, Ind., for the Meyo Invitational from Feb. 7-8 and the Alex Wilson Invitational on Feb. 22. The Sycamores will also compete at the annual EIU Friday Night Challenge on Feb. 21.
 
The Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships return to Cedar Falls, Iowa again this year from Feb. 29-Mar. 1. The NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place two weeks later from Mar. 13-14 in Albuquerque, N.M.
 
After a two-week break, the blue and white will begin the outdoor season on the road when they travel to North Carolina State for the adidas Raleigh Relays on Mar. 27-28. They will then host two home meets in the month of April with the first being a dual meet against Eastern Illinois on April 4 and then the Gibson Invitational on April 17-18.
 
Also in April, the Sycamores will trek south on April 10 for the Joe Walker Classic, hosted by Ole Miss, as well as head to Des Moines, Iowa for their yearly trip to the Drake Relays from April 22-25.
 
In a change from previous years' schedules, Indiana State will travel to IU for the Billy Hayes Invite on May 1 before hosting the Pacesetter Sports Invitational on May 8. They then travel back to Drake for the MVC Outdoor Championships from May 15-17.
 
The NCAA East Region Preliminary returns to Lexington, Ky. on May 28-30 and then any athlete who qualifies for the NCAA Championships will journey south to Austin, Texas from June 10-13.
 
With 2020 being an Olympic year, the U.S. Olympic Team Trials will also take place this summer from June 19-28 at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. At the 2016 Olympic Team Trials, Felisha Johnson became the first American track and field athletes in ISU history to make Team USA.
 
2019-2020 Indoor Schedule
Dec. 7: ISU Early Bird - Terre Haute, Ind.
Jan. 17: Coughlan/Malloy Cup - Normal, Ill.
Jan. 25: John Gartland Invitational - Terre Haute, Ind.
Jan. 31-Feb.1: IU Relays - Bloomington, Ind.
Feb. 7-8: Meyo Invitational - South Bend, Ind.
Feb. 14: Hoosier Hills Invitational - Bloomington, Ind.
Feb. 21: EIU Friday Night Challenge - Charleston, Ill.
Feb. 22: Alex Wilson Invitational - South Bend, Ind.
Feb. 29-Mar. 1: MVC Championships - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Mar. 13-14: NCAA Indoor Championships - Albuquerque, N.M.
 
2020 Outdoor Schedule
Mar. 27-28: adidas Raleigh Relays - Raleigh, N.C.
April 4: EIU Dual Meet - Terre Haute, Ind.
April 10-11: Joe Walker Invitational - Oxford, Miss.
April 17-18: Gibson Invitational - Terre Haute, Ind.
April 22-25: Drake Relays - Des Moines, Iowa
May 1: Billy Hayes Invitational - Bloomington, Ind.
May 8: Pacesetter Sports Invitational - Terre Haute, Ind.
May 15-17: MVC Outdoor Championships - Des Moines, Iowa
May 28-30: NCAA East Preliminary - Lexington, Ky.
June 10-13: NCAA Outdoor Championship - Austin, Texas
June 19-28: U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Eugene, Ore.
 
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