Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
Date	Friday, Feb. 26 | 12:30 p.m. ET // Saturday, Feb. 27 | 10:30 a.m. ET // Sunday, Feb. 28 | 11 a.m. ET
Location // Venue	Cedar Falls, Iowa // UNI Dome
Preview Info	Indiana State Notes
Live Results	Live Results Feed | Watch (Day One) | Watch (Day Two) | Watch (Day Three)
Heat Sheets	Heat Sheets
Schedule	Schedule of Events
Social Media	@IndStTrackField // @IndStAthletics
Attendance Information	No spectators allowed.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Indiana State men's and women's track & field teams are ready to battle for some hardware at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend.
 
Competition on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 26-27) will be split into two sessions, with the men beginning at 12:30 a.m. ET on Friday and the women beginning at 6 p.m. ET. On Saturday, competition for the men will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET with the women following at 5:30 p.m. ET. Events on Championship Sunday (Feb. 28) are slated to begin at 11 a.m. ET.
 
PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP POLL
The Indiana State men's and women's track & field teams were both picked to finish second at this weekend's Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Valley announced Wednesday morning.
 
MVC Men's Poll
1. Northern Iowa - 75 (5)
2. Indiana State - 73 (3)
3. Illinois State 67 (1)
4. Southern Illinois - 49
5. Drake - 42
6. Bradley - 36
7. Loyola Chicago - 34
8.  Valparaiso - 19
9.  Evansville - 10
 
MVC Women's Poll
1. Illinois State - 100 (10)
2. Indiana State - 87
3. Northern Iowa - 76
4. Southern Illinois - 74
5. Missouri State - 59
6. Loyola Chicago - 46
7. Bradley - 44
8. Drake - 33
9. Evansville - 19
10. Valparaiso - 10
 
MEN'S PREVIEW
Indiana State was picked to finish second in the pre-championship poll with 73 total points and three first-place votes. The Sycamores currently have four of the top five fastest times in the 60m dash with MVC Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete, JaVaughn Moore on top of the Valley leaderboard with his time of 6.76. Matthew Lewis-Banks looks for another gold medal in the 60m hurdles; his current time of 8.05 is second in the Valley this season and is ranked nationally. Distance Medley Relay squad (Hopf, Wilson, Russell, Kilian) sit first on the Valley leaderboard and 37th nationally with a time of 10:34.54. In the field, high jump teammates Kevin Krutsch and Nick Schultz share the top spot in the Valley and are ranked 30th in the nation with their mark of 2.11m (6'11"). Sophomore Emmanuel Odubanjo has the furthest mark in the Valley for the triple jump alongside teammate Dearis Harron who currently holds the second-best mark in both the long jump and the triple jump. Indiana State is looking for their fifth MVC Indoor Title this weekend with their last being 2015.
 
WOMEN'S PREVIEW
Indiana State places second in the pre-championship poll with 87 points. On the track, Jocelyn Quiles currently ranks within the top-10 on the Valley leaderboard in the 3000m (2nd), the 800m (6th) and the mile (6th). Mirlege Castor currently holds the second fastest 60m time in the Valley and is ranked within the top-10 for the 200m. Zoe Sullivan currently sits third on the Valley leaderboard this season in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.86 and will look for a spot on the podium this weekend. The Sycamores will look to Mia Mackenzie in the pentathlon as she currently ranks first in the Valley this season heading into the championship. Ryann Porter sits first for the Valley for the triple jump with her mark of 11.91m (39'1"). In the pole vault, Selene Weaver is best of four Sycamores to rank within the top-10 for the Valley this season. Others to watch out for include Kelsey Bowlds (high jump), Kaitlyn Davis (long jump) and Jayla Bynum (shot put) who all rank within the top-five in their respective events on the Valley performance list.
 
For the latest information on the Sycamore Cross Country and Track & Field teams, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.