ANGOLA, Ind.-- The Trine track and field teams have announced their schedules for the 2015-16 indoor and outdoor seasons.
The indoor season is highlighted by four home meets in Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Athletic Recreation Center. The Thunder will play host to the first-ever MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 20. This is the first season the conference is officially sponsoring indoor track and field. Trine will also host its traditional conditioner meet to open the season Dec. 5, as well as the annual Jon and Carol Liechty Alumni Invitational (Jan. 16) and Don and Riley Zimmer Indoor Classic (Jan. 29).
Other meets on the indoor schedule include return trips to the University of Indianapolis Friday Night Special and Hillsdale Wide Track Classic.
The outdoor season features three meets new to the Thunder programs. The teams will have a chance to earn a state title when they compete with other NCAA Division III programs in the Indiana Division III Championships. Trine will also make its first visit to the Bellarmine Invitational and a twilight meet hosted by Rose-Hulman. Also on the slate is a return trip to the Hillsdale GINA Relays.
MIAA Field Day is scheduled for Apr. 29-30, which wraps up the season for the entire team. The Trine men earned their best-ever finish in the MIAA this past season with a second-place finish. The Thunder women notched a seventh-place finish at the conference meet.
Any Trine national qualifiers could have a pair of trips to Iowa in store. The indoor national championships will be hosted by Grinnell, while the outdoor national meet will be hosted by Wartburg.
The Thunder are expected to return one national qualifier from last season. Kara Eck (Auburn, Ind./DeKalb) earned All-America honors in the weight throw during the indoor season and competed in the hammer throw in the national outdoor meet.
The complete schedule is listed below. Please note that times for outdoor meets are still being finalized and will be announced at a later date. The schedules can also be viewed on team pages HERE and HERE.
Indoor Schedule | ||
Date | Meet | Time |
Dec. 5 | TRINE CONDITIONER | 11 a.m. |
Dec. 11 | Friday Night Special | 4 p.m. |
Jan. 16 | JON AND CAROL LIECHTY ALUMNI INVITATIONAL | 11 a.m. |
Jan. 23 | Defiance College Invitational | 12 p.m. |
Jan. 29 | DON AND RILEY ZIMMER INDOOR CLASSIC |
5 p.m. |
Feb. 5-6 | Hillsdale Wide Track Classic | 12 p.m. |
Feb. 20 |
MIAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP |
11 a.m. |
Mar. 11-12 |
NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships |
TBA |
Outdoor Schedule |
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Date |
Meet |
Time |
Apr. 2 | Bellarmine Invitational |
TBA |
Apr. 9 |
Indiana Division III Championships |
TBA |
Apr. 16 | Rose-Hulman Twilight |
TBA |
Apr. 23 | Hillsdale GINA Relays | TBA |
Apr. 29-30 | MIAA Field Day | TBA |
May 26-28 | NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships | TBA |
ALL CAPS- Denotes home event
All times EST unless noted otherwise