Wednesday, October 5, 2016

NDSU Track & Field Announces 2017 Schedule




FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University track & field programs have announced their competition schedule for the upcoming 2017 season, highlighted by the Bison hosting the Summit League Outdoor Championships on May 11-13.

The indoor slate will feature three home meets this season, including the season-opening Dakota Classic on Dec. 2-3 in the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track & Field Facility. NDSU will also be home for the Bison Classic on Jan. 14 and the Bison Open on Feb. 3-4.

South Dakota State will host the 2017 Summit League Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 24-25. The NCAA Indoor Championships will take place in College Station, Texas, on Mar. 10-11.

The Bison women have won all nine Summit League indoor team titles since joining the league in 2008, and the NDSU men have won five out of nine championships.

The outdoor season begins at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., for the fourth straight year on Mar. 17-18.

NDSU will continue its tradition of competing in the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays on Apr. 13-15 and the Drake Relays on Apr. 27-29. The Bison have three home meets scheduled during the outdoor season – the Lyle Hokanson Classic on Apr. 21-22, the NDSU Tune-Up on May 5, and the Summit League Championships on May 11-13.

The NCAA West Preliminary Rounds are at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, on May 25-27, with the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Eugene, Ore., for the fifth straight season on June 7-10.

NDSU has won nine straight women’s outdoor titles and seven consecutive men’s outdoor championships in The Summit League.

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