Upstate Releases Track & Field Schedule for 2014-15 Season
10/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
2014-15 Schedule
Spartanburg, S.C. – USC Upstate head track & field coach Natalie Smith has announced today that the Spartans will compete in a total of 14 meets for the upcoming 2014-15 season.
Upstate has scheduled six meets for the indoor season and eight for the outdoor campaign. The 2014-15 season officially kicks off on Dec. 1 when the Spartans travel to Winston-Salem, N.C.
"It is so exciting to think about our 2014-15 indoor and outdoor seasons," said Smith, who is now in her fourth season as the head coach at Upstate. "Our Spartan fans will have multiple opportunities to see our teams compete this year as we will have several meets within a 65-mile radius of Spartanburg."
The Spartans will participate in the UNCG Six-Way Meet to begin its indoor season at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem. Upstate is set to make two trips to Johnson City, Tenn. with the first coming Jan. 16-17 with the ETSU Indoor Classic, followed three weeks later by the ETSU Invitational Feb. 6-7. Between those three weeks, the Spartans travel to Clemson for the Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 23-24) and back to Winston-Salem for the Hilton Garden Invitational (Jan. 30-31).
The 2014-15 A-Sun Indoor Championships will be held in Winston-Salem at the JDL Fast Track Feb. 28-Mar. 1.
The NCAA Indoor Championships are scheduled for Mar. 13-14 in Fayetteville, Ark.
"We have some young talent that has been added to our core group on the women's team, and a number of new faces on the men's team as we add some depth to our young men's squad that only has seven upperclassmen," Smith added. "Everyone else will be freshman and sophomores for the men so it will be quite interesting to see how this season turns out."
The 2015 outdoor season for Upstate starts Mar. 13-14 when it takes part in the CCU Invitational in Myrtle Beach. After heading to the 49er Classic in Charlotte, N.C. (Mar. 19-21), the Spartans close out the month of March with the Raleigh Relays and Adidas Invitational Mar. 27-28. Three meets make up the schedule in April starting Apr. 4 at the Terrier Relays in Spartanburg. The month closes out with the Charlotte Invitational (Apr. 17-18) and Winthrop Invitational (Apr. 23).
The 2015 A-Sun Outdoor Championships are slated for May 15-16 and will take place at North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
The 2014-15 season concludes with the NCAA East First Round (May 28-30) in Jacksonville, Fla. and NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Ore. June 10-13.
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