WKU Track & Field Headed to Conference USA Indoor Championships

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Track & Field is headed to Birmingham, Ala., for the 2018 Conference USA Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend. Action will conclude Sunday night and will be available on ESPN3 at 2 p.m. CT. UAB and the Birmingham CrossPlex are hosting the event for the seventh-consecutive season.

At last year's event, the Hilltoppers brought home runner-up honors while the Lady Toppers finished in fifth place. Morgan McIntyre and Jonathan Hayden in addition to the men's 4x400-meter relay squad will all look to defend their C-USA indoor crowns from last year's meet.

The championship events begin on Saturday at 9 a.m. CT, with combined events, beginning with heptathlon and pentathlon action. Field events start at 2 p.m., with the preliminaries and finals for running events kicking off at 4 p.m.

Competition on Sunday begins with the remaining heptathlon events at 9 a.m., and field events following at 11 a.m. Starting at 1 p.m. the finals for the remainder of the running events begin with the mile and end with the 4x400m relay. The awards presentation will start at 4:15 p.m.

The 2017 C-USA Indoor Track & Field Championship women's team was UTEP with 113 points and Middle Tennessee took the men's title with 130 points. Last year's title was the Miners' third-consecutive indoor women's title.

Admission prices are as follows: a two-day pass is $20 for adults and $10 for youth (12-17); while a single day ticket $15 per day for adults and $6 for youth (12-17). Admission is FREE for children age 11 and under and for students with valid ID cards who attend a C-USA member institution.

WKU Track & Field Headed to Conference USA Indoor Championships

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Jonathan Hayden

Morgan McIntyre