NCAA Regional Championships Schedule Released
4/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
April 18, 2007
COLUMBIA, Mo.--Let the games begin! Only a little more than five weeks remain until the University of Missouri hosts the NCAA Track & Field Mideast Regional Championships at Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Columbia on May 25 and 26 and today the official schedule of events has been released. Both days of competition begin at 11 a.m., with the men's and women's hammer throw on respective days. Track events begin in the late afternoon with all preliminaries and the 5000-meter run finals on Friday. Saturday will be a full program of fast-action track finals beginning at 4 p.m.
The Mideast region is one of four track and field NCAA regions and is made from the Division I universities in the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
An estimated 900 athletes will qualify and participate in the meet in hopes of gaining entry into the NCAA Outdoor Championships, scheduled to be held in Sacramento, Calif., in 2007.
"I felt thrilled and honored that the NCAA awarded this regional to us," said Head Coach Dr. Rick McGuire when the bid was announced last year. "We're really proud of the Audrey J. Walton Track facility, and we love to host championship meets. Coaches and teams love to come to
Audrey J. Walton Stadium has underwent renovations in the last several months which has included a track resurfacing and construction of a World-class throws field that includes the World's-largest hammer cage and three-optimally directional discus rings.
Missouri is one of four regional sites along with: Midwest -
NCAA Events hosted by
March 2009 Wrestling NCAA Championships (in St. Louis)
March 2008 Wrestling NCAA Championships (in St. Louis)
May 2007 Track & Field NCAA Mideast Regional
March 2006 Diving NCAA Zones
December 2005 Volleyball NCAA First/Second Rounds
May 2005 Softball NCAA Regional
March 2005 Wrestling NCAA Championships (in St. Louis)
December 2004 Volleyball NCAA First/Second Rounds
March 2004 Wrestling NCAA Championships (in St. Louis)
November 2003 Soccer NCAA First/Second Rounds
April 2003 Gymnastics NCAA South Central Regional
November 1999 Soccer NCAA First/Second Rounds
November 1990 Cross Country NCAA District VI
March 1986 W. Basketball NCAA First/Second Rounds
November 1982 Cross Country NCAA District VI
Hosts Sites of the NCAA Mideast Track & Field Regional
2003
2004 LSU,
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2006
2007
2008 Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
