University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI releases 2022-23 indoor track and field schedule
11/8/2022 3:07:00 PM | Track and Field
Panthers to compete in eight meets during winter, including six in Iowa
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The UNI track and field team has released its 2022-23 indoor schedule, which features eight competitions including six in the state of Iowa.
The Panthers will open the 2022-23 campaign in early December with a pair of trips to Ames for the ISU Holiday Invitational, and to Iowa City for the Jimmy Grant Invitational. UNI makes the second of four trips this indoor season to Iowa's Indoor Track Building in mid-January for the Hawkeye Invitational, before returning home for the annual running of the Jack Jennett Invitational inside the UNI-Dome.
February kicks off with a trip to Lincoln, Neb. for the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ahead of the SDSU Indoor Classic in Brookings and the Iowa Open. For the second straight season, the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Indoor Championships will be held at Gately Park in Chicago, while the NCAA Championships head southwest to Albuquerque, March 10-11.
"Our indoor schedule sets us up to be prepared for the conference championships at the end of February," said director of track and field Dave Paulsen. "We see a lot of really good competition, we don't have to travel very far, and get to compete in some great facilities, including the UNI-Dome. It gives us the best possible opportunity to put together some really good meets."
UNI finished third on the men's side and fifth in the women's standings at last year's MVC Championships, claiming four individual conference titles. Jack Sumners, the reigning MVC indoor champion in the 60-meter hurdles returns to defend his title, while Sophia Jungling took first place in the indoor 800-meter run last February at Gately Park.
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2022-23 UNI Indoor Track & Field Schedule
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Dec. 9-10 | ISU Holiday Invitational (Ames, Iowa)
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Dec. 10 | Jimmy Grant Invitational (Iowa City, Iowa)
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Jan. 14 | Hawkeye Invitational (Iowa City, Iowa)
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Jan. 20 | Jack Jennett Invitational (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
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Jan. 20-21 | Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Iowa City, Iowa)
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Feb. 3-4 | Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Lincoln, Neb.)
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Feb. 10-11 | SDSU Indoor Classic (Brookings, S.D.)
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Feb. 17 | Iowa Open (Iowa City, Iowa)
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Feb. 26-27 | MVC Indoor Championships (Chicago, Ill.)
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March 10-11 | NCAA Indoor Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.)