Meet Schedule

The Eastern Illinois men's and women's indoor track & field teams head to the Iowa Black and Gold Premier at the University of Iowa Friday and Saturday (Jan. 31-Feb.1). The Panthers are coming off of a strong showing last weekend at the Illinois Invite and look to continue to improve on the season. 

Panthers Have Strong Showing at the Illinois Invite
The Panthers as a team took home 4 first-place finishes, three by the men and one by the women.

The men were led by Dustin Hatfield in the 3000 as he placed first with a personal best time of 8:34.25. With that time, he moved up to number two in the OVC. Adam Swanson placed first in the 800 with a time of 1:55.97 which moved him up to number two in the OVC. Nick Oakley placed first in the mile with a time of 4:17.68 which moves him up to number three in the OVC.

The women were led by Danielle Frank who placed fourth in the 60 with a time of 7.67 which moves her up to number eight on the EIU All-time list. In the 200 she won with a time of 25.30 which moves her up to number four in the OVC.

About the Black and Gold Premier
The Invite is a two-day event starting on Friday (Jan. 31) at 1 p.m. with the women's weight throw followed by the men. On Saturday the meet will start at 11 a.m. with the shot put and the running events will start at 2:30 p.m. with the 60-meter hurdles.

At the Invite schools competing are, Barton College, Bradley, Drake, Eastern Illinois, Iowa Western, Loyola, Marquette, Minnesota State, Northern Iowa, Tulsa

A LOOK AHEAD
Following the Iowa Black and Gold Premier, the Panthers head to the University of Notre Dame for the Notre Dame Meyo Invite. The Meyo Invite is a two-day meet and is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 7) and 10:30 on Saturday (Feb. 8).