YPSILANTI, MI - The 2023 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will be hosted in Bowen Field House on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. The meet will be held on Feb. 23-24, with the competition starting at 10 a.m. each day. Tickets must be purchased for entry. The pricing is as follows:
 
All-Session Pass (valid both days): $20 for Adults, $15 for Youth, can be purchased HERE.
Friday Pass: $15 for Adults, $10 for Youth, can be purchased HERE.
Saturday Pass: $15 for Adults, $10 for Youth, can be purchased HERE.
Student Pass: $5 for each day, must be purchased at Bowen Field House (must show valid student ID from MAC school).

All championship information can be located here: 2024 Indoor Track and Field Championship Central Page

Athletes who make NCAA qualifying marks will compete on March 8th and 9th at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Akron
AKRON, OH - The Zips will compete at the league's Indoor Championships, as Eastern Michigan hosts the two-day event at the Bowen Field House on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24.

In all, the championship meet will feature men's teams from Akron, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and Kent State, while all 12 league members will be chasing the title on the women's side.

The Zips' men squad has won five of the last nine indoor team titles and nine of the last 16 MAC championships overall.

On the women's side, the Zips are seeking their eighth indoor championship.

The Zips return a pair of all-conference indoor performers from a season ago that will look to defend their all-league accolades.
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Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State track and field team prepares to head to Ypsilanti, Michigan Thursday, February 22 for the indoor MAC Championship meet. Competition is set to begin Friday morning with the pentathlon. 

The Cardinals last competed at the GVSU Big Meet where they collected multiple personal bests and top finishes. Jenelle Rogers recorded a first-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.86m.  

Last indoor season the team finished second with 83 points, the most they had earned since 2008. They are hoping to build on recent success as they move into the off-season.
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Bowling Green
YPSILANTI, Mich.- The Bowling Green State University Indoor track and field team will head to Eastern Michigan this weekend for the 2024 MAC Indoor Championships.

10:00 a.m. 60m Hurdles: Katherine Mendenhall, Section 1 of 4/Jenna Lucas, Section 4 of 4
10:45 High Jump: Katherine Mendenhall, Jenna Lucas
To follow, Shot Put: Katherine Mendenhall and Jenna Lucas/Flight 1 of 2
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Buffalo
BUFFALO, NEW YORK –The University at Buffalo Track and Field team is set to compete in the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships this weekend, following a season of school record performances.

The Bulls set five new school records in nine indoor meets this season, with 27 performances entering the all-time leaderboards for the program and 29 performances falling inside the top ten of the conference standings. 

On the opening weekend of the season, Ryan Buzby set a new school record in the men's 5000 meter with a time of 13:57.40, which still ranks atop the MAC. Buzby's record foreshadowed what was to come of the season for the Bulls, breaking two more school records himself.

In the 3000 meter, Buzby's time of 8:07.97 shattered the previous best by nearly four seconds, with the time ranking fourth in the conference this season. The fifth year's mile time of 4:04.93 then broke Evan Hilbert's record set just last season by a slim margin. A nod to the historic season, Hilbert came back just two weeks later to break Buzby's record in the mile with a new time to beat of 4:04.93. Heading into MAC championships, both Buzby and Hilbert's times rank inside the top five across the conference. 
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Central Michigan
At the close of another regular indoor season, Central Michigan looks onward to the 2024 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships on Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24. Fielding a 23-woman Championship roster, the Chippewas utilize its various levels of experience within their student-athletes to round out a healthy number of events over the weekend. 
 
Leading the charge for CMU are redshirt junior Emily Paupore and redshirt senior Anya Turner, both whom have seen multiple Mid-American Conference Championships in their years, and both whom are having a lights-out season on the track. 
 
Paupore, the 2023 MAC Women’s Cross Country Champion, has etched her name to the CMU Indoor Mile school record, the Indoor 3000m school record and most recently with her teammates, the distance medley relay school record. She has also made waves in the Mid-American Conference and NCAA rankings in the mile, 3000m and 5000m events. Paupore will be competing in the 5000m on Friday.
 
Turner, also a prevalent name in the Mid-American Conference rankings and Chippewa All-Time Indoor Top 10 lists and is another fourth of the DMR record share, looks to compete in the 800m and 3000m Championships. 
 
Alongside Turner and Paupore, Natalie Newcombe has made the most of her final indoor season in the maroon and gold, having missed the 2023 Indoor Championships due to injury. The Mecosta senior made her way into the CMU Indoor All-Time top 10 for the first time in her career this season, in the 3000m and mile, as well as earning a piece of the DMR record.

Eastern Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Eastern Michigan University track and field teams are set to host the MAC Indoor Championships, Friday-Saturday, Feb. 23-24. The meet will be held at the Bob Parks Track inside Bowen Field House on EMU's main campus.

The men's program had two program top-10 marks and six personal-best efforts while the women's team had one program top-10 mark and six personal-best efforts.
Eight student-athletes claimed individual victories at the meet.

Fleur van der Linden  moved into ninth place in the EMU record book with her first-place finish in the pole vault. She cleared 3.85m (12-07.50) to claim the individual title.

The Eagles turned in an outstanding effort in the high jump as Micah Martin  won the event after clearing 1.72m (5-07.75). Teammate Natalie Buratczuk's personal-best mark earned a third-place effort with a mark of 1.67m (5-05.75).
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Kent State
The Kent State men's track and field team is set for competition at the 2024 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships. The meet will be held at Bob Parks Track inside the Bowen Field House at Eastern Michigan University.

Kent State enters the meet ranked first in the MAC in this week's USTFCCCA Track & Field Rating Index.

The Golden Flashes have 14 individuals and one relay ranked in the top three entering the meet in their respective events.

In the sprints, Sean Callahan Jr. is ranked first in the 60-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash. Alex Shields will attempt to repeat in the 60-meter hurdles and is ranked first in the race.

In distance events, Ethan Yost has the top time in the 1-mile run while Quintin Cooks and Caleb Bost are ranked second and third, respectively, in the 800-meter run.

Kent State enters the meet ranked first in the MAC in this week's USTFCCCA Track & Field Rating Index.

The Golden Flashes have seven individuals and one relay ranked in the top three entering the meet in their respective events.

In the sprints, Jericha Petrella is ranked second in the 400-meter dash. The 4x400-meter relay team is seeded first.

In the pentathlon, Svenia De Coninck enters with the third-best performance. De Coninck is also ranked third in the high jump.
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Northern Illinois
DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's track and field team heads to Ypsilanti, Mich., this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 23-24) to compete at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Eastern Michigan at Bowen Field House. 

"We have had an interesting indoor season," said NIU Director of Track and Field Connie Teaberry. "A little bit of Murphys Law effect, but through it all the athletes have kept their positivity and work ethic in check. As we head into MAC week, we will continue to keep things in perspective, work for every point, support each other, and without reservation give this Indoor Championship everything we have. We have a small but mighty group of women capable of great things and I'm proud of them doing what was needed to obtain this opportunity."

Having already claimed the school record in the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.80 meters (5-10.75) at Notre Dame's Blue and Gold Invitational, freshman Arianna Calloway (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs), heads to the conference championship tied as the top seed in the event with Buffalos Zahra Amos. Kamiya Dendy (Anderson, S.C./Auburn) is tied for the fifth seed in the high jump, having posted a season-best mark of 1.74 meters (5-08.50) to win Illinois State's Redbird Tune Up last weekend (Feb. 16). 
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Ohio
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio women's track and field is set to travel to the 2024 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. The championships will take place on Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24.
 
On Friday, field events will start at 10 a.m. with the women's weight throw and running events will begin at 1:45 p.m. with the women's mile trials. On Saturday, field events will commence at 10 a.m. with the women's shot put and the women's mile will kick off the running events at 1:30 p.m. The women's pentathlon will take place on Friday, starting with the 60m hurdles at 10 a.m.
 
Participating Athletes: Jordan Baith, Ella Baker, Emilee Baumann, Sophie Besett, Taja Booker, Leila Boussedra, Abigail Cornell, Sara Doughman, Ellie Greenwell, Theresa Hagey, Kelsi Harris, Jada Irwin, Allie Martin, Alyssa Mason, Millie Ryan, Elinor Shuttleworth, Gracie Smith, Carina Weaver

Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's track & field team will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. to compete in the 2024 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 23-24. The meet will be held at the Bowen Field House beginning at 10:00 a.m. each day.

Toledo will have representative in 11 events as it looks to improve upon last season's seventh-place finish.

Seniors Laura Nicholson and Vilde Henriksen are among those who will look to make an impact for the Rockets. Henriksen set a school record earlier this year at the 2024 David Hemery Valentine Invitational in the 3000m with a time of 9:13.62. She sits as the top overall seed in the 3000m. Nicholson joined Henriksen by also setting a school record at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in the mile with a 4:34.35 finish, which is the fastest time in MAC history. She enters the MAC Championships as the top overall seed in the mile.

"Our goal is to have some individual MAC champions and finish in the top half of the league," said Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough. "We have two runners, Vilde and Laura, sitting as No. 1 seeds in their events so we feel good about that.
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Western Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan track and field team will compete at the Indoor MAC Championships on Feb. 23-24 at Eastern Michigan. Both days are set to begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Bowen Fieldhouse. 

The Broncos had a pair of meets back on Feb. 9, where they continued to have success. At the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, hosted by Boston University, Danielle Rinn and Lillian Zelaskowere able to crack the record book in the 3,000-meter run. Rinn earned the seventh best time in program history, while Zelakso's time was good for eighth best. 

Along with that, the Brown and Gold had a group of strong performances at the GVSU Big Meet. Nothing was better than Bri'Yanna Robinson breaking the school record in the shot put with a mark of 16.03 meters. Following her was Sandra Ferrari, who notched the ninth best time in program history in the 60-meter dash. She crossed the finish line in a time of 7.62. 
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