MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois University track and field team opens its indoor season this Friday and Saturday at the Jimmy Grant Invitational in Iowa City.

WHAT | Jimmy Grant Invitational
WHEN | Friday, December 12 – Saturday, December 13
WHERE | University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
WHO | A competitive field of collegiate programs featuring both men's and women's events, including sprints, distance, jumps, throws, and combined events.
FOLLOW ALONG | Live Results
SOCIAL MEDIA | X; Instagram; Facebook

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
Western Illinois will open the season with the women's throws on Friday, starting with the shot put. Friday will be focused exclusively on throws, while the rest of the event groups – jumps, sprints, pole vault, and middle- and long-distance events – will compete on Saturday.

Athletes across the jumps, sprints, and pole vault events will be competing for the first time this season after putting in hard work throughout the fall. Middle-distance and distance runners will look to capitalize on the base they built during cross country before heading into winter training.

The goal of the meet is to set the tone for the season, identify areas for improvement, and gauge how the Leathernecks stack up against competition before a solid winter training block.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 – Throws / Combined Events
1:00 PM – Heptathlon 60m Men
1:45 PM – Heptathlon Long Jump Men
2:45 PM – Heptathlon Shot Put Men
4:00 PM – Heptathlon High Jump Men
Women's shot put will also open on Friday

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 – Full Meet
10:30 AM – Pentathlon 60m Hurdles Women
10:35 AM – Heptathlon 60m Hurdles Men
11:05 AM – Pentathlon High Jump Women
11:30 AM – Heptathlon Pole Vault Men
12:15 PM – Pentathlon Shot Put Women
1:15 PM – Pentathlon Long Jump Women
2:25 PM – Pentathlon 800m Women / Heptathlon 1000m Men

Field Events
11:00 AM – Weight Throw Women then Men
Following – Shot Put Women then Men
12:15 PM – High Jump Men + Women
1:00 PM – Pole Vault Women then Men
2:30 PM – Long Jump Men + Women
4:00 PM – Triple Jump Men + Women

Running Events
2:00 PM – Mile Men & Women
2:20 PM – 60m Hurdles Prelims Women
2:25 PM – 60m Hurdles Prelims Men / Pentathlon 800m Men
2:30 PM – 600m Men
2:40 PM – 600m Women
3:00 PM – 60m Prelims Men
3:05 PM – 60m Prelims Women
3:15 PM – 1000m Men
3:20 PM – 1000m Women
3:30 PM – 60m Hurdles Finals Men
3:35 PM – 60m Hurdles Finals Women
3:50 PM – 300m Women
4:05 PM – 60m Finals Men
4:10 PM – 60m Finals Women
4:20 PM – 3000m Men
4:35 PM – 3000m Women
4:55 PM – 200m Men
5:05 PM – 200m Women
5:20 PM – Herky Kids' Race
5:25 PM – 4x400m Relay Men
5:35 PM – 4x400m Relay Women

NEXT | Following the Jimmy Grant Invitational, Western Illinois track and field will return to action January 23-24 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational in Iowa City.

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