Cumberland track and field announces 2024 schedule
Dec. 16—Cumberland's 2024 track and field schedule features eight NCAA Division I meets.
The Phoenix will take part in six indoor events this season and eight outdoor events starting in March.
Kicking off the action-packed schedule is the Ed Temple Invitational on Jan. 6th in Nashville, hosted by Tennessee State University. Following closely is the Commodore Challenge on Jan. 12-13 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The team remains at Vanderbilt for the Vanderbilt Invitational on Jan. 19-20 in the same venue.
Moving into February, the Cumberland athletes will participate in the Jaguar Invitational hosted by South Alabama on Feb. 5 in Birmingham, Ala. The intensity ramps up with the Mid-South Conference Championships in Louisville, Ky., spanning from Feb. 15-16. This sets the stage for the pinnacle of the indoor season, the NAIA Indoor National Championships in Brookings, S.D., taking place from Feb. 29-March 2.
Transitioning to the outdoor season, the team heads to Montevallo, Ala., for the Falcon Classic on March 15-16, hosted by Montevallo. Kennesaw State welcomes Cumberland for the Don MaGarey Invitational on March 22-23 in Kennesaw, Ga. The UAB Spring Invite follows on March 29-30 in Birmingham, Ala.
April sees the team participating in the Alabama Relays on April 5-6 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., hosted by the University of Alabama. The Life U Open takes place April 11 in Marietta, Ga. May marks the culmination of the outdoor season with the Mid-South Conference Outdoor Championships on May 5-6 in Williamsburg, Ky., and the Lee University Last Chance Meet on May 11 in Cleveland, Tenn.
The pinnacle of the outdoor season is the NAIA Outdoor National Championships, spanning from May 22-24 in Marion, Ind.
Cumberland's men won both the indoor and outdoor conference championship last season. The Phoenix won five NAIA individual national titles last season and between both the men and the women took 37 individual conference championships in 2023.
