CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte 49ers men’s and women’s track and field teams head back out on the road this weekend, traveling to Birmingham, Ala., for the Samford Invitational held at the Birmingham CrossPlex, the same site of the 2015 and 2016 Indoor Conference USA Championships.
26 teams will compete on the men’s side, with 23 on the women. Fellow C-USA squads Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, and UAB will all send both men’s and women’s fleets, and the Niners will also compete against nationally ranked competition in No. 3 Virginia Tech (M), No. 10 Georgia (M), No.