YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University track & field program will open up its outdoor season with a trip to Tampa, Fla. for the University of South Florida's Bulls Invitational. The two-day event takes place Friday and Saturday, March 19-20. Friday action begins at 1 p.m. with the men's hammer throw, while the women's javelin kicks off Saturday's schedule at 10:00 a.m.
For Eastern, this will be its first time competing outside in 664 days. Last year, two weeks after the 2019 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, the outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic.