TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Illinois State men's and women's track and field teams set to compete in the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Indiana State at Terre Haute, Indiana at the Gibson Track & Field Complex on May 13-15.
Illinois State, the defending indoor women's champions and men's were both tabbed to finish fourth in the MVC Pre-Championships Polls, while both men's and women's Wichita State were selected to finished first. On the women's side, Missouri State and Southern Illinois tabbed to finish second and third, respectively. For the men, Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa were selected to finish second and third, respectively.