Curtis Thompson enters his junior campaign looking to add more national championships to his resume
Track and Field Announces 2017 Indoor and Outdoor Slates
December 05, 2016 | Track & Field
STARKVILLE, Miss. – With cross country in the books, Mississippi State is gearing up for spring and another season on the track.
After a fantastic 2016 that witnessed Bulldogs capture SEC Championships, NCAA Championships and compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics, MSU will kick off 2017 and the indoor season on Jan. 13 in Birmingham, Alabama. with the Blazer Invite.
Over the course of the indoor season MSU will also travel to Nashville, Tennessee, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Boston, Massachusetts, and South Bend, Indiana. The Indoor SEC Championships will be held in Nashville beginning Feb. 23, followed by the NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas.
The Bulldogs will kickoff the outdoor slate by hosting the first-annual Mississippi State Relays at the Mike Sanders Track Complex. The event will begin Friday, March 17 and run through Saturday, March 18 with free admission to all fans.
The 2017 SEC Outdoor Championships will begin May 11 in Columbia, South Carolina and will run through May 13. The first round of the NCAA Championships will take place in Lexington, Kentucky May 25-27, with finals in Eugene, Oregon June 7-10.
"We are excited to get the season underway," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "The trajectory of this program has been on a steady rise for the past decade, and you can see the results of that with every one of our teams. Since 2013, we have combined to have 10 top 20, seven top 15 and three top 10 team finishes at NCAA Championships. Last season we crowned two more individual national champions in Marta Freitas and Curtis Thompson, and witnessed Marta and Brandon McBride compete in the Rio Olympics. We are excited to see what is in store for 2017."
For more information on the MSU cross country team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
After a fantastic 2016 that witnessed Bulldogs capture SEC Championships, NCAA Championships and compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics, MSU will kick off 2017 and the indoor season on Jan. 13 in Birmingham, Alabama. with the Blazer Invite.
Over the course of the indoor season MSU will also travel to Nashville, Tennessee, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Boston, Massachusetts, and South Bend, Indiana. The Indoor SEC Championships will be held in Nashville beginning Feb. 23, followed by the NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas.
The Bulldogs will kickoff the outdoor slate by hosting the first-annual Mississippi State Relays at the Mike Sanders Track Complex. The event will begin Friday, March 17 and run through Saturday, March 18 with free admission to all fans.
The 2017 SEC Outdoor Championships will begin May 11 in Columbia, South Carolina and will run through May 13. The first round of the NCAA Championships will take place in Lexington, Kentucky May 25-27, with finals in Eugene, Oregon June 7-10.
"We are excited to get the season underway," MSU coach Steve Dudley said. "The trajectory of this program has been on a steady rise for the past decade, and you can see the results of that with every one of our teams. Since 2013, we have combined to have 10 top 20, seven top 15 and three top 10 team finishes at NCAA Championships. Last season we crowned two more individual national champions in Marta Freitas and Curtis Thompson, and witnessed Marta and Brandon McBride compete in the Rio Olympics. We are excited to see what is in store for 2017."
For more information on the MSU cross country team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
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