CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.  – Austin Peay Track & Field head coach Valerie Brown released the 2022 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field schedule on Tuesday. The 2022 slate features one home outdoor meet along with four meets in the state of Tennessee.

The Govs kick-off the indoor season on Sunday, Jan. 9 at the Ed Temple Invitational in Nashville before back-to-back weekends on the campus of Vanderbilt University. Austin Peay is set to compete in the Commodore Challenge, Jan. 14-15 before the Vanderbilt Invitational, Jan. 21-22.

Austin Peay then heads to Lexington, Kentucky to take part in the McCravy Memorial, Jan. 28-29. The following weekend the Govs travel to the Don DeNoon Invite in Carbondale, Ill., Feb. 4-5.  Following its indoor meet in Carbondale, Ill., Austin Peay will have the next three meets in Birmingham, Ala. First, will be the Bulldog Invitational, hosted by Samford University on Feb. 11-12 before the OVC Championships on Feb. 23-24. 

APSU hopes to round out the indoor season on March 11-12 at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The Govs will enjoy a weekend off before starting the outdoor season on March 25-26 at the Margaret Simmons Invite in Murray, Ky. The Govs make a return trip to Kentucky the following weekend for the Hilltopper Relays, April 1-2.

The Govs will host Tennessee Tech and Murray State as part of an OVC Trio meet in Clarksville on Friday, April 15. It will be the first time the Govs have hosted an outdoor meet since the APSU Invitational back in 2019. APSU travels to the Kentucky Invitational (April 22-23) and Bill Hayes Invitational (May 6) before the OVC Championships (May 18-20) in Murray, Ky.  Last season the Govs earned 68 points en route to a sixth-place team finish at the conference championships. 

The NCAA East Prelims take place May 26-28 in Bloomington, Ind. at Billy Hayes track. The NCAA National Championships are June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field.

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