CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Western Carolina track & field teams will see split-squad action in a pair of indoor meets this weekend as the Catamounts head to both Lynchburg, Va., for the Brant Tolsma Invitational and Columbia, S.C., for the Carolina Challenge.
 
Live results for both meets are available via links on CatamountSports.com.
 
"We're doing something different this weekend with a split squad," said head coach Jesse Norman. "We've got small groups competing this weekend, one at Liberty and the other at South Carolina. We're giving some people an opportunity to open up their season and to get a check on the level of progression for others. I'm excited to see how it turns out and how everyone competes at their respective meet."
 
Liberty's Brant Tolsma Invitational begins on Thursday, Jan. 20 with events in the pentathlon and heptathlon before single competitions begin on Friday afternoon. Friday's field events begin at 4 p.m. with the women's weight throw, women's long jump, and women's pole vault. Track events start at 5:30 p.m. with the men's 200-meter dash and wrap up with the men's 3,000-meter run. A busy Saturday of events kicks off at 11 a.m. with the women's high jump, women's shot put, and men's triple jump. The complete schedule of events for the Brant Tolsma Invitational is located in the right column. Admission is free of charge.
 
South Carolina is hosting the Carolina Challenge beginning Friday, Jan. 21 with field events at 10 a.m. and running events at 11 a.m. The meet is scheduled to conclude on Saturday with the men's 4x400-meter relay. The full meet schedule is available in the right column. Admission to the meet is $10 for adults and is cash only.
 
Last Saturday, Western Carolina resumed its indoor track & field schedule at the Mondo Invitational. Catamount student-athletes recorded 29, Top 10 finishes including one event win.
 
The Catamounts return to Palmetto State next weekend competing in the South Carolina Invitational in Columbia on Jan. 28-29.
 
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