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UIC Track and Field Announces 2024-25 Indoor Schedule

Competition Opens on Dec. 6 at Grand Valley

11/20/2024 12:30:00 PM

CHICAGO (Nov. 13, 2024) Head coach Paul Zavala announced the UIC track and field programs 2024-25 indoor schedule earlier today. The first meet will be the Grand Valley State Holiday Open on Friday, Dec. 6.


 
Quote from Head Coach Paul Zavala
 
"We are excited to begin our 2024-25 Track & Field Season in a few weeks and showcase all the hard work our team has put in during our Fall training." Zavala said.
"Our Track & Field Schedule provides a great opportunity to compete against several of the top programs in the Midwest while preparing us for a very competitive Missouri Valley Conference."
 
2024-25 Indoor Schedule
 
  • Dec. 6 at Grand Valley State (Holiday Open)
  • Dec. 13 at Depaul (Blue Demon Holiday Invite)
  • Jan. 11 at Wisconsin (Badger Midwest Invite)
  • Jan. 24-25 at Illinois (Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events)
  • Jan. 31- Feb.1 at Notre Dame (Meyo Invitational)
  • Feb. 8 at Depaul (Blue Demon Alumni Classic)
  • Feb. 14 at Grand Valley State (Big Meet)
  • Feb. 14-15 at North Central (Chicagoland Championship)
  • Feb. 22 at Notre Dame (Alex Wilson Invitational)
  • Mar. 2-3 at the MVC Championships (Hosted by UIC and Valparaiso)
  • Mar. 14-15 at the NCAA Championships (Virginia Beach Sports Center)
 
Complete schedule information is linked below.

Here (Women). 
Here (Men)
 
Flames to Watch
Men
  • Junior Daniel Chavez (Berwyn, Ill. Morton) comes into the season at the no. 3 on the UIC all-time indoor list in the 5,000-meter.
  • Senior Luke Malone (Plain City, Ohio/Jonathan Adler) sits at no. 2 all-time in the indoor 3,000-meter.
  • The Flames also return seniors Max Rivera (Naperville,Ill./Neuqua Valley) and Paul Sackman (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West) return as two of the best Flames in program history in the indoor 60-meter and 200-meter. Rivera is the school record holder in both events. Sackman is currently at no. 5 all-time in the 60-meter, and second all-time in the 200-meter.
 
Women
  • Grad-Transfer Alessia Sarussi (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) will look to make an immediate impact for the Flames, having a successful career at the Division Three level, earning four All-American honors in four years.
  • Praise Oyebanji (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) will head into her sophomore campaign at no. 3 all-time in the outdoor 800-meter.
  • The Flames also return the stand out hurdling pair of seniors Haley Dahl (Belvidere, lll./Belvidere North) and Nyarai Terry (Chicago, Ill./Thorton). Dahl currently sits at no. 3 all-time in the outdoor 400-meter hurdles, and Terry comes in at no. 2 in the outdoor 100-meter hurdles.
 
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