NORFOLK, Va. – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host the 2016 Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 5-7, at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University, in Greensboro, N.C.

Competition will begin on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the men's decathlon followed by the women's heptathlon at 1:15 p.m. The men’s discus will begin at 2:30 p.m., followed by the women’s high jump at 4:30 p.m. The semifinals of the men’s and women’s 400m hurdles will start at 5:30 p.m. The men’s high jump will begin at 6 p.m., and the semifinals of the men’s and women’s 200m commences at 6:10 p.m. The women’s and men’s 10,000m will close out the day, beginning at 7 p.m.

The Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships continue Friday, May 6, with the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon at 9 a.m. Other field events on Friday's slate includes, the men's and women's long jump, shot put and hammer. The afternoon continues with the men's and women's semifinal in the 400m, 100m dash, 800m, women's 100m hurdles and men's 110m hurdles along with the finals of the men’s and women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.

The competition wraps up Saturday at 9 a.m. with field events including: men's and women's pole vault, javelin, and triple jump. The women's and men's 4x100m relays will begin the running finals at 1 p.m. Rounding out the evening's events will be the men's and women's 4x400m relay race beginning at 4:35 p.m.

A complete schedule of events for the 2016 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships can be found at www.MEACsports.com.