Forty-eight (48) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) student-athletes have earned an opportunity to compete at the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary competitions. The east preliminary competition is scheduled for May 25-27 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.

North Carolina A&T State headlines the field with a total of 14 student-athletes on both the men's and women's side followed by six from Norfolk State and five from both Bethune-Cookman and Hampton. Howard qualified four student-athletes while Coppin State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State and Savannah State will have three representatives. Both North Carolina Central and South Carolina State qualified one student-athlete each.

In the relay events, Coppin State, North Carolina Central and North Carolina A&T State will have teams participating as Coppin State qualified its men's 4x100-meter quartet while NCCU will send its men's 4x100-meter team. North Carolina A&T State qualified its men's 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay squads and its women's 4x100-meter relay team.

The preliminary competitions are scheduled for May 25 - 27.  The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. will host the east preliminary and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas will host the west preliminary.  The qualifiers out of these two regions will compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 7-10 in Eugene, Oregon. To compete in Eugene, an individual or relay team will need to finish in the top 12 in its respective region.