BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Montevallo track & field program is slated to begin the 2022 Gulf South Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships starting on Tuesday, February 15th at the Birmingham Crossplex.  The Falcons have experience success across multiple events during the indoor slate this year.

"With this being only the third Indoor Track & Field Championships, the conference has gotten strong really quickly.  Our student-athletes are excited and ready for the challenge.  They have been putting in a lot of hard work, have been competing well, and we are ready to see what we can do on a big stage.  We can't wait to see what happens," said head coach Tommy Barksdale.

For the third-consecutive year, the Gulf South Conference returns to the renowned Birmingham CrossPlex for the 2022 GSC Indoor Track & Field Championships. All attendees will be required to wear masks while inside the building. 
 

FAN GUIDE (PDF)
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL: MITF | WITF

WATCH THE CHAMPIONSHIP — The 2022 GSC Indoor Track & Field Championships will be broadcast on FloSports with commentary provided by James Verrett III and Will Brown Jr.

TICKETS — Tickets for the 2022 GSC Indoor Track & Field Championships are on sale now through the Hometown Ticketing app or online. Tickets are $5.00 per day and will not be sold at the door. Refer to the GSC Fan Guide for more information.

MITF NOTES

• Lee won the first team title in 2020, while Mississippi College claimed the crown in last year.
• In 2021, Shorter's Kevin Turner (60m), MC's Evan del Rio (mile) and Gabe Poulin (5000), as well as UAH's Garrison Hill (pole vault) and Zach Hancock (weight throw) set conference records.
• Last year, Montevallo's DaShaun Morgan won the event's Most Outstanding Field Performer after taking the honor in 2020 … Mississippi College's Daviciea McCartney took home Most Outstanding Overall Performer after winning top freshman honors in 2020.
• Lee's runners are led by two-time Track Athlete of the Year, Christian Noble, while Alabama Huntsville's field competitors are led by two-time Field Athlete of the Year, Zach Hancock.

WITF NOTES

• Lee has won the team crown in back-to-back years.
• The conference record was virtually rewritten last season as 56 new entries were recorded, including no records for the 60 meters, mile, 3000, 5000, high jump, pole vault, long run, triple jump and weight throw.
• Mississippi College's Tytavia Hardy repeated as the event's top overall and field performer, while Christian Brothers' Chelsea Walker claimed the top track performer honors for the second-consecutive year.
• Lee's runners are led by reigning Track Athlete of the Year, Celine Ritter, while two-time Field Athlete of the Year, Tytavia Hardy from MC headlines the field events.

NCAA MEET

• Heading in the conference meet, the GSC has 38 men's athletes and 22 women's athletes on the NCAA provisional list.
• Three men's programs (Lee, UAH, Montevallo) represented the GSC at the national meet.
• Five women's programs were represented at the NCAA meet in 2021—Lee, CBU, MC, UAH, Montevallo.

ABOUT CROSSPLEX – The Birmingham CrossPlex has hosted several Division II National Championships, as well as various Division I conference championship meets and is also slated to host events during this summer's 2022 World Games.