High Point University hosts its second annual Meet of Champions this weekend, welcoming several previous victors across multiple conferences to Vert Stadium for a scored meet. Not typical to most regular season meets, HPU's Meet of Champions will feature live scoring throughout the meet to create a competitive atmosphere imitating that of conference and national championships.

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NCAA Indoor Championships
Friday, April 15^th (Decathlon) | 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 16^th | 10:00 AM
High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium
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The Field at the MOC
Teams participating in this weekend's meet include High Point, Elon, George Mason, Charleston Southern, Charlotte, William & Mary, and Campbell.
 
How to Follow the MOC
Saturday's running events will be broadcast on ESPN+ beginning at 2:55 p.m. with limited visibility to several field events around the track. Live results are also available through Flash Timing on Friday and Saturday.

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— HPU T&F/XC (@HPUTrack) April 10, 2023

 
Last Time Out
At the Duke Invite last weekend, Olive Allen just missed a personal best in the 1,500m run, finishing in 4:30.36 among top competition of the invite section of the event. Lindsey Ickes finished fourth in the women's 5,000m run, also just off her personal best. Ickes crossed the finish line in 16:31.99 while her current best time and school record, set during the indoor portion of the season, sits at 16:26.90. Her time is currently ranked 52^nd in the NCAA East. On the men's side, Chris Van Niekerk finished fourth in the discus with a mark of 54.75m.
 
HPU Marks Holding Up in Regional Standings
Several High Point athletes have posted marks through the first month of the outdoor season that are ranked in the top-50 in the NCAA East region. The top-48 marks at the end of the regular season will qualify for the first round of the NCAA Championships. Junior pole vaulter Sydney Horn holds the highest mark for the Panthers, sitting fourth in the event after clearing 4.32m at the VertKlasse Meeting. Other top regional marks include:
Women
Lindsey Ickes – 10,000m (37^th, 34:56.09)
Rachel Vesper – Pole Vault (T-22^nd, 4.02m)
Anjali Mead – Pole Vault (T-22^nd, 4.02m)
Alicia Dawson – Triple Jump (18^th, 12.77m)
 
Men
Terris Burton II – 400m Hurdles (21^st, 51.68s)
Nick Lourenco – Pole Vault (28^th, 5.07m)
Larry Coaxum – Triple Jump (46^th, 14.80m)
Chris Van Niekerk – Shot Put (23^rd, 17.91m), Discus (26^th, 54.79m)

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— HPU T&F/XC (@HPUTrack) April 3, 2023

 
Panthers Remain Mainstays in Big South Athlete of the Week Rotation
Through two weeks of outdoor competition, High Point has had four total athletes selected as Big South Athletes of the Week. Following the first week of competition, Ebba Ahman was named the women's Track Athlete of the Week before Nick Lourenco (Men's Freshman), Alicia Dawson (Women's Field), and Anjali Mead (Women's Freshman) earned weekly awards following competition in South Carolina. Throughout the indoor season, HPU claimed 15 weekly conference awards.
 
About the Meet of Champions
Friday and Saturday mark the second annual Meet of Champions held on the campus of High Point University. The meet is unique in the sense that it incorporates live team scoring following each completed event. It marks the only time prior to conference and NCAA Championships that HPU will participate in a scored meet. High Point University's Meet of Champions is presented by Norris Woody.