MIAMI (January 6, 2016) – The FIU men's and women's indoor track & field teams will travel to Clemson, South Carolina, for the season-opening Orange & Purple Classic at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Facility on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Classic begins at 10 a.m. and will run all day.
FIUSports.com had a chance to sit down and talk with Panthers' Head Coach
Ryan Heberling about the first event of the indoor season for FIU.
2017 ORANGE & PURPLE CLASSIC MEET INFORMATION (times are Eastern)
- Start time: 10 a.m.
- 2017 Orange & Purple Schedule of Events (UPDATED)
- Live Results
- Orange & Purple Classic location: 221 Track Dr., Clemson, South Carolina 29634 | Facility diagram
- Admission: FREE
- Parking:
FREE
PARTICIPATING TEAMS:
Florida
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Johnson C. Smith
North Carolina A&T
Limestone
FIU
Emmanuel
Alabama A&M
Georgia State
Alabama State
Florida A&M
South Carolina State
Wofford
Fans are encouraged to follow the team on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUTrackXC) for all the latest FIU Track and Cross Country news.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 56,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
