MIAMI (April 6, 2017) – The FIU men's and women's track and field teams will head back to Coral Gables for the third time in the last four weekends to take part in the University of Miami's Hurricane Alumni Invitational, April 7-8, at Cobb Stadium. Admission is free both days.
 
The event will begin on April, 7 with the first half of the men's decathlon, beginning at 10 a.m., followed by the first four events of the women's heptathlon at 11 a.m. In addition, the javelin, hammer throw and high jump for both the men and women will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday. The remainder of the meet will begin at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, and run all day. 
 
Following this weekend's meet at Miami, the Panthers will get a well-deserved weekend off before returning to action on April 21-22 at the South Florida Collegiate Invitational, April 21-22, at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
 
2017 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HURRICANE ALUMNI INVITATIONAL INFORMATION
- Click here for the 2017 Hurricane Alumni Invitational Schedule of Events
- Friday, April 7-Saturday, April 8; University of Miami, Cobb Stadium
- Cobb Stadium, 1320 S. Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, Florida 33146
- Time: Friday, April 7 begins at 10 a.m.; Saturday, April 8 begins at 2:15 p.m.
- Click here for live results
- Admission: Free

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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 Riccardo Silva 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/.