CHARLESTON, Ill. - The 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship got underway on Thursday at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University.
The host Panthers men's team is in first place with 42.5 points, two points ahead of defending champion Southeast Missouri (40.5). Western Illinois is third (19) and followed by Tennessee State (17), Little Rock (17), SIUE (10), UT Martin (6), Lindenwood (2) and Southern Indiana (2).
On the women’s side, Western Illinois is first with 31 points, which is 14 points ahead of defending champion Southeast Missouri (17), Host EIU is third (16) and followed by Southern Indiana (12), SIUE (11), Little Rock (10), Lindenwood (8), Tennessee State (5), Tennessee Tech (4) and UT Martin (3).
Day two of the Championship will begin at 9 a.m. CT. Coverage of the event will start on ESPN+ at approximately 5 p.m. CT.