This Saturday Cal track and field will keep the rivalry alive as it heads to Stanford for the Cardinal Classic. After a faulty start to the outdoor season at the Cal Opener earlier this month, this invitational will mark the season debut for the majority of the team.
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Return of track and field: Bears set to compete at Air Force Invitational
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The year 2020 is finally over. And while we’re still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and battling other challenges 2020 brought, there is hope in the form of many things: a vaccine, a new president and the return of Cal track and field. Other sports such as football and basketball have had their time to shine now a new sport steals the spotlight.
With the release of Cal track and field’s 2021 indoor schedule, some of the uncertainty that’s surrounded the spring season since last March has been resolved. Working in small cohorts and staying motivated throughout all the unknown, the Bears have trained together since September 2020 in preparation for the possibility of a season.
Returning track and field veterans to watch for this season
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Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’ve probably spent some time wondering about what it’s like to be a college athlete and lose a season of your sport. Missing out on a year of the college experience as a student is bad enough, but being deprived of the opportunity to compete with your teammates and break school records must be a different kind of heartbreak.
On Jan. 13, the NCAA announced that the track and field NCAA Indoor Championships will be held at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, from March 11-13. This announcement followed a previous notice released Jan. 11 by the NCAA that all rounds of winter championships for college sports would be held at predetermined sites instead of the traditional locations.