By: Erin Madden

BEREA, Ohio - Along with the Ohio Athletic Conference, the Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's track and field teams have released the 2021 outdoor season schedule. 

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a conference-only schedule has been approved and will begin on March 20. This aligns with the indoor season, which is currently being contested in the same format. 

BW will open the outdoor season on Saturday, March 20, with a trip to Marietta College to compete inside Don Drumm Stadium. 

The Yellow Jackets will remain on the road the following week as they head to Alliance on Saturday, March 27, to take on the University of Mount Union, Marietta, Muskingum University and John Carroll University inside Mount Union Stadium. 

George Finnie Stadium will serve as host to three separate outdoor meets with the first coming on Friday, April 2, for the 51st Sparky Adams Invitational. BW will welcome Marietta, Capital University, John Carroll and Otterbein University to Berea for the meet. 

The next three meets will all take place on the road, heading to Tiffin and Heidelberg University on Saturday, April 10; to Westerville and Otterbein University for the OAC Elite Meet on Saturday, April 17; and back to Heidelberg on Saturday, April 24. 

BW will host Capital, John Carroll, Muskingum and Otterbein for its second home meet, a conference tune-up, on Friday, April 30, inside Finnie Stadium. 

Heidelberg hosts the OAC Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, inside Hoernemann Stadium. 

Following the OAC Championships, the Yellow Jackets will host the Harrison Dillard Twilight for its third and final home meet on Friday, May 14, inside Finnie Stadium. 

Mount Union will host a "last chance" meet on Wednesday, May 19, inside Mount Union Stadium. 

The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be contested Thursday through Saturday, May 27-29, in Greensboro, North Carolina, on the Irwin Belk Track. 

Click Here to view the entire 2021 outdoor schedule.