RICHMOND, Va.- The VCU Men's and Women's Track & Field programs have released their slate of meets for the 2024 indoor track season, highlighted by the season-opening VCU Indoor Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va.

The VCU Women's Track & Field team is coming off back-to-back Atlantic 10 Championships and is seeking a three-peat. The men's program is looking to build on a top-four finish from last season that included seven medals.

The Rams are set to spend a majority of their indoor schedule in the state of Virginia, including two trips to Liberty's Indoor Track Complex for the Brant Tolsma Invitational (Jan. 18-20) and the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (Feb. 9). VCU also has two stops at Virginia Tech, at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 12-13) and the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Meet (Feb. 2-3). The Black and Gold will also make a stop in Fairfax, Va. as they head to George Mason for the Patriot Games (Jan. 26-27).

VCU will travel to the Boston area for two separate meets, the first being the Scarlet & White Invitational (Feb. 2-3). The second trip to Boston comes in early March for the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 8-9).

This year's Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships will take place on Feb. 24 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.

The women's team returns junior Gudrun Hallgrímsdóttir, who won the weight throw at last year's A-10 Indoor Championships with a school-record throw of 20.03 meters, as well as an Icelandic national record for the event. Senior, Erin Byrd also scored in the throw, taking home a bronze. Sophomore, Kayelyn Tate scored in both the 60-meter and 200-meter runs last year, placing second and seventh, respectively, in those events. Seniors, Karah Moore and  Simone Pierre teamed up to place second and third overall, respectively, in the 400, scoring a combined 14 points for the Black and Gold in that event. Sophomore,  Selkis Elong and freshman Chelsea Davis won silver and bronze in the long jump. 

On the men's team, returning junior David Coles recorded the second-best triple jump mark in school history last season. In addition, returnees junior, Kacey Pratt won silver in the 400, while senior, Lewis Freeman returns for his senior year after winning gold in the 500. The Rams also welcome 23 newcomers to the team, including, 22 freshmen.