Missouri State’s withdrawal from hosting the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Track and Field Championship turned into an opportunity for Wichita State.
The Shockers’ Track and Field facility, Cessna Stadium, will now host the MVC Championships for the first time since 2012, the university announced Wednesday. The MVC Championship will take place May 12-14.
“This will be the third time in my tenure that the championship is in Wichita, and we are looking forward to having the conference coaches and student-athletes compete on campus again,” WSU head coach Steve Rainbolt said in a statement. ”I feel like a championship competition in Cessna Stadium is a special event, and we will certainly do everything we can to see it happens again this spring.