ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy track and field team heads to Lynchburg, Va. for the eighth annual Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12 at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex on the campus of Liberty University.
 
Live results will be available throughout the meet.
 
Participants
Campbell, Charleston Southern, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Duke, ETSU, Elon, Furman, High Point, James Madison, Liberty, Navy, NC State, North Carolina, North Florida, Penn, Radford, UNCG, UNCW, USC Upstate, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, William & Mary
 
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Admission / Credentials
Admission is free of charge to both days of the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational. Credentials are not needed for anyone who plans to shoot photo or video from the competition level. Just please be mindful of officials' instructions and please keep the finish line areas clear so as not to interfere with the timing cameras.
 
Meet Schedule

Field Events (Friday)		Field Events (Saturday)
3:00 p.m.	Weight Throw (M)	10:30 a.m.	High Jump (W)
3:00 p.m.	Long Jump (W)	10:30 a.m.	Shot Put (W)
4:30 p.m.	Pole Vault (W)	10:30 a.m.	Triple Jump (W)
4:30 p.m.	Long Jump (M)	12:40 p.m.	High Jump (M)
5:00 p.m.	Weight Throw (W)	12:40 p.m.	Shot Put (M)
		12:40 p.m.	Triple Jump (M)
		2:00 p.m.	Pole Vault (M)
Running Events (Friday)		Running Events (Saturday)
2:15 p.m.	Shuttle Hurdle Relay (M/W)	11:00 a.m.	500m (M/W)
2:45 p.m.	60m (Prelims – M/W)	11:30 a.m.	300m (M/W)
3:15 p.m.	60m Hurdles (Prelims – M/W)	12:00 p.m.	Tolsma Track Dedication
3:45 p.m.	3,000m (M/W)	12:20 p.m.	60m (Finals – M/W)
5:45 p.m.	Darius Dixon Recognition	12:40 p.m.	60m Hurdle (Finals – M/W)
6:00 p.m.	400m (M/W)	1:00 p.m.	1,000m (M/W)
6:50 p.m.	800m (M/W)	1:20 p.m.	Distance Medley Relay (M/W)
7:45 p.m.	5,000m (M/W)	1:50 p.m.	200m (M/W)
		2:30 p.m.	1-Mile (M/W)
		3:15 p.m.	4x400m Relay (M/W)

 
Darius Dixon
Darius Dixon, a promising freshman sprinter from Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Va., opened his Liberty track and field career by competing in the 200m and 400m dash events at the Liberty Kickoff on Dec. 5, 2013. Two days later, he was tragically killed in a car accident at the age of 18.
 
In his memory, Liberty will hold a Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational meet for the eighth straight year. The inaugural Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational was contested on Dec. 3-4, 2014 at the now defunct Tolsma Indoor Track Center.
 
There will be a special ceremony to honor Dixon on Friday, just prior to the men's 400.
 
Brant Tolsma
Brant Tolsma served as Liberty's track and field / cross country head coach for 34 years (1986-20) before retiring following the 2020 ASUN Indoor Track and Field Championships. He coached Liberty's teams to 116 conference championships and coached six NCAA Division I individual national champions. Tolsma was a 77-time conference coach of the year and coached Liberty athletes to 61 All-America honors.
 
Liberty's previous indoor track facility was named the Tolsma Indoor Track Center in his honor. The current indoor track oval will officially be dedicated as the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track on Saturday at noon.
 
Chapman, Halbert Tabbed Patriot League Athletes of the Week
The Patriot League announced its weekly track and field awards on Tuesday afternoon and Navy's Molly Chapman (Leesburg, Va.) and Katie Halbert (Keller, Texas) were named Field and Track Athletes of the Week, respectively, for their performances at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet.
 
The duo helped Navy complete a Saturday sweep of four Star competitions – gymnastics, rifle, men's and women's track & field – to clinch the overall Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA – the earliest in the history of the Army-Navy series. Chapman and Halbert helped Navy claim the women's track and field indoor Star (W, 94-87), each scoring 10 of Navy's 94 points.
 
Quartet of Midshipmen Share NAAA Athlete of the Week Honors
On Saturday, the Midshipmen swept four Star competitions – gymnastics, rifle, men's and women's track & field – to clinch the overall Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA – the earliest in the history of the Army-Navy series. For their efforts against the Black Knights, the foursome of Isaiah Drake (gymnastics), Marleigh Duncan (rifle), Katie Halbert (women's track & field), and Alex Rizzo (men's track & field) were named co-NAAA Athletes of the Week presented by Northrop Grumman.
 
Rifle secured a 5885-5823 victory in West Point, while gymnastics posted a 397.25-379.55 win over Army at home. The men's track and field team earned a 101-80 victory with the women's track and field team clinching the overall Star Series with a come-from-behind 94-87 win against the Black Knights.
 
Navy is now 17-2 (.895) against Army in all contests and 13-1 (.929) in Star contests.
 
Last Time Out: Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet (Feb. 5, 2021)
Men's Recap: Navy 101, Army 80
The Navy men posted a 101-80 victory over rival Army in the annual Indoor Star Meet. The Midshipmen won 10 of the 17 events in America's Meet, earning maximum points in seven events on the day.
 
With the win, the Navy men's team improves to 34-27-2 all-time against Army, including a 22-9-2 mark in Annapolis. The Mids have now won three consecutive indoor Star Meets and eight of the last 10 indoor star competitions.
 
Women's Recap: Navy 94, Army 87
The women's team trailed by as many as 10 points at the midway point of the meet, but outscored rival Army 44-27 down the stretch to come away with a 94-87 victory. Navy won nine of the 17 events, sweeping the top two spots to earn maximum points in five events.
 
The women's track and field team has now defeated the Black Knights three consecutive times. With the win and Star victories by men's track and field, gymnastics, and rifle, Navy clinches the overall Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA – the earliest in Army-Navy history.