NASHVILLE --- FAMU's men and women track teams will compete in the Fifth Annual Edward S. Temple Indoor Track and Field Invitational at Tennessee State University today (Jan. 8) in the Gentry Center.
The competition began at 8 a.m. and will continue throughout the day. The running events will be held on the five-lane Wilma Rudolph Track and the field events will be held on the floor level of the center. This year's event is expected to attract more than 800 student-athletes and unattached participants.
Along with host Tennessee State, collegiate teams committed to compete include Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Belmont, Clafin, Clayton State, Fisk, Florida A&M, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Morehouse, Lipscomb, Savannah State, and Southern.
The meet is named in honor of the legendary TSU Tigerbelle and three-time United State Olympic team coach, Ed Temple. Temple coached track for 44 years at TSU and 29 of his Tigerbelle athletes captured medals in Olympic Games from 1952-84.