COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland track and field team travels to Ohio for the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend. The SPIRE Institute is set to host the event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

BTN will air tape-delayed coverage of the Big Ten Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships at 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 5. Maryland fans can also follow results on the Maryland track & field Twitter page, @MarylandTrack.

Leading off

·         Maryland's top contenders include 400m school record holder Micha Powell. The junior is the third-ranked 400m competitor in the Big Ten heading into the championships after finishing sixth at this event last season.

·         Senior Chioma Onyekwere enters this weekend's competition as one of the top throwers in the conference, with the third-best shot put mark and fifth-best weight throw. She placed second in the shot put last season to earn All-Big Ten honors.

·         In the pentathlon, sophomore Peyton Wade is in the Big Ten's top-six heading into this weekend. She and Jewell Smith will represent Maryland.

·         Alexandra Lucki could be a contender in the mile and the 800m, where she ranks among with Big Ten's best. Lucki has been one of Maryland standouts throughout the year after a great cross country season.

·         Maryland's 4x400 team is the seventh-best of a tightly grouped set of squads in the event. Powell, Lisa Meneau, Taylor Tucker and Thalia Cooper make up the team.

·         In the 60m-hurdles, senior Noella Anyangwe ranks in the top-16 of the conference heading into the weekend.

Championships Schedule

10:00 a.m.    Heptathlon 60m (men)

10:45 a.m.    Heptathlon Long Jump (men)

10:50 a.m.    Pentathlon 60m Hurdles (women)

11:30 a.m.    Men's Pole Vault (trials & finals)

11:40 a.m.    Pentathlon High Jump (women)

12:00 p.m.    Men's 3,000m (unseeded section) (finals)

12:20 p.m.    Women's 3,000m (unseeded section) (finals)

12:30 p.m.    Heptathlon Shot Put (men)

12:40 p.m.    Men's Mile Run (trials)

1:00 p.m.      Women's Mile Run (trials)

1:20 p.m.      Men's 400m (trials)

1:45 p.m.      Women's 400m (trials)

                         Heptathlon High Jump (men)

2:00 p.m.      Pentathlon Shot Put (women)

2:10 p.m.      Men's 60m (trials)

2:30 p.m.      Women's 60m (trials)

2:50 p.m.      Men's 800m (trials)

3:10 p.m.      Women's 800m (trials)

3:15 p.m.      Pentathlon Long Jump (women)

3:30 p.m.      Women's Pole Vault (trials & finals)

                         Men's Shot Put (trials & finals)

                         Men's 60m Hurdles (trials)

3:50 p.m.      Women's 60m Hurdles (trials)

4:10 p.m.      Men's 600m (trials)

4:35 p.m.      Women's 600m (trials)

4:45 p.m.      Men's Long Jump (trials & finals)

                         Women's Long Jump (trials & finals)

4:55 p.m.      Pentathlon 800m (women)

5:00 p.m.      Men's 200m (trials)

5:25 p.m.      Women's 200m (trials)

5:30 p.m.      Women's Shot Put (trials & finals)

5:50 p.m.      Men's 3,000m (seeded section) (finals)

6:10 p.m.      Women's 3,000m (seeded section) (finals)

6:30 p.m.      Men's Distance Medley Relay (finals)

6:50 p.m.             Women's Distance Medley Relay (finals)

10:00 a.m.    Heptathlon 60m Hurdles (men)

11:00 a.m.    Heptathlon Pole Vault (men)

                         Men's High Jump (trials & finals)

                         Women's Triple Jump (trials & finals)

11:10 a.m.    Men's Weight Throw (trials & finals)

12:30 p.m.    Men's 5,000m (unseeded section) (finals)

12:55 p.m.    Women's 5,000m (unseeded section) (finals)

1:20 p.m.      Men's Mile Run (finals)

1:30 p.m.      Heptathlon 1,000m (men)

                         Women's Mile Run (finals)

1:40 p.m.      Men's 400m (finals - two sections)

1:45 p.m.      Women's Weight Throw (trials & finals)

1:50 p.m.      Women's 400m (finals - two sections)

2:00 p.m.      Men's Triple Jump (trials & finals)

                         Women's High Jump (trials & finals)

                         Men's 60m (finals)

2:10 p.m.      Women's 60m (finals)

2:20 p.m.      Men's 800m (finals)

2:30 p.m.      Women's 800m (finals)

2:40 p.m.      Men's 60m Hurdles (finals)

2:50 p.m.      Women's 60m Hurdles (finals)

3:00 p.m.      Men's 600m (finals - two sections)

3:10 p.m.      Women's 600m (finals - two sections)

3:20 p.m.      Men's 200m (finals - two sections)

3:30 p.m.      Women's 200m (finals - two sections)

3:40 p.m.      Men's 5,000m (seeded section) (finals)

4:05 p.m.      Women's 5,000m (seeded section) (finals)

4:20 p.m.      Men's 4x400m Relay (finals - two sections)

4:35 p.m.      Women's 4x400m Relay (finals - two sections)
Times are ET and schedule is subject to change based on number of participants in each event.