GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Grinnell Set To Host NCAA Indoor Track Meet

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Grinnell Set To Host NCAA Indoor Track Meet

While nearly everyone has attended an outdoor track and field meet, that’s not necessarily the case for the indoor version of the sport.

Fans will get a chance to do exactly that, though, when the NCAA Division III National Indoor Track and Field Championships come rolling just over five weeks. The event is slated for Friday and Saturday, March 9-10, at the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center Field House.

Fourteen individual events and two relays will be contested in both the women’s and men’s divisions. The men’s championship field will consist of 13 qualifiers in each individual event and 10 teams in each relay. For the women, it’s 15 qualifiers in individual events and 10 teams per relay.

Overall, approximately 500 athletes are expected to compete during the weekend.

-Ted Schultz, Grinnell College SID

See the full information page here.

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.