Tennessee Wesleyan College (Athens, TN) announces the addition of Men's and Women's Track and Field to the varsity sports lineup. This expansion will bring the total to 17 varsity sports offered at Tennessee Wesleyan College. TWC will begin competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Track and Field events in the Spring of 2013.
Currently, the NAIA has 160 schools which participate in Track and Field. The Bulldogs will join 4 other schools in the Appalachian Athletic Conference who participate in Track and Field: Milligan, Union, Montreat, and Bryan.
Tennessee Wesleyan will be competing in selective indoor and outdoor track events which include: 4 x 100m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, Women's 100m Hurdles, Men's 110 hurdles, 400 m Hurdles, and 1600m relay.