EWU Sports Briefs

TRACK:

Eastern to host Big Sky Indoor event at Podium

FARMINGTON, Utah – The Big Sky Conference, in conjunction with Spokane Sports and Eastern Washington University, has announced that its 2024 Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held at The Podium Powered by STCU in Spokane.

The meet, featuring the best and brightest men’s and women’s competitors in the Big Sky, will take place from February 22-24, 2024.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Spokane Sports and Eastern Washington to make this possible and can’t wait to see the personal records that our competitors will earn while competing for individual and team Big Sky championships at this world-class facility,” Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said.

The Big Sky has a long history of holding events in Spokane, including both its Football Kickoff and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

VOLLEYBALL:

EWU volleyball finalizes 2023 schedule

CHENEY, Wash. — The 2023 season is just around the corner and Eastern Washington volleyball has released its schedule for head coach Jon Haruguchi’s second year leading the program.

Eastern will begin on the road with a two-day tournament hosted by CSU Bakersfield on Aug. 25-26.

EWU will host 12 games at Reese Court this season, including four non-conference matchups and eight against the Big Sky. The non-conference home schedule is highlighted by Eastern’s home tournament on Sept. 1-2. The team will travel for three other tournaments.

Conference games open on the road for the Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 21 against the defending Big Sky Champions, Northern Colorado. Their first home conference game will be versus Montana on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Eagles will play three of their first four conference games on the road.

EWU closes out the regular season with three-straight home games, including senior night against Idaho on Nov. 17.

The 2023 Big Sky Tournament will be played in Greeley, Colo. on Nov. 22-25.

In Haruguchi’s first season Eastern went 6-10 in the Big Sky and 11-18 overall. The team qualified for the Big Sky tournament for the third consecutive season.