Boiling Springs, N.C. - With a successful Indoor season behind them, Gardner-Webb's men's and women's track & field squads will turn their attention to the 2013 Outdoor season this weekend, competing at the 49er Classic Thursday through Saturday.

Both the men's and women's squads achieved fourth place finishes at 2012-13 Big South Indoor Championships February 21-22 in Winston-Salem, N.C., seeing numerous records go down and winning several individual Conference titles. Kristen Hurley (Columbia, Conn.) won the women's Pentathlon, Alex Young (LaVergne, Tenn.) set two school records and won the men's Weight Throw, Taylor Cook (Boone, N.C.) and Tyler Samotis (Hendersonville, N.C.) earned All-Conference honors in the women's and men's Pole Vault respectively, Terry Davis (Wilson, N.C.) won the men's Triple Jump, and Ivana Hughes (Evans, Ga.) was the Runner-Up in the women's 800 meters.

The Runnin' Bulldogs will look to build off the momentum of a solid Indoor season this weekend in Charlotte, N.C. The two-day 49er Classic runs March 14-16.