Upcoming Event: Track & Field at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on December 4, 2026
Track & Field
at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
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10/21/2026 1:15:00 PM | Track & Field
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas track & field unveiled its 2026-2027 schedule for the indoor and outdoor seasons. The Jayhawks are set to again host three meets in Lawrence, with the Rock Chalk Classic serving as senior day.
The Jayhawks indoor schedule consists of 12 meets before the Big 12 Indoor Championships and NCAA Indoor Championships. The outdoor slate is made up of ten meets before its respective postseason competitions.Â
Kansas will open its season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University on Dec. 4-5. Additionally, on Saturday, Dec. 5, the Jayhawks will host their Intrasquad Meet at the Anschutz Pavilion in Lawrence, Kansas. The meet will also be Alumni and Family Day.
The bulk of the indoor schedule kicks off at the Thane Baker Invitational on Friday, Jan. 15 in Manhattan, Kansas. In addition to the Jayhawks competing at Kansas State, a group will travel to Reno, Nevada for the Nevada Invitational on Jan. 15-16.Â
Following those meets, Kansas will travel to Columbia, Missouri for the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational on Jan. 29-30, before heading to Ames, Iowa for the ISU Classic on Feb. 5.Â
The team will then have three meets across the weekend of Feb. 12-13, traveling to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the Tyson Invitational, Topeka, Kansas for the Ichabod Invitational and Boston, Massachusetts for the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational.Â
Kansas will wrap up its regular season competition with three more meets spread across Feb. 19-20. On Friday, the Jayhawks will compete at the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville, Arkansas and at the Steve Miller Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas. On Saturday, the Jayhawks will compete at the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.
The Jayhawks will compete at the Big 12 Indoor Championships on Feb. 26-27 in Lubbock, Texas. Following the conclusion of meets that weekend, any athletes that hold a top 16 performance in their individual sport or a relay team with a top-12 performance will advance to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 12-13.
Following the indoor season, the Jayhawks will host the Jayhawk Spring Fling on March 20, before traveling to Emporia, Kansas for the ESU Spring Open on March 27. The squad will then split for three meets on April 2-3 with one group headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the Battle on the Bayou, and another heading to California for the Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Track Classic.
On April 14-17, Kansas will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California before heading to Fayetteville, Arkansas on April 24 for the John McDonnell Invitational.Â
The Jayhawks will host their final home meet of the season on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1 with the Rock Chalk Classic with Saturday also serving as Senior Day.
Kansas will begin its outdoor postseason at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship on May 13-15 in Manhattan, Kansas. From there, any individual athletes with a top-48 mark in the West region and the top-24 relay teams will continue to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary on May 26-29 in College Station, Texas.
The top-12 competitors in each event and top-12 relay teams from each First Round site will then advance to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 9-12.
For more information on Kansas track & field, including a fully updated 2026-2027 schedule, click here or go to kuathletics.com. Fans can stay current with the team by following the official Kansas Track & Field and Cross Country Instagram or X account @kansastfxc.
The Jayhawks indoor schedule consists of 12 meets before the Big 12 Indoor Championships and NCAA Indoor Championships. The outdoor slate is made up of ten meets before its respective postseason competitions.Â
Kansas will open its season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener at Boston University on Dec. 4-5. Additionally, on Saturday, Dec. 5, the Jayhawks will host their Intrasquad Meet at the Anschutz Pavilion in Lawrence, Kansas. The meet will also be Alumni and Family Day.
The bulk of the indoor schedule kicks off at the Thane Baker Invitational on Friday, Jan. 15 in Manhattan, Kansas. In addition to the Jayhawks competing at Kansas State, a group will travel to Reno, Nevada for the Nevada Invitational on Jan. 15-16.Â
Following those meets, Kansas will travel to Columbia, Missouri for the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational on Jan. 29-30, before heading to Ames, Iowa for the ISU Classic on Feb. 5.Â
The team will then have three meets across the weekend of Feb. 12-13, traveling to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the Tyson Invitational, Topeka, Kansas for the Ichabod Invitational and Boston, Massachusetts for the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational.Â
Kansas will wrap up its regular season competition with three more meets spread across Feb. 19-20. On Friday, the Jayhawks will compete at the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville, Arkansas and at the Steve Miller Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas. On Saturday, the Jayhawks will compete at the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.
The Jayhawks will compete at the Big 12 Indoor Championships on Feb. 26-27 in Lubbock, Texas. Following the conclusion of meets that weekend, any athletes that hold a top 16 performance in their individual sport or a relay team with a top-12 performance will advance to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 12-13.
Following the indoor season, the Jayhawks will host the Jayhawk Spring Fling on March 20, before traveling to Emporia, Kansas for the ESU Spring Open on March 27. The squad will then split for three meets on April 2-3 with one group headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the Battle on the Bayou, and another heading to California for the Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Track Classic.
On April 14-17, Kansas will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California before heading to Fayetteville, Arkansas on April 24 for the John McDonnell Invitational.Â
The Jayhawks will host their final home meet of the season on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1 with the Rock Chalk Classic with Saturday also serving as Senior Day.
Kansas will begin its outdoor postseason at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship on May 13-15 in Manhattan, Kansas. From there, any individual athletes with a top-48 mark in the West region and the top-24 relay teams will continue to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary on May 26-29 in College Station, Texas.
The top-12 competitors in each event and top-12 relay teams from each First Round site will then advance to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 9-12.
For more information on Kansas track & field, including a fully updated 2026-2027 schedule, click here or go to kuathletics.com. Fans can stay current with the team by following the official Kansas Track & Field and Cross Country Instagram or X account @kansastfxc.
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