WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Featuring 12 meets across the country, the 2024 Purdue outdoor track & field schedule has been announced.
The outdoor season begins with a week-long training trip in Tampa, Florida, and concludes at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The Boilermakers will compete in eight states during the outdoor campaign, including Arizona, Texas, Illinois and Kentucky. High-profile events such as Texas Relays and Drake Relays are part of the season filled with highly-competitive meets against some of the best competition in the country.
The season will begin at the USF Alumni Invitational from March 15-16 in Tampa, Florida. That two-day meet will wrap up a week of training during spring break for Purdue in the Sunshine State.
A trip to Texas is up next for the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational from March 28-30. The Boilermakers will compete at the two events held in Austin and San Marcos, Texas. The Jim Click Shootout will follow from April 5-6 in Tucson, Arizona.
The Old Gold and Black will make the short trip to Champaign, Illinois, for the Gary Wieneke Memorial on April 13. Part of the team also heads to Gainesville, Florida, for the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational from April 12-13.
The Jim Green Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky, will provide the Boilermakers with an early look at the track for this year's NCAA East Preliminary Round. Kentucky will host the regular-season meet from April 19-20.
Purdue concludes the regular season at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, from April 24-27. Select Boilermakers also will compete at the Desert Heat Classic on April 27 in Tucson, Arizona.
Postseason competition commences at the Big Ten Championships from May 10-12. This year's conference championship meet is hosted by Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Qualifying athletes will return to Lexington, Kentucky, for the NCAA East Preliminary Round from May 22-25. The NCAA Championships will be two weeks later, back at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from June 5-8.
2024 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
USF Alumni Invitational – March 15-16 – Tampa, Florida
Texas Relays – March 28-30 – Austin, Texas
Bobcat Invitational – March 28-30 – San Marcos, Texas
Jim Click Shootout – April 5-6 – Tucson, Arizona
Tom Jones Memorial Invitational – April 12-13 – Gainesville, Florida
Gary Wieneke Memorial – April 13 – Champaign, Illinois
Jim Green Invitational – April 19-20 – Lexington, Kentucky
Drake Relays – April 24-27 – Des Moines, Iowa
Desert Heat Classic – April 27 – Tucson, Arizona
Big Ten Championships – May 10-12 – Ann Arbor, Michigan
NCAA East Preliminary Round – May 22-25 – Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA Championships – June 5-8 – Eugene, Oregon
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
The outdoor season begins with a week-long training trip in Tampa, Florida, and concludes at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The Boilermakers will compete in eight states during the outdoor campaign, including Arizona, Texas, Illinois and Kentucky. High-profile events such as Texas Relays and Drake Relays are part of the season filled with highly-competitive meets against some of the best competition in the country.
The season will begin at the USF Alumni Invitational from March 15-16 in Tampa, Florida. That two-day meet will wrap up a week of training during spring break for Purdue in the Sunshine State.
A trip to Texas is up next for the Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational from March 28-30. The Boilermakers will compete at the two events held in Austin and San Marcos, Texas. The Jim Click Shootout will follow from April 5-6 in Tucson, Arizona.
The Old Gold and Black will make the short trip to Champaign, Illinois, for the Gary Wieneke Memorial on April 13. Part of the team also heads to Gainesville, Florida, for the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational from April 12-13.
The Jim Green Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky, will provide the Boilermakers with an early look at the track for this year's NCAA East Preliminary Round. Kentucky will host the regular-season meet from April 19-20.
Purdue concludes the regular season at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, from April 24-27. Select Boilermakers also will compete at the Desert Heat Classic on April 27 in Tucson, Arizona.
Postseason competition commences at the Big Ten Championships from May 10-12. This year's conference championship meet is hosted by Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Qualifying athletes will return to Lexington, Kentucky, for the NCAA East Preliminary Round from May 22-25. The NCAA Championships will be two weeks later, back at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from June 5-8.
2024 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
USF Alumni Invitational – March 15-16 – Tampa, Florida
Texas Relays – March 28-30 – Austin, Texas
Bobcat Invitational – March 28-30 – San Marcos, Texas
Jim Click Shootout – April 5-6 – Tucson, Arizona
Tom Jones Memorial Invitational – April 12-13 – Gainesville, Florida
Gary Wieneke Memorial – April 13 – Champaign, Illinois
Jim Green Invitational – April 19-20 – Lexington, Kentucky
Drake Relays – April 24-27 – Des Moines, Iowa
Desert Heat Classic – April 27 – Tucson, Arizona
Big Ten Championships – May 10-12 – Ann Arbor, Michigan
NCAA East Preliminary Round – May 22-25 – Lexington, Kentucky
NCAA Championships – June 5-8 – Eugene, Oregon
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.