WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue announced the 2026 outdoor track & field schedule on Wednesday that features seven regular season meets and three postseason competitions.
Two of Purdue’s weekends of action will be split between two meets on March 26-28 and April 16-18. The slate features three trips to Florida, two trips to Kentucky and North Carolina and one trip to Georgia, Nebraska and Oregon.
The outdoor slate will begin at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 20-21) in Tampa, Florida for a third consecutive season. The first split weekend follows with distance at the Raleigh Relays (March 26-28), hosted by NC State, and the rest of the team at the UCF Knights Invite (March 27-28) in Orlando, Florida.
After the first off weekend of the outdoor season, the team returns to action at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 10-11) in Athens, Georgia. Another split weekend follows with distance at the Wake Forest Invitational (April 16-17) in Winston-Salen, North Carolina and the rest of the team at the Tom Jones Memorial (April 17-18) in Gainesville, Florida.
The regular season concludes at the Jim Green Invitational (May 1-2) in Lexington, Kentucky for a second consecutive campaign.
The Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 15-17) will take place in Lincoln, Nebraska and the NCAA East First Round (May 27-30) is in Lexington, Kentucky to determine who will qualify for nationals.
Qualified Boilers will conclude the season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 10-13) in Eugene, Oregon.
FULL SCHEDULE
March 20-21 – USF Alumni Invitational – Tampa, Florida
March 26-28 – Raleigh Relays – Raleigh, North Carolina
March 27-28 – UCF Knights Invite – Orlando, Florida
April 10-11 – Spec Towns Invitational – Athena, Georgia
April 16-17 – Wake Forest Invitational – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
April 17-18 – Tom Jones Memorial – Gainesville, Florida
May 1-2 – Jim Green Invitational – Lexington, Kentucky
May 15-17 – Big Ten Outdoor Championships – Lincoln, Nebraska
May 27-30 – NCAA East First Round – Lexington, Kentucky
June 10-13 – NCAA Outdoor Championships – Eugene, Oregon
