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K-State Track Announces 2026 Season with Four Home Meets
Dec 12, 2025 | Track & Field
Wildcats will host three indoor meets with high caliber competition
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The K-State track and field teams will start the 2026 season in the new year as Travis Geopfert, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country, announced the season schedule on Friday (December 12). The season will feature four home meets, at the Cliff Rovelto Indoor Track and R.V. Christian Track.
The Wildcats will begin the indoor season on Friday, January 16, with the Thane Baker Invitational. Teams set to compete include Big 10 Champions Oregon, Oklahoma State, BYU Women, Kansas, Wichita State, Northern Iowa and Tulsa. The Wavelight Pacing System will be utilized for the final track events, the 800 meters, mile run and 3,000 meters.
Two weeks later K-State will host the DeLoss Dodds Invitational on Friday-Saturday, January 30-31. Participating teams will include Oklahoma, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, USC, Nebraska and Air Force.
The meet will also serve as part of the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Tour featuring six field events showcasing the sports best athletes, including Olympians, World Championship Medalists and NCAA All-Americans. On January 30 there will be four World Athletics events, the women's pole vault, men's high jump and men's and women long jump while the men's and women's triple jump will take place on January 31.
The Cats will hit the road just once in the regular season for the Tyson Invitational on February 13-14 in Fayetteville, Ark., before hosting the last meet, a tune up for the postseason, the Steve Miller Invitational on Friday, February 20.
The Big 12 Championship is back in Lubbock, Texas, on February 27-28 at the Sports Performance Center hosted by Texas Tech. On March 13-14 is the indoor NCAA Championship, where qualifying Wildcats will make a trip back to Fayetteville at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Starting off the outdoor season three weeks later on April 3-4, K-State will fly to Stanford, Calif., for the first time since the 2014 season, for the Stanford Invitational.
The team will take back-to-back trips to participate in meets for a consecutive season, the Oregon Team Invitational on April 17-18 in Eugene, Ore., and the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 23-25.
The Cats will host one outdoor meet, the Ward Haylett Invitational, on Friday, May 8, prior to the postseason. The Big 12 Championship will take place in Tucson, Ariz., hosted by Arizona for the first time, on May 14-16 at Drachman Stadium.
The NCAA West Preliminary takes the team back to Fayetteville, Ark., on May 27-30 as Wildcats look to qualify for the NCAA Championship from June 10-13 back in Eugene at Hayward Field.
2025-26 Track & Field Schedule
Indoor Season
Jan. 16 Thane Baker Invitational
Jan. 30-31 DeLoss Dodds Invitational
Feb. 13-14 Tyson Invitational
Feb. 20 Steve Miller Invitational
Feb. 27-28 Big 12 Championship
Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championship
Outdoor Season
Apr. 3-4 Stanford Invitational
Apr. 17-18 Oregon Team Invitational
Apr. 23-25 Drake Relays
May 8 Ward Haylett Invitational
May 14-16 Big 12 Championship
May 27-30 NCAA West Preliminary
June 10-13 NCAA Championship
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
The Wildcats will begin the indoor season on Friday, January 16, with the Thane Baker Invitational. Teams set to compete include Big 10 Champions Oregon, Oklahoma State, BYU Women, Kansas, Wichita State, Northern Iowa and Tulsa. The Wavelight Pacing System will be utilized for the final track events, the 800 meters, mile run and 3,000 meters.
Two weeks later K-State will host the DeLoss Dodds Invitational on Friday-Saturday, January 30-31. Participating teams will include Oklahoma, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, USC, Nebraska and Air Force.
The meet will also serve as part of the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Tour featuring six field events showcasing the sports best athletes, including Olympians, World Championship Medalists and NCAA All-Americans. On January 30 there will be four World Athletics events, the women's pole vault, men's high jump and men's and women long jump while the men's and women's triple jump will take place on January 31.
The Cats will hit the road just once in the regular season for the Tyson Invitational on February 13-14 in Fayetteville, Ark., before hosting the last meet, a tune up for the postseason, the Steve Miller Invitational on Friday, February 20.
The Big 12 Championship is back in Lubbock, Texas, on February 27-28 at the Sports Performance Center hosted by Texas Tech. On March 13-14 is the indoor NCAA Championship, where qualifying Wildcats will make a trip back to Fayetteville at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Starting off the outdoor season three weeks later on April 3-4, K-State will fly to Stanford, Calif., for the first time since the 2014 season, for the Stanford Invitational.
The team will take back-to-back trips to participate in meets for a consecutive season, the Oregon Team Invitational on April 17-18 in Eugene, Ore., and the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 23-25.
The Cats will host one outdoor meet, the Ward Haylett Invitational, on Friday, May 8, prior to the postseason. The Big 12 Championship will take place in Tucson, Ariz., hosted by Arizona for the first time, on May 14-16 at Drachman Stadium.
The NCAA West Preliminary takes the team back to Fayetteville, Ark., on May 27-30 as Wildcats look to qualify for the NCAA Championship from June 10-13 back in Eugene at Hayward Field.
2025-26 Track & Field Schedule
Indoor Season
Jan. 16 Thane Baker Invitational
Jan. 30-31 DeLoss Dodds Invitational
Feb. 13-14 Tyson Invitational
Feb. 20 Steve Miller Invitational
Feb. 27-28 Big 12 Championship
Mar. 13-14 NCAA Championship
Outdoor Season
Apr. 3-4 Stanford Invitational
Apr. 17-18 Oregon Team Invitational
Apr. 23-25 Drake Relays
May 8 Ward Haylett Invitational
May 14-16 Big 12 Championship
May 27-30 NCAA West Preliminary
June 10-13 NCAA Championship
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How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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