TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Cross Country/Track and Field Program Director and Head Coach Angela Martin announced the Sycamores' 2026 indoor and outdoor track and field schedule Tuesday. The Sycamores will host three regular season indoor meets and three regular season outdoor meets, in addition to being the 2026 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosts.
 
"We are very excited about our schedule this year," Martin said. "We have tried to balance travel and the level of competition to fit the goals of our team. As an individual and team sport, we want to foster our team culture while still providing our top-end athletes the opportunities for great competition, and I believe we have done that. An added bonus is being able to host the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on the John McNichols Memorial Track at the Gibson Track and Field Complex. Our team has been successful while competing at our home facility."
 
The Sycamores open their indoor season with back-to-back home meets, the John Gartland Invitational (Dec. 12-13) and the annual Coughlan-Malloy Cup dual meet with Illinois State (Jan. 17). Indiana State follows with a strong slate of meets to close the month of January, heading to the Crossroads of America Invitational in Indianapolis Jan. 23-24 and the Rick McGuire Invitational at Missouri Jan. 30-31. The Trees will also have a contingent at the Rose-Hulman Classic Jan. 31.
 
Indiana State's February opens in Indianapolis with the Fairgrounds Invitational Feb. 6-7, before the Trees take part in a split-squad weekend at SEC-hosted meets Feb. 13-14 with the Tyson Invitational at Arkansas and the Music City Invitational at Vanderbilt. The Sycamores' final regular season indoor meet comes at home with the ISU Open Feb. 21, with the MVC Championships set for March 1-2 in Indianapolis. The NCAA Indoor Championships are scheduled for March 13-14 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 
The Trees open their outdoor season just across the state line March 27-28 at the EIU Big Blue Classic in Charleston before playing host to their first home meet of the outdoor campaign, the Pacesetter Sports Invitational April 3-4. Indiana State then heads south for the Crimson Tide Invitational April 10 at Alabama before returning to Terre Haute for the Gibson Invitational April 16-18. The Sycamores close the month of April with a split-squad weekend at the Drake Relays (April 22-25) in Des Moines and the Clark Wood Invitational (April 24-25) in Louisville.
 
Indiana State's month of May starts in the Music City with Vanderbilt's Music City Invitational May 1-2. The Trees play host to their final regular season outdoor home meet, the Sycamore Open May 8, before hosting the MVC Outdoor Championships May 16-17 at the Gibson Track and Field Complex. The NCAA East First Round is set for May 27-30 in Lexington, Kentucky, with the NCAA Outdoor Championships scheduled for June 10-13 in Eugene, Oregon.
 
Following the NCAA season, those who meet qualifying marks will take part in the USATF U20 Championships (June 18-21) and the USATF Outdoor Championships (dates TBA), both of which will take place in Eugene.
 
2026 Indiana State Track and Field Schedule
Indoor Season
Dec. 12-13 – John Gartland Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Jan. 17 – Coughlan-Malloy Cup (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Jan. 23-24 – Crossroads of America Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Jan. 30-31 – Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational (Columbia, Mo.)
Jan. 31 – Rose-Hulman Classic (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Feb. 6-7 – Fairgrounds Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Feb. 13-14 – Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Feb. 13-14 – Music City Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.)
Feb. 21 – ISU Open (Terre Haute, Ind.)
March 1-2 – MVC Indoor Championships (Indianapolis, Ind.)
March 13-14 – NCAA Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Outdoor Season
March 27-28 – EIU Big Blue Classic (Charleston, Ill.)
April 3-4 – Pacesetter Sports Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.)
April 10 – Crimson Tide Invitational (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
April 16-18 – Gibson Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.)
April 22-25 – Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa)
April 24-25 – Clark Wood Invitational (Louisville, Ky.)
May 1-2 – Music City Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.)
May 8 – Sycamore Open (Terre Haute, Ind.)
May 16-17 – MVC Outdoor Championships (Terre Haute, Ind.)
May 27-30 – NCAA East First Rounds (Lexington, Ky.)
June 10-13 – NCAA Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.)
June 18-21 – USATF U20 Championships (Eugene, Ore.)
TBA – USATF Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.)
 
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