Upcoming Event: Track and Field at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on December 4, 2026
Track and Field
at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
University of Oklahoma Athletics
November 10, 2026 | Track and Field
NORMAN — Oklahoma head track and field/cross country coach James Thomas announced the team's 2027 schedule Tuesday afternoon. The team will compete in ten regular-season indoor meets and nine outdoor meets, including three home events.
The 2027 indoor season is set to begin with the distance squad traveling to Boston, Mass., for the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Dec. 4-5.
OU picks competition back up the next month, hosting the Owen Hewett Invitational on Friday, Jan. 15, before heading to Lubbock, Texas for the Stan Scott Invitational the following Friday, Jan. 22. A select group of Sooners will head north to Manhattan, Kan., for the DeLoss Dodds Invitational Jan. 29-30, while another group competes in the New Mexico Team Open in Albuquerque, N.M., the same dates.
The Sooners then host the 25th annual JD Martin Invitational Friday, Feb. 5, at the Mosier Indoor Track Facility in Norman. The following weekend, a select group of OU athletes will head to Seattle, Wash., for the Husky Classic Feb. 12-13, while the rest of the team competes in the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.
Oklahoma will wrap up the indoor regular season back in Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 19 at the Arkansas Qualifier, while a select group of athletes competes in the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Ind., Feb. 20.
The Crimson and Cream will begin the postseason at the 2027 SEC Indoor Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 26-17. Athletes who qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships will travel back to Fayetteville to compete at nationals, March 12-13.
The Sooners begin the outdoor season at the Clyde Hart Classic in Waco, Texas, March 26-27, followed by a group of distance runners at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., April 2-3. Oklahoma's multi-event athletes will compete in the 44 Farms Team Invitational in College Station, Texas, the following weekend, April 8-10. The team will then travel back to Waco, Texas, for the Michael Johnson Invitational, April 16-17.
Oklahoma then hosts the 56th annual John Jacobs Invitational, its only home event of the outdoor season on Saturday, April 24. The meet will also serve as OU's alumni meet and senior day.
Next, a select group of distance runners head back to Palo Alto, Calif, for the Payton Jordan Invitational Friday, May 30, while the rest of the team then heads to College Station, Texas, for the Texas A&M Alumni Muster on Saturday, May 1. The Sooners will finish the regular season in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, May 7 at the Arkansas Twilight.
Oklahoma will begin the postseason in Athens, Ga., at the 2027 SEC Outdoor Championship May 13-15. Athletes who post top-46 marks will qualify for the NCAA West First Round in College Station, Texas, May 26-29.
Sooners who qualify will conclude the outdoor season at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 9-12.
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