Tigers Unveil First Look at 2026-27 Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Schedule

Tigers Unveil First Look at 2026-27 Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field ScheduleTigers Unveil First Look at 2026-27 Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Schedule
Meg Kelly

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson’s Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, Mark Elliot, unveiled the Tigers' full indoor and outdoor track and field schedule Thursday afternoon.

The Clemson Opener on Dec. 4 will kick off a four-meet home slate to begin the Tigers’ indoor schedule. The stretch will include the Bob Pollock Meet on Jan. 29-30 to celebrate Clemson’s alumni, and it will conclude with the Tiger Paw Invite on Feb. 12-13.

After a weekend on the road, Clemson will begin the indoor postseason with the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in Boston on Feb. 25-27. Arkansas will host the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on March 12-13.

For their outdoor season, the Tigers will split up, opening simultaneously at UCF and North Florida on March 19-20. An exciting string of competitions for Clemson is highlighted by the Texas Relays on April 1-3, the Tom Jones Invitational on April 16-17, and the Penn Relays on April 22-24.

The Tigers will use the Duke Twilight on May 2 as a final preparatory meet before beginning the outdoor postseason with ACC Championships, hosted by Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 13-15. The NCAA Prelims take place in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 26-29, and the season will be capped by the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 9-12.

Indoor Season

Dec. 4, 2026 | Clemson Opener | Clemson, S.C.

Jan. 15-16, 2027 | Orange and Purple Invite | Clemson, S.C.

Jan. 29-30, 2027 | Bob Pollock Meet (Alumni Weekend) | Clemson, S.C.

Feb. 12-13, 2027 | Tiger Paw Invite | Clemson, S.C.

TBD | LSU, JDL & Notre Dame (Last-Chance Qualifiers | Baton Rouge, La., Winston-Salem, N.C. & Notre Dame, Ind.

Feb. 25-27, 2027 | ACC Indoor Championships | Boston, Mass.

March 12-13, 2027 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, Ark.

Outdoor Season

March 19-20, 2027 | UCF & North Florida | Orlando, Fla. & Jacksonville, Fla.

March 25-27, 2027 | Raleigh Relays | Raleigh, N.C.

April 1-3, 2027 | Texas Relays | Austin, Texas

April 9-10, 2027 | Spec Towns Invitational & Oklahoma Throws Series | Athens, Ga. & Ramona, Okla.

April 16-17, 2027 | Tom Jones Invitational & Wake Forest Invitational | Gainesville, Fla. & Winston-Salem, N.C.

April 22-24, 2027 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa.

May 2, 2027 | Duke Twilight | Durham, N.C.

May 13-15, 2027 | ACC Outdoor Championships | Tallahassee, Fla.

May 26-29, 2027 | NCAA Prelims | Jacksonville, Fla.

June 9-12, 2027 | NCAA Championships | Eugene, Ore.

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