Florida State University Athletics
Track & Field Releases 2026-27 Slate
10/19/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State track and field teams unveiled the program's competition schedule for the 2026-27 indoor and outdoor campaigns Monday. The indoor slate features eight meets from December through March, while the outdoor schedule includes 11 meets from March through June, highlighted by two home meets and the ACC Outdoor Championships at the Mike Long Track.
INDOOR SEASON
The Florida State distance squads will open the campaign on December 5, sending athletes fresh off the cross country season to Boston.
Action picks up with three meets, beginning January 15-16 with the Clemson Orange and Purple Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina. Other meets during the first month of 2027 include the Texas Tech Invite in Lubbock, Texas (January 22) and the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas (January 29-30). Florida State will split its squad February 12-13, sending select distance runners to the Valentine Invite in Boston, while the sprints, jumps and throws groups head to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invite.
Postseason competitions begin with the ACC Indoor Championships, hosted by Boston College at TRACK at new balance which is scheduled for February 24-27. The men's team is coming off a historic indoor slate, capturing its 15th indoor conference title in program history in 2026. Head coach Matt Kane received the ACC Coach of the Year honors, while Durian Moss was named the men's MVP.
National championship qualifiers will travel back to Fayetteville for the NCAA Indoor Championships, taking place March 8-9 at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
OUTDOOR SEASON
The Seminoles will transition to the outdoor season two weeks after indoor nationals, as Florida State will kickoff the season at home for the annual FSU Relays set for March 25-26. The distance squad will compete at Raleigh Relays in the same weekend.
The first weekend of April, Florida State will continue its season at home for the Seminole Invite (April 2-3) before heading to Tuscaloosa for the Alabama Twilight on April 10.
Florida State's top track performers are set to hit the road to Gainesville for the Tom Jones Invitational on April 15-17, while the distance programs will split for the final time of the outdoor season for the Azusa Pacific Invite in Walnut, California in the same weekend.
The Seminoles will close out the month of April traveling to Auburn, Alabama for the War Eagle Classic on April 24 before getting a glimpse of the east first round prelims venue at North Florida for the UNF Invite on May 1.
FSU will begin its postseason run at home for the first time since 2016 for the ACC Outdoor Championships running through May 13-15. Regional qualifiers will then return to Jacksonville May 25-29 for the NCAA East Preliminary rounds, hosted by the University of North Florida.
The 2027 collegiate outdoor season will conclude in Eugene, Oregon, at historic Hayward Field, where the NCAA Outdoor Championships will run Wednesday through Saturday, June 9-12.
INDOOR SCHEDULE
Dec 5 | Boston Invite | Boston, Mass.
January 15-16 | Clemson Orange & Purple | Clemson, S.C.
January 22 | Texas Tech Invite | Lubbock, Tx.
January 29-30| Razorback Invite| Fayetteville, Ark
Feb 12-13 | Clemson Tiger Paw | Clemson, S.C. | Valentine Invite | Boston, Mass.
Feb 24-27| ACC Championships | Boston, Mass.
March 8-9 | NCAA Championships | Fayetteville, Ark.
OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
March 25-26| Terry Long FSU Relays | Tallahassee, Fla. | Raleigh Relays | Raleigh, N.C.
April 2-3| Seminole Invite | Tallahassee, Fla.
April 10 | Alabama Twilight| Tuscaloosa, Ala.
April 15-17| Tom Jones Invite| Gainesville, Fla. | Azusa Pacific | Walnut, Cali.
April 24| Auburn War Eagle| Auburn, Ala.
May 1 | UNF Invite | Jacksonville, Fla.
May 13-15 | ACC Championships | Tallahassee, Fla.
May 25-29 | NCAA Preliminary Round | Jacksonville, Fla.
June 9-12| NCAA Championships | Eugene, Ore.
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