Scheduled Games

2026 Men's Track & Field Schedule

Date	Time	At	Opponent	Location	TV	Radio	Tournament	Result	Links
January 10, 2026 (Saturday)	12 PM (F) // 12:15 PM (T) CT	Home	Illini Open	Champaign, Ill. / UI Armory					Recap
January 16, 2026 (Friday)	11:15 AM (F) // 4 PM (T) CT	Away	Hoosier Horsepower Classic	Indianapolis, Ind. (Fall Creek Pavilion)					Recap
January 17, 2026 (Saturday)	8:45 AM (F) // 9:30 AM (T) CT	Away	Hoosier Horsepower Classic	Indianapolis, Ind. (Fall Creek Pavilion)					Recap
January 22, 2026 (Thursday)	12 PM CT	Home	Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events	Champaign, Ill. / UI Armory	RunnerSpace				Recap
January 23, 2026 (Friday)	11:30 AM CT	Home	Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events	Champaign, Ill. / UI Armory	RunnerSpace				Recap
January 24, 2026 (Saturday)	10 AM (F) // 12 PM (T) CT	Home	Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events	Champaign, Ill. / UI Armory	RunnerSpace				Recap
January 30, 2026 (Friday)	11:45 AM (Hept) // 2 PM (F) // 5:40 PM (T) CT	Away	Razorback Invitational	Fayetteville, Ark. (Randal Tyson Track Center)					Recap
January 31, 2026 (Saturday)	10 AM (T) // 10:50 AM (Hept) // 12:45 PM (T) CT	Away	Razorback Invitational	Fayetteville, Ark. (Randal Tyson Track Center)					Recap
February 13, 2026 (Friday)	TBA	Away	David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, Mass. (Track & Tennis Center)					Recap
February 13, 2026 (Friday)	1 PM (T) // 1:15 PM (F) CT	Away	Tyson Invitational	Fayetteville, Ark. (Randal Tyson Track Center)					Recap
February 14, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Away	David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, Mass. (Track & Tennis Center)					Recap
February 14, 2026 (Saturday)	10:30 AM (F) // 11:45 AM (T) CT	Away	Tyson Invitational	Fayetteville, Ark. (Randal Tyson Track Center)					Recap
February 14, 2026 (Saturday)	1:50 PM CT	Away	Crimson Open	Cambridge, Mass.					Recap
February 20, 2026 (Friday)	11 AM (F) // 12 PM (T) CT	Home	Illini Last Chance	Champaign, Ill. / UI Armory					Recap
February 26, 2026 (Thursday)	10:30 AM (Hept) // 1 PM (F) // 1:30 PM (T) CT	Neutral	Big Ten Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, Ind. (Fall Creek Pavilion)			Big Ten Indoor Championships	-- of 15, 0 pts.	Recap
February 27, 2026 (Friday)	10:30 AM (Hept/F) //1:30 PM (T) CT	Neutral	Big Ten Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, Ind. (Fall Creek Pavilion)			Big Ten Indoor Championships	5th of 15, 11 pts.	Recap
February 28, 2026 (Saturday)	10:30 AM (F) // 12:30 PM (T) CT	Neutral	Big Ten Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, Ind. (Fall Creek Pavilion)			Big Ten Indoor Championships	7th of 15, 43 pts.	Recap
March 13, 2026 (Friday)	11 AM (C) // 4 PM (F) CT	Neutral	NCAA Indoor Championships	Fayetteville, Ark. (Randal Tyson Track Center)	ESPN+		NCAA Indoor Championships		Recap
March 14, 2026 (Saturday)	11 AM (C) // 1 PM (F) CT	Neutral	NCAA Indoor Championships	Fayetteville, Ark. (Randal Tyson Track Center)	ESPN+		NCAA Indoor Championships	26th of 52, 11 pts.	Recap
April 3, 2026 (Friday)	10 AM (F) // 1:30 PM (T) CT	Away	Florida Relays	Gainesville, Fla. (James G. Pressly Stadium)					Recap
April 4, 2026 (Saturday)	8 AM (F) // 11 AM (T) CT	Away	Florida Relays	Gainesville, Fla. (James G. Pressly Stadium)					Recap
April 9, 2026 (Thursday)	12:30 PM CT	Home	Illini Deca-Jam	Champaign, Ill. / Demirjian Park (Track/XC)					Recap
April 10, 2026 (Friday)	12:30 PM CT	Home	Illini Deca-Jam	Champaign, Ill. / Demirjian Park (Track/XC)					Recap
April 11, 2026 (Saturday)	11 AM (F) // 12 PM (T) CT	Home	Illini Deca-Jam	Champaign, Ill. / Demirjian Park (Track/XC)					Recap
April 16, 2026 (Thursday)	11 AM CT	Away	Tom Jones Memorial Invitational	Gainesville, Fla. (James G. Pressly Stadium)					Recap
April 16, 2026 (Thursday)	4:45 PM CT	Away	Wake Forest Invitational	Winston-Salem, N.C. (Kentner Stadium)					Recap
April 17, 2026 (Friday)	11 AM CT	Away	Tom Jones Memorial Invitational	Gainesville, Fla. (James G. Pressly Stadium)					Recap
April 17, 2026 (Friday)	11:40 AM CT	Away	Wake Forest Invitational	Winston-Salem, N.C. (Kentner Stadium)					Recap
April 18, 2026 (Saturday)	8 AM (F) // 8:30 AM (T) CT	Away	Tom Jones Memorial Invitational	Gainesville, Fla. (James G. Pressly Stadium)	ESPN+				Recap
May 1, 2026 (Friday)	12 PM (F) // 1 PM (T) CT	Home	Gary Wieneke Memorial	Champaign, Ill. / Demirjian Park (Track/XC)					Recap
May 2, 2026 (Saturday)	12 PM (F) // 2:30 PM (T) CT	Home	Gary Wieneke Memorial	Champaign, Ill. / Demirjian Park (Track/XC)					Recap
May 8, 2026 (Friday)	11 AM (F) // 1 PM (T) CT	Home	Illini Tune-Up	Champaign, Ill. / Demirjian Park (Track/XC)					Recap
May 15, 2026 (Friday)	10 AM (F) // 12 PM (C) // 5:45 PM (T) CT	Neutral	Big Ten Outdoor Championships	Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska Outdoor Track)			Big Ten Outdoor Championships		Championships Central
May 16, 2026 (Saturday)	9:30 AM (C) // 12 PM (F) // 3:15 PM (T) CT	Neutral	Big Ten Outdoor Championships	Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska Outdoor Track)			Big Ten Outdoor Championships		Championships Central
May 17, 2026 (Sunday)	10:10 AM (F) // 12:35 PM (T) CT	Neutral	Big Ten Outdoor Championships	Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska Outdoor Track)			Big Ten Outdoor Championships		Championships Central
May 27, 2026 (Wednesday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA West Preliminaries	Fayetteville, Ark. (John McDonnell Field)			NCAA West Prelims
May 28, 2026 (Thursday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA West Preliminaries	Fayetteville, Ark. (John McDonnell Field)			NCAA West Prelims
May 29, 2026 (Friday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA West Preliminaries	Fayetteville, Ark. (John McDonnell Field)			NCAA West Prelims
May 30, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA West Preliminaries	Fayetteville, Ark. (John McDonnell Field)			NCAA West Prelims
June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)			NCAA Outdoor Championships
June 11, 2026 (Thursday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)			NCAA Outdoor Championships
June 12, 2026 (Friday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)			NCAA Outdoor Championships
June 13, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Neutral	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Ore. (Hayward Field)			NCAA Outdoor Championships