MONROE, La. – The 2026 ULM track and field schedule has been announced and features five indoor and 11 outdoor meets, not including the NCAA Prelims or Championships.
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The Warhawks start indoor season with two back-to-back meets in Baton Rouge at the LSU Purple Tiger on Jan. 16 and the LSU Bayou Bengal on Jan. 23. They then travel two states east to Birmingham, Ala., for the UAB Green and Gold Invite.
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ULM makes its trip to Nashville at a later date compared to 2025, with the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge taking place from Feb. 13-14. The team will make its way back to Birmingham for the Sun Belt Indoor Championships from Feb. 23-24. The NCAA Indoor Championships take place on Mar. 13-14 in Fayetteville, Ark.
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Outdoor competition begins on the same weekend at the McNeese Cowboy Relays in Lake Charles before heading east the Baton Rouge to compete in the LSU Opener. The Warhawks then start their three-meet Texas road trip with the Clyde Hart Classic in Waco from Mar. 27-28. The next weekend, the team competes in two meets, with the Texas Relays from Apr. 1-4 in Austin, and the Bobcat Invitational from Apr. 2-4 in San Marcos. The one-state slate ends on Apr. 10-11 in College Station at the Texas A&M 44 farms Team Invitational
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ULM has another double-meet weekend with the Wake Forest Invitational from Thursday, Apr. 16, through Friday, Apr. 17, and the Jim Mize Invitational on Saturday, Apr. 18 in Ruston. The team then goes back to Baton Rouge for the LSU Alumni Gold on Apr. 25.
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From May 1-2, the Warhawks will host their annual meet with the Warhawk Classic at Brown Stadium. They then travel to Mobile, Ala., for the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships hosted by South Alabama from May 14-16.
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The NCAA Prelims – East will be held from May 27-30 in Lexington, Ky., and the NCAA Outdoor Championships are from June 10-13 in Eugene, Ore.
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The full 2026 ULM Track and Field schedule is below:
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Indoor
Jan. 16 | LSU Purple Tiger
Jan. 23 | LSU Bayou Bengal
Feb. 6 | UAB Green and Gold Invite
Feb. 13-14 | Vanderbilt Music City Challenge
Feb. 23-24 | Sun Belt Indoor Championships
Mar. 13-14 | NCAA Indoor Championships
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Outdoor
Mar. 13-14 | McNeese Cowboy Relays
Mar. 21 | LSU Opener
Mar. 27-28 | Clyde Hart Classic
Apr. 1-4 | Texas Relays
Apr. 2-4 | Bobcat Invitational
Apr. 10-11 | Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational
Apr. 16-17 | Wake Forest Invitational
Apr. 18 | Jim Mize Relays
Apr. 25 | LSU Alumni Gold
May 1-2 | Warhawk Classic
May 14-16 | Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
May 27-30 | NCAA Prelims - East
June 10-13 | NCAA Outdoor Championships