The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
11/6/2026 1:34:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Track & Field Head Coach Kurt Thomas has announced the full schedule for the 2026-27 season. The slate features three home meets, with two coming at the Birmingham Crossplex and one at the UAB Track & Field Facility.
The indoor schedule begins Dec. 4 with the Birmingham Ice Breaker before the Blazers return to competition in January for a series of meets, including the UAB Blazer Invite on Jan. 15 and the UAB Vulcan Invite on Jan. 16. All three meets will take place at the Birmingham Crossplex.
UAB will head back to the Crossplex to compete at the Samford Multi and Samford Invite on Jan. 21-22 before traveling to Louisville for the Lenny Lyles Invitational on Jan. 29-30. The Blazers will travel to Louisville for the first time since the 2022-23 season. The indoor slate concludes with the Vanderbilt Music City Invite on Feb. 12-13 and The American Indoor Championships on Feb. 26-27, hosted by UAB at the Birmingham Crossplex.
The outdoor season opens March 19-20 at the Yellow Jacket Invite hosted by Georgia Tech. The Blazers will then host the UAB Spring Invite on March 26-27 before traveling to Troy for the Doc Anderson Invite on April 2-3.
UAB continues its outdoor campaign with the Crimson Invite hosted by Alabama on April 9 and the Wake Forest Invitational combined with the Georgia Tech Invite on April 16-17. The Blazers will compete at the Vanderbilt Spring Invite on April 30-May 1.
The American Outdoor Championships are scheduled for May 13-15 at South Florida in Tampa. The NCAA East Preliminary Meet follows May 26-29 in Jacksonville, Florida, hosted by North Florida.
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2026-27 UAB TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
Indoor
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Dec. 4 - Birmingham Ice Breaker
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Jan. 15 - UAB Blazer Invite
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Jan. 16 - UAB Vulcan Invite
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Jan. 21 - Samford Multi
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Jan. 22 - Samford Invite
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Jan. 29-30 - Lenny Lyles Invitational (Louisville)
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Feb. 12-13 - Vanderbilt Music City Invite
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Feb. 26-27 - The American Indoor Championships
Outdoor
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March 19-20 - Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invite
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March 26-27 - UAB Spring Invite
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April 2-3 - Troy Doc Anderson Invite
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April 9 - Alabama Crimson Invite
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April 16-17 - Wake Forest Invitational
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April 24-25 - TBA
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April 30-May 1 - Vanderbilt Spring Invite
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May 13-15 - The American Outdoor Championships (USF, Tampa, Fla.)
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May 26-29 - NCAA East Preliminary Meet (North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.)
