SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State track and field will host two outdoor meets and compete in 18 meets across the indoor and outdoor seasons as Director of Track & Field/Cross Country John Frazier announced the full 2023 schedule.
 
The Bobcats, who finished runner-up in the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships last season, will open the indoor season on Jan. 13-14. The outdoor campaign gets underway on March 4.
 
"We are pleased to announce our 2023 indoor and outdoor track and field schedule that will allow our team many opportunities to compete at great competitions," said Frazier. "I am excited to see our returners perform, as well as the great additions to our team with approximately 40-plus newcomers. It will be great to have two home outdoor competitions, which will bring in great competitors for high quality track and field meets. We were also able to add a high school meet in our home opener as well as a multi event with our Bobcat Invitational, creating well-rounded meets here in San Marcos."
 
Indoor Schedule
The indoor season features eight meets, starting with the Corky Classic on Jan. 13-14 in Lubbock, Texas and ending with the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. on Feb. 20-21. The Bobcats will look to add another meet to their calendar, the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 10-11, based on how they qualify in the regular and conference championship seasons.
 
In total, Texas State will compete in five of their eight indoor meets in the state of Texas. They will compete at the Red Raider Open on Jan. 20 and the Texas Tech Open & Multis on Jan. 27-28. Also on Jan. 27, a select group of athletes will compete at the Houston Invitational.
 
The trip to Houston in late January is the first of two for the Bobcats as they will compete at the Howie Ryan Invitational on Feb. 10-11.
 
Also, during the weekend of Feb. 10-11, select Bobcats will participate in the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.
 
While the NCAA Indoor Championships will be in Albuquerque, Texas State will have an opportunity to compete at the venue in the regular season as a tune-up with the NM Collegiate Classic Feb. 3-4. It will be the first indoor meet of the season in which the Bobcats leave the state of Texas after the first three weekends are within the state.
 
Outdoor Schedule
The outdoor slate for Texas State features 10 meets over eight different weekends.
 
It gets underway with the Longhorn Invitational in Austin on March 4 and then the UTSA Invitational in San Antonio on March 17-18.
 
The first of two home meets for Texas State will be the Charles Austin Classic on March 23-25 at the Texas State Track & Field Complex. The following weekend, on March 30-April 1, the Bobcats will host the Bobcat Invitational.
 
A new addition this year, Texas State will host a high school meet during the same weekend as the Charles Austin Classic in late March. The varsity high school portion of the meet will feature 10 high school teams competing on March 23.
 
Also, during the weekend of March 29-April 1, select Bobcats will compete at the Texas Relays in Austin.
 
On April 14-15, Texas State will split up across the country and participate in the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Fla. and the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif.
 
The Bobcats close out the outdoor regular season with the Michael Johnson Invite in Waco, Texas on April 21-22 and the Texas Invitational in Austin on April 29.
 
The Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships will be held on May 11-13 at Myrtle Beach, S.C., making it the second trip of the season for the Bobcats to the Eastern Time Zone.
 
The Bobcats will be aiming to compete in the NCAA West Prelims in Sacramento, Calif. on May 24-27 and then the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Austin on June 7-10.