SAN MARCOS, Texas— Texas State track and field is set to host the Bobcat Invitational from Thursday through Saturday at the Bobcat Track and Field Complex, welcoming athletes from more than 60 programs along with professional and unattached competitors.

Texas State will face a highly competitive field at the Bobcat Invitational, with programs such as Ohio State, Clemson, BYU, Virginia Tech and Iowa scheduled to compete.

In addition to hosting, Texas State will send three throwers to compete at the Texas Relays in Austin. Danie Strooh (discus), Lara Roberts (hammer) and Elisabet Runarsdottir (hammer) will represent the Bobcats at the meet.

Runarsdottir and Roberts are scheduled to compete in the women's hammer throw Thursday at 11 a.m., while Strooh will take part in the men's discus Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Now back to the Bobcat Invitational, two NCAA indoor national qualifiers, Aiden Hayes and Tshephang Dankuru, will make their outdoor season debuts in the high jump at the Bobcat Invitational. Both are slated to compete Friday at 11 a.m.

Former Bobcat and NCAA outdoor runner-up Kaison O'Riley is also entered to compete in the high jump.

Ja'Shaun Lloyd, the reigning Sun Belt Men's Track Athlete of the Week, enters the weekend following back-to-back meets with two first-place finishes. He is scheduled to compete in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday at 1 p.m. and the 400-meter hurdles Friday at 7 p.m.

Texas State's strong start to the outdoor season is reflected in the latest USTFCCCA Checkpoint One rankings, where both the men's and women's teams sit just outside the national top 25. The men rank No. 33 nationally, while the women are No. 34.

Regionally, the Bobcat men rank No. 3 in the South Central Region behind Texas A&M and LSU, while the women sit No. 5, trailing Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU and TCU.

Texas State will look to continue its momentum this weekend as it hosts one of its premier home meets of the outdoor season.

All information for the Bobcat Invitational can be found here. Heat sheets and a link for live results will be posted Wednesday evening.

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Bobcats Ranked in the Top 10 of the NCAA
Women

• Elisabet Runarsdottir - Women's Hammer - 71.41m (No. 1)
• Lara Roberts - Women's Hammer - 65.39m (No. 8)

Men

• Ja'Shaun Lloyd - Men's 110m Hurdles - 11.62s (No. 5)
• Danie Strooh - Men's Discus - 58.71m (No. 9)

Bobcats Ranked in the Top 10 of the Sun Belt Conference
Women

• Paige Archer - Women's 100m - 11.36w (No. 1)
• Paige Archer - Women's 200m - 23.64 (No. 1)
• Sai Brookins - Women's 200m - 23.94w (No. 6)
• Kerrah Evans - Women's 400m - 55.46 (No. 8)
• Sai Brookins - Women's 400m - 55.91 (No. 10)
• Kila Rodas - Women's 800m - 2:12.60 (No. 6)
• Kathryn Evans - Women's 800m - 2:12.88 (No. 8)
• Alexia Tiscareno Macias - Women's 1500m - 4:27.09 (No. 1)
• Victoria Amiadamen - Women's 400m Hurdles - 58.57 (No.1)
• Siena Farrell - Women's 400m Hurdles - 1:01.81 (No. 7)
• Sofia Pena - Women's 3000 Steeplechase - 11:23.56 (No. 5)
• Destiney Rose - Women's 3000 Steeplechase - 11:26.77 (No. 7)
• Washington, Brookins, Jenkins, Archer - Women's 4x100m Relay - 45.68 (No. 3)
• Amiadamen, Farrell, Rodas, Evans - Women's 4x400m Relay - 3:46.72 (No. 4)
• Chinenye Uzoh - Women's High Jump - 1.70m (No. 6)
• Bostyn Baskin - Women's High Jump - 1.70m (No. 6
• Breanna Brandes - Women's Pole Vault - 3.80m (No. 7)
• Matilde Poli - Women's Pole Vault - 3.75m (No. 10)
• Sophie Daugard - Women's Long Jump - 6.06m (No. 3)
• Sydney Magennis - Women's Triple Jump - 11.90m (No. 9)
• Kennedy Jacquet - Women's Triple Jump - 11.83m (No. 10)
• Sophia Haberer - Women's Shot Put - 15.77m (No. 2)
• Hannah Kemele - Women's Shot Put - 15.44m (No. 3)
• Cassandra Rendon - Women's Discus - 51.94m (No. 1)
• Lesedi Khunou - Women's Discus - 44.09m (No. 8)
• Elisabet Runarsdottir - Women's Hammer - 71.41m (No. 1)
• Lara Roberts - Women's Hammer - 65.39m (No. 2)
• Charlize Goody - Women's Javelin - 48.41m (No. 1)
• McKenah Sears - Women's Javelin - 45.25 (No. 3)
• Sophie Daugard - Women's Javelin - 42.81m (No. 6)

Men

• Aiden Sheffield - Men's 100m - 10.39w (No. 2)
• Ja'Shaun Lloyd - Men's 200m - 21.03 (No. 3)
• Drew Donley - Men's 200m - 21.05 (No. 4)
• Reginald Bonner - Men's 200m - 21.38w (No. 10)
• Drew Donley - Men's 400m - 47.97 (No. 9)
• Ja'Shaun Lloyd - Men's 110m Hurdles - 13.62 (No. 1)
• Joshua Taylor - Men's 110m Hurdles - 13.81 (No. 3)
• Arveyon Davis - Men's 110m Hurdles - 13.98 (No. 4)
• Philip Reed - Men's 110m Hurdles - 14.48 (No. 9)
• Ja'Shaun Lloyd - Men's 400m Hurdles - 51.36 (No. 1)
• Mihajlo Katanic - Men's 400m Hurdles - 51.91 (No. 5)
• Elias Palmer - Men's 3000m Steeplechase - 9:06.52 (No. 1)
• Eyan Calico - Men's 3000m Steeplechase - 9:40.20 (No. 6)
• Davis, Bonner, Donley, Lloyd - Men's 4x100m Relay - 40.12 (No. 1)
• Katanic, Moffett, Donley, Sheffield - Men's 4x400m Relay - 3:14.34 (No. 5)
• Easton Hammond - Men's High Jump - 2.03m (No. 8)
• Caden Ohara - Men's Pole Vault - 5.20m (No. 3)
• Connor Skopik - Men's Pole Vault - 4.95m (No. 7)
• Isaiah Kayembe - Men's Long Jump - 7.39m (No. 2)
• Easton Hammond - Men's Long Jump - 7.02m (No. 10)
• Damacio Hooks - Men's Triple Jump - 14.86m (No. 4)
• Christian Soungie - Men's Triple Jump - 14.58m (No. 8)
• Adam Carter - Men's Shot Put - 17.22m (No. 7)
• Danie Strooh - Men's Discus - 58.71m (No. 1)
• Adam Carter - Men's Discus - 54.18m (No. 3)
• Manfred Mannamaa - Men's Discus - 49.93m (No. 10)
• Manfred Mannamaa - Men's Hammer - 63.68m (No. 3)
• Marius Numrich - Men's Hammer - 60.55m (No. 6)