Bobcat Invitational & Multi

Bobcat Invitational & Mult

Welcome to the official page of the Bobcat Invitational & Multi
hosted by Texas State Track & Field. 

General information regarding the Bobcat Invitational & Multi can be found below. Team & athlete specific information can be found at bottom of page. 

General Information

Downloadable PDF

  • All information listed on this page can be downloaded here.

Meet Admission

  • $10.00 General Admissions
  • $5.00 Senior Citizens (65 years and older)
  • $1.00 Children (12 years and under)
  • Free Admissions TXST Students and Staff.  
  • Parking day passes will need to be purchased for Friday either at Pay-to-Park station or purchased in advance on www.parking.txst.edu/visitors.html. 
    • Parking is free on weekends

Important Dates

  • ​​Thursday, March 26: www.athletic.net online entry page closes (12pm CST)​ 
  • ​​Thursday, March 26: Initial List of Invitational qualifiers released (8pm CST, Texas State Track and Field Webpage)​ 
  • ​​Friday, March 27, 2026: Declaration process opens for Invitational qualifiers at www.athletic.net (10pm CST).​ 
    • Please scratch qualifiers and relay teams that will NOT be competing.​
    • If athletes are NOT scratched out of an event, we will assume that they are competing in the events they have qualified in. 
  • Monday March 30, 2026: Declaration process for Invitational athletes closes at 5pm CST 
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Final Bobcat Invitational entries posted at Texas State Track and Field Webpage (12pm CST). 
  • Thursday, April 2, 2026: Bobcat Invitational begins! 

Event Updates

  • Men's College Accepted: Not yet available
  • Women's College Accepted: Not yet available
  • Men's Decathlon Accepted: Not yet available
  • Women's Heptathlon Accepted: Not yet available

Schedule & Results

Heat Sheets

  • Bobcat Invitational heat sheets are not yet available.
Bobcat Invite

Team & Athlete Information

Entry information

Entries

  • ​​Entries and payment will be accepted online via www.athletic.net
  • Payment for the meet will only be accepted online. Paid in full, NO EXCEPTIONS.
  • Entries for the multi events will be a separate meet entry fee accepted online via www.athletic.net listed as Bobcat Multi Hep and Dec.​

Entry Deadline

  • Meet entry deadline is Monday, March 26, 2026, at 12:00PM CST. 

Entry Fee

  • Entry fee is $1000 per gender ($2000 for both men's and women's teams) for 10 athletes or more if paid by March 23, 2026, at 12:00PM. 
  • Teams with 9 people or less will pay $50 per athlete.
  • All entry fees are just that - An entry fee, not a competition fee.
    • No REFUNDS possible.

Late Fee 

  • Late fee will apply to any athlete wanting to enter after the Meet entry deadline, late fee $200.
  • Hard cut off on late entry fee will be March 30, 2026 at 12:00pm. 
  • NO EXCEPTIONS!

Heptathlon & Decathlon Entry

  • Heptathlon and Decathlon will be $250 per athlete as a separate entry fee, this entry fee is separate from the team entry fee.
  • Contact Kendall G. Filip (kendallgustafson@txstate.edu) if you have any questions regarding the multi events.
  • Top 16 men and Top 16 women will be accepted into the meet.
  • Entries for the multi events will be a separate meet entry and payment will be accepted online via www.athletics.net listed as Bobcat Multi Hep and Dec.

Unattached Athletes

  • Entry fee for unattached athletes is $100.
  • Please email randalgrizzle@txstate.edu with entry information for verification by Monday, March 25, 2025. 

Entry Limits per Gender

  • Running events: Top 64 marks; Section B- Additional 64 marks for 100H, 110H, 100M, 200M, 400M
  • Long Jump: Top 64 marks; Section A- 2 Flights of 16, Section B- 2 Flights of 16
  • Triple Jump: Top 32 marks; 2 Flights of 16
  • High Jump: Top 48 marks; 2 Pits of 24
  • Pole Vault: Top 42 marks; Section A- 1 Flight of 18, Section B- 1 Flight of 24
  • Javelin: Top 48 marks; Section A- 1 Flight of 16, Section B- 2 Flights of 16
  • Hammer: Top 48 marks; 3 Flights of 16
  • Shot Put: Top 64 marks; Section A- 2 Flights of 16, Section B- 2 Flights of 16
  • Discus: Top 48 marks; 3 Flights of 16

Meet Information

Weights & Measures

  • Discus and Javelin weigh-in begins Wednesday, April 1 from 5-7pm. Please utilize that time to help officials get ahead of schedule to prevent delays with so many competitors.
  • All B-Section throwing events will need to have their implement inspected the day before their event.
  • Thursday-Saturday Implement inspection will OPEN 2 HOURS prior to the first field event and CLOSE 1 HOUR prior to the event.
  • All athletes will take their implements at the end of the competition.

Field Events

  • 3 attempts and a final (except High Jump and Pole Vault).
  • Top 9 advance to final

Protests

  • The fee for protests is $100. If the protest is won, the fee will be returned.
  • There will be no jury of appeals. The referee rule is final.
  • All Appeals decisions will be rendered by Administrative Referees along with One Independent Referee, and ALL decisions are FINAL.

Team Parking

  • Will be located at 1330 Thorpe Lane on the back side of the stadium.

Facilities

  • Texas State University Track and Field Complex and UFCU Stadium (Football Field)

Team Camps

  • We will be utilizing UFCU Stadium for team camps and warmup area.
  • Please refer to emails during the week for instructions on team camp locations.

Weight room

  • Weight room access is available.
  • Coach must always be present with athletes, and athletes must fill out a waiver.
  • Please contact Natalie Ramirez 818-447-3211 for access.

Practice & Warm up

  • The use of the track facility is available on Wednesday, April 1 from 5-7pm and Thursday, April 2 from 9:00am - 10:00am.
  • No throwing will be allowed inside the track stadium.
  • The offsite west side throwing area will be open for practices Wednesday, April 1 from 8am to 6pm. ​
  • The offsite west side throwing area is located on the West Side of UFCU Football Stadium.
  • Refer to the site map in this document (Page 7) for directions to offsite west side throwing area.
  • Warming up for track events during competition will not be allowed on track.​
  • Track athletes must warm up on the football field.
  • Always pay attention to safety while throwing events while practicing or competing. 

Event Check In

  • Running events will check in at the tent north side of track in grass 30 minutes prior to the start of the event.
  • Field events check in at the respective event 30 minutes before each flight.
  • Coaches are allowed to check in 2nd and 3rd flight athletes prior to the start of the flight.

Game Day Meet Director 

  • Please Contact Tom Hill for any game day meet related questions.
  • Cell: 254-749-0393
  • Email: Tom_Hill2@outlook.com

Athletic Training 

  • Please contact Seth Berg for any athletic training related questions.
  • Cell: 254-931-7797
  • Email: Seth.berg@txstate.edu

Questions or Concerns

  • Please contact Randal Grizzle for any other questions or concerns.
  • Cell: 512-663-7955
  • Email: randalgrizzle@txstate.edu

Results

Other Helpful Links

Follow Along on Social Media