NC State Track & Field head coach Rollie Geiger has announced the meet schedule for the 2017-18 indoor and outdoor seasons. The slate features 17 indoor meets and 12 outdoor meets, including NC State's lone home event of the season, the Raleigh Relays. The Pack's home meet is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 30-31 at the Paul H. Derr Track.
INDOOR SEASON
The Wolfpack will open indoor season with a handful of athletes competing at the Boston University Season Opener, set for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2. That same weekend, NC State will be represented at the JDL Season Opener in Winston Salem, N.C. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Pack will send athletes to Bloomington, Ind. for the Hoosier Open on Friday, Dec. 8 to wrap up December 'early bird' competition.
NC State's closest indoor meet to Raleigh will take place Saturday, Jan. 13 as UNC-Chapel Hill hosts the Carolina Cup. The following weekend, the Wolfpack will compete in Lexington, Va. at the VMI Keydet Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20.
The Pack will get its first glimpse of the 2018 ACC Indoor Championship site on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27 at the Bob Pollock Invite in Clemson, S.C. A collection of NC State athletes will compete at the Terrier Classic in Boston that same weekend.
The Wolfpack returns to the JDL Fast Track Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2-3 for the Camel City Elite Invitational. A group of Pack athletes will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Michigan Power 5 Invitational, also Feb. 2-3.
The weekend of Feb. 9-10 features four different meets for the NC State track & field program. The Wolfpack will be represented at the Tiger Paw Invite (Clemson, S.C.), the Husky Invite (Seattle, Wash.), the Tyson Invite (Fayetteville, Ark.) and the Iowa State Classic (Ames, Iowa). The Pack wraps up regular indoor season meets with the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17.
The Clemson Tigers will host the 2018 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships, set for Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 22-24. Two weeks later, any Wolfpack athletes that qualify will travel to College Station, Texas for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.
OUTDOOR SEASON
Outdoor competition for the Wolfpack will begin at the Wake Forest Invitational on Thursday and Friday, March 22-23. A day later, NC State athletes will head to Charlotte, N.C. for the 49er Classic on Saturday, March 24.
The Raleigh Relays are set for Friday and Saturday, March 30-31 at the Dail Soccer Field/Track Complex in the heart of NC State's main campus. The Pack's home event is known as one of the premier track meets on the East Coast, as many athletes have posted NCAA East Regional qualifying marks along the Paul Derr Track.
A small group of Wolfpack athletes will compete at the Cardinal Invite in Stanford, Calif. during the same weekend as the Raleigh Relays.
Following the home meet, the Pack will compete at back-to-back SEC venues with the Gamecock Invitational (South Carolina) on Saturday, Apr. 7 and the Tom Jones Memorial (Florida) on Friday, Apr. 13. NC State will also be represented at the Charlotte Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 13-14.
NC State will travel to Charlottesville, Va. for the UVA Challenge on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 20-21. After that meet, the Pack will compete at the 119th Annual Penn Relays from Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 26-28. NC State will close the regular outdoor season at the Payton Jordan Invite, hosted by Stanford, on Thursday, May 3.
The Wolfpack will begin postseason action May 10-12 as Miami hosts the 2018 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Cobb Stadium. Pack athletes that qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds will head back to Florida two weeks later, as the regional event will take place in Tampa, Fla. from May 24-26.
The University of Oregon will once again host the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The meet will run from Wednesday through Saturday, June 6-9.
After Nationals, the Pack will send athletes to the USA Track & Field National Championships. USATF has not yet released the location or dates for this event.
A full breakdown of both schedules can be viewed here. For the most up-to-date information on NC State Track & Field, follow @Wolfpack_TF on Twitter.
INDOOR SEASON
The Wolfpack will open indoor season with a handful of athletes competing at the Boston University Season Opener, set for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2. That same weekend, NC State will be represented at the JDL Season Opener in Winston Salem, N.C. on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Pack will send athletes to Bloomington, Ind. for the Hoosier Open on Friday, Dec. 8 to wrap up December 'early bird' competition.
NC State's closest indoor meet to Raleigh will take place Saturday, Jan. 13 as UNC-Chapel Hill hosts the Carolina Cup. The following weekend, the Wolfpack will compete in Lexington, Va. at the VMI Keydet Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20.
The Pack will get its first glimpse of the 2018 ACC Indoor Championship site on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27 at the Bob Pollock Invite in Clemson, S.C. A collection of NC State athletes will compete at the Terrier Classic in Boston that same weekend.
The Wolfpack returns to the JDL Fast Track Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2-3 for the Camel City Elite Invitational. A group of Pack athletes will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Michigan Power 5 Invitational, also Feb. 2-3.
The weekend of Feb. 9-10 features four different meets for the NC State track & field program. The Wolfpack will be represented at the Tiger Paw Invite (Clemson, S.C.), the Husky Invite (Seattle, Wash.), the Tyson Invite (Fayetteville, Ark.) and the Iowa State Classic (Ames, Iowa). The Pack wraps up regular indoor season meets with the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17.
The Clemson Tigers will host the 2018 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships, set for Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 22-24. Two weeks later, any Wolfpack athletes that qualify will travel to College Station, Texas for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.
OUTDOOR SEASON
Outdoor competition for the Wolfpack will begin at the Wake Forest Invitational on Thursday and Friday, March 22-23. A day later, NC State athletes will head to Charlotte, N.C. for the 49er Classic on Saturday, March 24.
The Raleigh Relays are set for Friday and Saturday, March 30-31 at the Dail Soccer Field/Track Complex in the heart of NC State's main campus. The Pack's home event is known as one of the premier track meets on the East Coast, as many athletes have posted NCAA East Regional qualifying marks along the Paul Derr Track.
A small group of Wolfpack athletes will compete at the Cardinal Invite in Stanford, Calif. during the same weekend as the Raleigh Relays.
Following the home meet, the Pack will compete at back-to-back SEC venues with the Gamecock Invitational (South Carolina) on Saturday, Apr. 7 and the Tom Jones Memorial (Florida) on Friday, Apr. 13. NC State will also be represented at the Charlotte Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 13-14.
NC State will travel to Charlottesville, Va. for the UVA Challenge on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 20-21. After that meet, the Pack will compete at the 119th Annual Penn Relays from Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 26-28. NC State will close the regular outdoor season at the Payton Jordan Invite, hosted by Stanford, on Thursday, May 3.
The Wolfpack will begin postseason action May 10-12 as Miami hosts the 2018 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Cobb Stadium. Pack athletes that qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds will head back to Florida two weeks later, as the regional event will take place in Tampa, Fla. from May 24-26.
The University of Oregon will once again host the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The meet will run from Wednesday through Saturday, June 6-9.
After Nationals, the Pack will send athletes to the USA Track & Field National Championships. USATF has not yet released the location or dates for this event.
A full breakdown of both schedules can be viewed here. For the most up-to-date information on NC State Track & Field, follow @Wolfpack_TF on Twitter.