UCLA Track Announces 2016 Schedule

2016 Schedule

LOS ANGELES – UCLA director of track and field Mike Maynard announced the 2016 schedule. The Bruins will compete in six indoor meets and then head to an outdoor slate that features 12 meets, including five at Drake Stadium.

“We are excited about our competition schedule for the upcoming 2016 indoor and outdoor seasons,” Maynard said.

UCLA opens the season at a familiar spot, competing at the NAU Team Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Jan. 16. After the multi athletes head to Kansas State on Jan. 22, UCLA travels to Lincoln, Neb., for the prestigious Frank Sevigne Husker Invite on Feb. 5.

“This year we have added the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite to our schedule,” Maynard said. “It’s a
high level meet, and will give us an opportunity to compete against some of the best talent and teams from across the country.”

The Bruins wrap up the regular indoor season with the Husky Invite in on Feb. 12. UCLA opens the postseason slate back in Seattle for the MPSF Championship on Feb. 26. The NCAA Indoor Championships will be held in Birmingham, Ala., on March 11.

The outdoor campaign opens on March 5 in Fullerton with the Ben Brown Invitational. UCLA will then host three meets in a row at Drake Stadium. The Jim Bush Collegiate Invitational is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22 and will feature Arizona and Washington State and will once again be aired live on the Pac-12 Networks.

The Legends Invitational will be a two-day meet and will begin on April 1 while the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational is slated for April 9.

“We kick off our home schedule on March 22 with the Jim Bush Collegiate featuring UCLA versus Arizona and WSU,” Maynard said. “The meet will be televised live once again on the Pac-12 Networks “Live Track Tuesday”. The highly successful Legends of T&F Invitational which includes Kansas State along with other top collegiate and high school talent will be held on April 1 and 2.

This year’s Legends meet will also feature a distance carnival style schedule on Friday evening. The Rafer/JJK invitational will feature collegiate powerhouse Florida State along with some of the area’s top elites, including many Olympians and Olympic hopefuls from the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. This is an Olympic year, and the level of competition promises to be truly exceptional.”
After a trip to the Mt. SAC Relays, UCLA will host Texas A&M in a dual meet at Drake Stadium on April 16. Then after the Triton Invitational in San Diego, UCLA will host rival USC on Sunday, May 1.

The outdoor postseason will begin on May 7 with the multi portion of the Pac-12 Championships while the main event starts on May 14. The University of Washington will host the championship this season on the Husky Track.

Eugene will once again be the host city for the NCAA Championships as the best in the nation will convene on historic Hayward Field on June 8-11.