LSU Purple Tiger Invitational 2026

View the info - results, entry lists and meet schedule for the 2026 LSU Purple Tiger Invitational.

The LSU Purple Tiger is set to open the indoor season on Friday, January 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The one-day indoor track and field meet will be hosted by Louisiana State University and staged at the Carl Maddox Field House, LSU’s primary indoor athletics facility. Traditionally one of the Tigers’ early-season competitions, the LSU Purple Tiger brings together collegiate programs from across the region for a full schedule of field and track events.

Meet Schedule (Time US Central)

Field Events:

• 9:00 AM – Women’s Weight Throw (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 10:00 AM – Men’s Weight Throw (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 10:30 AM – Men’s Pole Vault (Final)
• 11:45 AM – Women’s Pole Vault (Final)
• 12:00 PM – Men’s Long Jump (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 12:00 PM – Women’s Long Jump (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 12:00 PM – Women’s Shot Put (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 12:30 PM – Women’s High Jump (Final)
• 1:30 PM – Men’s Shot Put (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 1:45 PM – Men’s Triple Jump (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 1:45 PM – Women’s Triple Jump (Trials & Final, advance 9)
• 2:30 PM – Men’s High Jump (Final)

Running Events:

• 12:00 PM – Women’s 600m (Final)
• 12:25 PM – Men’s 600m (Final)
• 12:50 PM – Men’s 60m Hurdles (Semi-Final, advance 8)
• 12:55 PM – Women’s 60m Hurdles (Semi-Final, advance 8)
• 1:10 PM – Women’s 60m (Semi-Final, advance 8)
• 1:25 PM – Men’s 60m (Semi-Final, advance 8)
• 1:45 PM – Women’s 60m Hurdles (Final)
• 1:50 PM – Men’s 60m Hurdles (Final)
• 1:55 PM – Women’s 60m (Final)
• 2:00 PM – Men’s 60m (Final)
• 2:05 PM – Women’s 1000m (Final)
• 2:15 PM – Men’s 1000m (Final)
• 2:25 PM – Women’s 400m (Final, sections against time)
• 2:40 PM – Men’s 400m (Final, sections against time)
• 2:55 PM – Women’s Mile (Final, sections against time)
• 3:10 PM – Men’s Mile (Final, sections against time)
• 3:25 PM – Women’s 200m (Final, sections against time)
• 3:35 PM – Men’s 200m (Final, sections against time)
• 3:40 PM – Women’s 2000m (Final)
• 3:50 PM – Men’s 2000m (Final)
• 4:00 PM – Women’s 4×400m Relay (Final, sections against time)
• 4:05 PM – Men’s 4×400m Relay (Final, sections against time)