Doc Hale Invitational 2026

View the info - results, entry lists and meet schedule for the 2026 Doc Hale Invitational.

The 2026 Doc Hale Invitational returns to Blacksburg on February 6–7, bringing two full days of collegiate indoor track and field competition to Rector Field House, hosted by Virginia Tech. A staple of the early-season calendar in the Mid-Atlantic, the meet consistently draws strong NCAA programs looking to sharpen fitness, test early form, and chase qualifying standards ahead of conference championships.

Schedule

Friday – February 6

Running Events

• 5:00 pm – Men’s Mile
• 5:15 pm – Women’s Mile
• 5:35 pm – Men’s 60m Hurdles (Prelim)
• 5:40 pm – Women’s 60m Hurdles (Prelim)
• 5:50 pm – Men’s 60m Dash (Prelim)
• 6:05 pm – Women’s 60m Dash (Prelim)
• 6:20 pm – Men’s 3000m
• 6:35 pm – Women’s 3000m
• 7:00 pm – Women’s 60m Hurdles Final
• 7:05 pm – Men’s 60m Hurdles Final
• 7:15 pm – Men’s 60m Dash Final
• 7:20 pm – Women’s 60m Dash Final
• 7:25 pm – Men’s 400m
• 7:40 pm – Women’s 400m

Field Events

• 1:00 pm – Men’s Pole Vault (Unseeded)
• 4:00 pm – Men’s Pole Vault (Seeded)
• 4:00 pm – Women’s Long Jump
• 5:00 pm – Women’s Weight Throw
• Following – Men’s Weight Throw
• 7:00 pm – Men’s Long Jump
• 7:00 pm – Women’s Pole Vault (Unseeded)

Combined Events

Men – Heptathlon

• 10:30 am – 60m
• TBD – Long Jump
• TBD – Shot Put
• TBD – High Jump

Women – Pentathlon

• 11:00 am – 60m Hurdles
• TBD – High Jump
• TBD – Shot Put
• TBD – Long Jump
• TBD – 800m

Saturday – February 7

Running Events

• 1:00 pm – Kids Races
• 2:00 pm – Men’s 200m
• 2:15 pm – Women’s 200m
• 3:00 pm – Men’s 800m
• 3:10 pm – Women’s 800m
• 3:25 pm – Men’s 1000m (Invite)
• 3:30 pm – Women’s Distance Medley Relay
• 3:45 pm – Men’s Distance Medley Relay
• 4:00 pm – Women’s 4×400 Relay
• 4:15 pm – Men’s 4×400 Relay

Field Events

• 11:00 am – Women’s Triple Jump
• 12:00 pm – Men’s High Jump
• 12:00 pm – Women’s Shot Put
• Following – Men’s Shot Put
• 2:00 pm – Men’s Triple Jump
• 2:00 pm – Women’s High Jump
• 3:00 pm – Women’s Pole Vault (Seeded)

Combined Events

Men – Heptathlon (Day 2)

• 10:30 am – 60m Hurdles
• 12:00 pm – Pole Vault
• TBD – 1000m