USC has laid out its path for the 2027 track and field season, and the calendar gives Quincy Watts’ group a full slate of chances to chase more hardware.
The Trojans, entering Watts’ sixth year leading the program, will start indoors on Jan. 15 at the two-day Nevada Invitational in Reno. From there, the schedule moves quickly: USC heads to the Stan Scott Invite at Texas Tech on Jan. 22, then sends its jumps group to the K-State Invite in Manhattan, Kansas, from Jan. 29-30.
February brings another stretch of road meets. USC is set for the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque on Feb. 5-6 before wrapping up the regular indoor portion at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Feb. 12-13.
Conference season follows soon after. The Big Ten Indoor Championships are scheduled for Feb. 25-27 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where USC will try to build on last season’s six event titles at the conference meet. The indoor campaign then ends back in Fayetteville for the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 12-13 at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
The outdoor season opens at home with the Ron and Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational on March 26-27 at Allyson Felix Field at Katherine B. Loker Track Stadium and Colich Center.
USC then heads to College Station, Texas, for the 44 Farms Team Invitational from April 8-10 at E.B. Cushing Stadium before returning to Walnut, California, for the Mt.
SAC Relays on April 16-17. Last year at Mt.
SAC, the women’s 4x100m relay and women’s 400m school records were broken at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.
The regular season closes with the annual dual meet against UCLA on May 1-2 at Drake Stadium in Los Angeles.
After that comes the championship stretch. The Big Ten Outdoor Championships are set for May 14-16 at Hayward Field, where USC will aim to contend for titles on both the men’s and women’s sides after collecting nine event titles at last year’s meet. The postseason continues at the NCAA West Regional Championships in College Station from May 26-29, with the NCAA Outdoor Championships scheduled for June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon.
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