Oct. 4, 2011
• 2012 Schedule | 2012 Printable Schedule 
MADISON, Wis. -- The opportunity to host the Big Ten outdoor championships highlights the Wisconsin men's track and field team's schedule for the 2012 season, which was announced Tuesday by head coach Ed Nuttycombe.
The Badgers' slate includes six meets in Madison, a schedule that culminates with the 2012 Big Ten Outdoor Championships the weekend of May 11-13.
UW will host four meets during the indoor season, including the team's first two competitions of the year. The Badger Quad opens things for the Badgers the weekend of Jan. 13-14, with the annual Wisconsin Elite Invitational following a week later on Jan. 21.
The Red & White Open is set for Feb. 17 and serves as UW's final tune-up for the Big Ten indoor championships, which take place the following week and will be hosted by league newcomer Nebraska in Lincoln, Feb. 25-26.
A final opportunity to qualify for national championship competition follows a week later, as the Badgers host the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier on March 3. The 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships are set for March 9-10 in Boise, Idaho.
UW will ride out the early portion of the outdoor season with four meets in southern states, a run highlighted by the highly-competitive Florida Relays and Sea Ray Relays, hosted by Tennessee, over back-to-back weekends in April.
The Badgers' other high-profile competitions include the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays, April 19-21, the 103rd running of the Drake Relays, April 25-28, and Stanford's Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on April 29.
UW then hosts the annual Wisconsin Twilight Invitational on May 5 before welcoming the Big Ten championships back to the McClimon Complex for the first time since 2002. The three-day competition is set for May 11-13.
Championship season continues with the NCAA West Preliminary Round event in Austin, Texas, from May 24-26 and, finally, the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, June 6-9.
The 2012 USA Olympic Trials, set for June 22 through July 1 in Eugene, Ore., rounds out the Badgers' competition schedule.
2012 Wisconsin Men's Track & Field Schedule
|
| Date |
Event |
Site |
| INDOOR |
| Jan. 13-14 |
Badger Quad |
Madison |
| Jan. 21 |
Wisconsin Elite Invitational |
Madison |
| Jan. 28 |
Bill Bergan Invitational |
Ames, Iowa |
| Feb. 3-4 |
Frank Sevigne Invitational |
Lincoln, Neb. |
| Feb. 10-11 |
Tyson Invitational |
Fayetteville, Ark. |
| Feb. 17 |
Red & White Open |
Madison |
| Feb. 25-26 |
Big Ten Indoor Championships |
Lincoln, Neb. |
| March 3 |
Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier |
Madison |
| March 3-4 |
Alex Wilson Invitational |
South Bend, Ind. |
| March 4 |
UW-Stevens Point Last Chance |
Stevens Point, Wis. |
| March 9-10 |
NCAA Indoor Championships |
Boise, Idaho |
| OUTDOOR |
| March 23 |
SEC/Big Ten Challenge |
Starkville, Miss. |
| March 30-31 |
UCF Invitational |
Orlando, Fla. |
| April 6-7 |
Florida Relays |
Gainesville, Fla. |
| April 13-14 |
Sea Ray Relays |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
| April 18-19 |
Azusa Pacific Multi-Events |
Azusa, Calif. |
| April 19-21 |
Mt. SAC Relays |
Walnut, Calif. |
| April 22-23 |
UC San Diego Triton Invitational |
San Diego, Calif. |
| April 25-28 |
Drake Relays |
Des Moines, Iowa |
| April 28 |
UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative |
Whitewater, Wis. |
| April 29 |
Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational |
Palo Alto, Calif. |
| May 5 |
Wisconsin Twilight Invitational |
Madison |
| May 11-13 |
Big Ten Outdoor Championships |
Madison |
| May 24-26 |
NCAA Preliminary Round |
Austin, Texas |
| June 6-9 |
NCAA Outdoor Championships |
Des Moines, Iowa |
| June 22 - July 1 |
USA Olympic Trials |
Eugene, Ore. |
• Home events in bold held at The Shell (indoor) and McClimon Complex (outdoor).
• All times are Central.
• Times will be announced as they become available.
