NCAA Announces Championship Sites for 2026 and Beyond

Future championship sites for NCAA Cross Country and Track & Field across all three divisions were announced on Wednesday afternoon by the NCAA.

From The USTFCCCA InfoZone: Future Collegiate Championships

Notable sites include the return of the NCAA DI Cross Country Championships to the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course for the first time since 2019, as well as the return of any NCAA Cross Country Championship meet to Rim Rock Farm since 1998 with the NCAA DII meet in 2026. In fact, both the NCAA DI and NCAA DII Cross Country Championships were held in Lawrence, Kansas.

See below for a full list of those sites announced by the NCAA.

NCAA Division I

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

National Championships

2026: Terre Haute, Indiana (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course)
2027: Stillwater, Oklahoma (Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course)

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field

National Championships

2027: Fayetteville, Arkansas (Randal Tyson Track Center)
2028: Boston, Massachusetts (The TRACK at New Balance)

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

NCAA First Round – East Site

2027: Jacksonville, Florida (Hodges Stadium)
2028: Lexington, Kentucky (UK Track & Field Complex)

NCAA First Round – West Site

2027: College Station, Texas (E.B. Cushing Stadium)
2028: Fayetteville, Arkansas (John McDonnell Field)

National Championships

2027: Eugene, Oregon (Hayward Field)
2028: Eugene, Oregon (Hayward Field)

NCAA Division II

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

National Championships

2026: Lawrence, Kansas (Rim Rock Cross Country Course)
2027: Huntsville, Alabama (John Hunt Park – Cross Country Course)

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field

National Championships

2027: Birmingham, Alabama (Birmingham CrossPlex)
2028: Spokane, Washington (The Podium)

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

National Championships

2027: Walnut, California (Hilmer Lodge Stadium)
2028: Jacksonville, Florida (Hodges Stadium)

NCAA Division III

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

National Championships

2026: Northfield, Minnesota (Bill Huyck Championship Cross Country Course)
2027: Terre Haute, Indiana (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course)

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field

National Championships

2027: Spokane, Washington (The Podium)
2028: Virginia Beach, Virginia (Virginia Beach Sports Center)

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

National Championships

2027: Geneva, Ohio (SPIRE Institute)
2028: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium)