The State Track & Field Meet is one of UIL’s biggest annual events. It certainly features the most athletes and merits an overall attendance number rivaled only by the state football championships.
Tens of thousands of spectators will descend upon Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin to watch hundreds of high school athletes participate in the UIL State Track Meet on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Every class and region is represented over the three-day meet with action starting at 9 a.m. each day with the 3,200 meters along with field events that are interspersed throughout the day. Running finals begin at 5 p.m.
A more detailed schedule with state qualifiers from Amarillo, Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo, Wichita Falls, Corpus Christi and El Paso can be found, at this link.
Class 3A and 4A are scheduled for Thursday with Class 5A, 2A and wheelchair competitions slated for Friday. The meet wraps up Saturday with Class 6A and Class A.
Reporters and photographers from five different USA Today Texas properties are combining to cover the event, focusing on the more than 600 athletes from the Abilene, Amarillo, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Lubbock, San Angelo and Wichita Falls areas who qualified for state.
Below is the 2026 schedule, and most importantly, how to watch the events if you’re unable to make the trip to Austin. For updated coverage — including stories, Tweets and videos — from the UIL state track and field meet in Austin, please follow:
Writers at UIL State Track & Field Meet
Stephen Garcia, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, @byStephenGarcia
Carlos Silva Jr., Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, @cmsilvajr
Quinton Martinez, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, @qmartinez
Bret Bloomquist, El Paso Times, @BretBloomquist
Photographers at UIL State Track & Field Meet
Gaby Velasquez, El Paso Times, @gabyavelasquez
How to stream UIL State Track & Field Meet
All events are being live streamed by NFHS Network on its website (nfhsnetwork.com) or on its streaming app that is available through the Apple Store, Google Play Store and most streaming services, such as Amazon Fire and Roku.
A subscription is required for NFHS Network.
Direct links to multiple streams for each day are provided below.
NFHS UIL Main Page
Link: https://nfhs-network.pxf.io/4Gg061
All dates and times are subject to change.
Thursday’s Schedule, May 14
Class 3A and 4A schools.
Field Event Channel 1 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam24e29600c1
Field Event Channel 2 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam1584d3101c
Field Event Channel 3 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam7b00fded7f
All running events – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam873158770d
9 a.m. – 3A Girls 3,200 meters; 3A girls discus; 4A girls shot put; 3A boys pole vault; 4A boys high jump; 4A girls high jump; 3A boys long jump; 3A girls long jump
9:15 a.m. – 3A Boys 3,200 meters
9:30 a.m. – 4A Girls 3,200 meters
9:45 a.m. – 4A Boys 3,200 meters
10:30 a.m. – 4A boys shot put
10:45 a.m. – 4A boys long jump; 4A girls long jump
11 a.m. – 3A boys discus; 3A girls pole vault
11:30 a.m. – 3A boys high jump; 3A girls high jump
12:30 p.m. – 3A girls shot put
1 p.m. – 4A girls discus; 4A boys pole vault; 3A boys triple jump; 3A girls triple jump
2 p.m. – 3A boys shot put
2:45 p.m. – 4A boys triple jump; 4A girls triple jump
3 p.m. – 4A boys discus; 4A girls pole vault
All afternoon running events are in the following order unless noted: 3A girls, 3A boys, 4A girls, 4A boys
5 p.m. – 400-meter relay
5:20 p.m. – 800 meters
5:45 p.m. – 100 hurdles/110 hurdles (3A girls, 4A girls, 3A boys, 4A boys)
6:05 p.m. – 100 meters
6:25 p.m. – 800-meter relay
6:45 p.m. – 400 meters
7:10 p.m. – 300 hurdles
7:30 p.m. – 200 meters
7:50 p.m. – 1,600 meters
8:20 p.m. – 1,600-meter relay
Friday’s Schedule, May 15
Class 5A and 2A schools plus wheelchair division.
Field Event Channel 1 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam5940c00145
Field Event Channel 2 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam26e1af83aa
Field Event Channel 3 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam810ae39d12
All running events – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam31c2def07e
9 a.m. – 2A Girls 3,200 meters; 2A girls discus; 5A girls shot put; 2A boys pole vault; 5A boys high jump; 5A girls high jump; 2A boys long jump; 2A girls long jump
9:15 a.m. – 2A Boys 3,200 meters
9:30 a.m. – 5A Girls 3,200 meters
9:45 a.m. – 5A Boys 3,200 meters
10:30 a.m. – 5A boys shot put
10:45 a.m. – 5A boys long jump; 5A girls long jump
11 a.m. – 2A boys discus; 2A girls pole vault
11:30 a.m. – 2A boys high jump; 2A girls high jump
12:30 p.m. – 2A girls shot put; Boys wheelchair shot put
1 p.m. – 5A girls discus; 5A boys pole vault; 2A boys triple jump; 2A girls triple jump
2 p.m. – 2A boys shot put
2:30 p.m. – Girls wheelchair shot put
2:45 p.m. – 5A boys triple jump; 5A girls triple jump
3 p.m. – 5A boys discus; 5A girls pole vault
All afternoon running events are in the following order unless noted: 2A girls, 2A boys, 5A girls, 5A boys
5 p.m. – 400-meter relay
5:20 p.m. – 800 meters
5:45 p.m. – 100 hurdles/110 hurdles (2A girls, 5A girls, 2A boys, 5A boys)
6:05 p.m. – 100 meters
6:25 p.m. – Wheelchair 100 meters
6:40 p.m. – 800-meter relay
7 p.m. – 400 meters
7:20 p.m. – Wheelchair 400 meters
7:35 p.m. – 300 hurdles
7:55 p.m. – 200 meters
8:15 p.m. – 1,600 meters
8:45 p.m. – 1,600-meter relay
Saturday’s Schedule, May 16
Class 1A and 6A schools.
Field Event Channel 1 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gamc6b7a9e73e
Field Event Channel 2 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/game1450099a9
Field Event Channel 3 – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gamdbb7bf12f3
All running events – https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/uil/gam6b82d6e0af
9 a.m. – 1A Girls 3,200 meters; 1A girls discus; 6A girls shot put; 1A boys pole vault; 6A boys high jump; 6A girls high jump; 1A boys long jump; 1A girls long jump
9:15 a.m. – 1A Boys 3,200 meters
9:30 a.m. – 6A Girls 3,200 meters
9:45 a.m. – 6A Boys 3,200 meters
10:30 a.m. – 6A boys shot put
10:45 a.m. – 6A boys long jump; 6A girls long jump
11 a.m. – 1A boys discus; 1A girls pole vault
11:30 a.m. – 1A boys high jump; 1A girls high jump
12:30 p.m. – 1A girls shot put
1 p.m. – 6A girls discus; 6A boys pole vault; 1A boys triple jump; 1A girls triple jump
2 p.m. – 1A boys shot put
2:45 p.m. – 6A boys triple jump; 6A girls triple jump
3 p.m. – 6A boys discus; 6A girls pole vault
All afternoon running events are in the following order unless noted: 1A girls, 1A boys, 6A girls, 6A boys
5 p.m. – 400-meter relay
5:20 p.m. – 800 meters
5:45 p.m. – 100 hurdles/110 hurdles (1A girls, 6A girls, 1A boys, 6A boys)
6:05 p.m. – 100 meters
6:25 p.m. – 800-meter relay
6:45 p.m. – 400 meters
7:10 p.m. – 300 hurdles
7:30 p.m. – 200 meters
7:50 p.m. – 1,600 meters
8:20 p.m. – 1,600-meter relay
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: How to watch the 2026 UIL State Track & Field Meet in Austin
Reporting by Carlos Silva Jr., Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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