SAN MARCOS, Calif. ­– With competition beginning in December, Cal State San Marcos Head Track & Field Coach Torrey Olson announced the schedules for his men's and women's track & field teams on Monday.
 
The men's and women's teams will compete in 17 outdoor meets with the potential of competing in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The women's team will also take part in five indoor meets with the possibility of competing at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
"I'm pleased with how our 2023 schedule has come together," Olson said. "A top priority with our scheduling is always to provide both developmental and high-level competition to our athletes. I am thrilled that our athlets will have the opportunity to compete at home twice, first at the Mangrum Invitational and then when CSUSM hosts the CCAA Championships."
 
Beginning with indoor competition, the women's team will open up its schedule at the CRC Pre-Holiday Invite & Multi on Dec. 9-10 at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. With a two-month break, CSUSM will return to action at the two-meet Minnesota State Massive Meet on Feb. 10 and 11 in Mankato, Minnesota. The Cougars will once again return to Staten Island, New York, for the Fastrack Last Chance Invitational on Feb. 24 before heading up to Boston, Massachusetts, for its last regular-season meet of the indoor calendar at the BU Last Chance Meet on Feb. 26. If any Cougar qualifies for the NCAA Indoor Championships, they'll compete on March 10-11 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
 
Outdoor action for both the men's and women's teams will commence on Feb. 17 at the Cerritos Open in Cerritos before the NCAA qualifying period begins on Feb. 25 at the Rossi Relays in Claremont.
 
The Cougars will take part at Long Beach State's Beach Opener on March 3-4 followed by UC San Diego's San Diego Collegiate Challenge on March 10. After a trip to Azusa Pacific for the Franson Classic on March 18, CSUSM will compete in three meets the following week with the Aztec Invitational (March 23-25), the Mangrum Invitational (March 24) and the PLNU Collegiate Invitational (March 25) to end March.
 
After a week off, the Cougars will head to UCSD once again for the Triton Invitational on April 7-8. Following the trip to La Jolla, CSUSM will have a four-meet week with the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa (April 12-14), the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut (April 12-15), the UC Riverside Invitational in Riverside (April 13) and the Beach Invitational (April 14-15) in Long Beach. The Cougars will end the month of the April at the Chris Rinne Twilight in Riverside on April 21 and the Steve Scott Invitational on April 29 in Irvine.
 
CSUSM will begin May by hosting the CCAA Championships on May 4-6 at Mangrum Track & Field. After the conference meet, the Cougars will end the regular season at the APU Last Chance on May 12-13 in Azusa. If any Cougar qualifies for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, they'll compete on May 25-27 in Pueblo, Colorado.