Get Your BID On: NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships

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The NAIA is looking for a host for its 2027 and 2028 Indoor Track & Field National Championships, and they’re inviting interested destinations to get their BID on. 
 

The event hosts 100 men’s and 100 women’s teams for a total of 1,200 participants and 3,000 fans.
 

The Thursday to Saturday dates for the events are as follows:

• March 4-6, 2027
• March 2-4, 2028

Completed Bid Packets can be sent to Samantha Walker by deadline, February 1, 2026 | NAIA Championship Host Manual & Style Guide 

Venue specifications, as noted by NAIA:

• 300-meter flat track, 8 lanes with appropriate surfacing; or 200-meter, 6 or 8 lane straight away and 6 lane turns with appropriate surfacing.
• Separate horizontal jumps and runway, pole vault runway, high jump area with same surface as track.
• Throwing area must have protective cage and barriers.
• P.A. system, award staging area and games committee staging area.
• Finish Lynx Timing System and electronic scoreboard.
• Seating outside the track area to accommodate at least 3,000 fans and athletes.
• Separate warm-up and training area, if possible. 

Hotel requirements:

NAIA would like centralized properties that can accommodate not just athletes, personnel and fans but several meetings and a banquet. The average length of stay is four nights and the event will consume 600 to 650 rooms on peak nights.
 

Nightly room rates should be $99-$135,regardless room occupancy; all guests will be responsible for making reservations directly with the hotel.
 

Bid fee is $10,000 minimum. 
 

DEADLINE FOR ALL BIDS IS FEBRUARY 1, 2026.
 

Have questions? Contact Samantha Walker, Championship Sport Manager, at 816-595-8156 or email swalker@naia.org.

Note: Previous locations this event has been held are as follows:

• 2025: Alachua County Sports and Events Center at Celebration Pointe; Gainesville, Florida
• 2022-24: Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex; Brookings, South Dakota
• 2021: Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse; Yankton, South Dakota
• 2019-20: Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex; Brookings, South Dakota
• 2018: Robert W. Plaster Center; Pittsburg, Kansas
• 2016-17: Mini Dome, Johnson City; Tennessee
• 2011-15: GaReatTrack and Field Complex; Geneva, Ohio
• 2001-10: Mini Dome; Johnson City, Tennessee
• 1995-00: Devaney Center; Lincoln, Nebraska