WICHITA – Wichita State's 2026 KT Woodman Classic and Shocker Pre-State Challenge, originally scheduled for April 9-11, have been canceled due to weather-related construction delays at University Stadium.
 
Prolonged rainfall (53") throughout the summer and fall of 2025 significantly impacted progress on the new state-of-the-art track and field facility, necessitating the cancellation. Despite the delays to the April meets, Wichita State confirmed that the 2026 KSHSAA Track and Field Championships will proceed as scheduled at University Stadium.
 
The KT Woodman Classic and Shocker Pre-State Challenge are slated to return April 8-10, 2027.
 
"We are so excited about the new track and field facility in University Stadium here at Wichita State," head coach Steve Rainbolt said. "As I've watched it unfold out of the window of my office, I'm more and more convinced all the time it's going to be one of the finest track and field facilities in the entire country. I feel terrible that the rainy conditions this past summer and fall caused such delays, and we won't be able to host the KT Woodman, but it doesn't diminish how excited we are for what is coming together to be such a beautiful track and field facility."
 
The upgrades will elevate both training and competition experiences for student-athletes and visiting teams. When completed, the new University Stadium will accommodate approximately 14,000 athletes and spectators, include a nine-lane Olympic track with infield space for a regulation-sized soccer field, and a first-class consolidated throws area. The track will feature a championship-caliber Beynon competition surface designed to support elite performances for years to come.