In the broader sports world, opening day is sacred and full of local tradition. For indoor track and field fans, opening day tradition is to watch the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and see how many records fall and qualifying marks are set before the new year even begins.

On a Saturday in early December every year, cross country fans and track fans can have one day to put aside their differences and enjoy the top NCAA XC finishers extend their peaks and go all-out in scintillating 3Ks and 5Ks at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener to kick off the indoor season.

Track is finally back. It feels like cross country season just ended -- and that's because it did -- but the 2024 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener is here to blow the indoor season wide open featuring its signature distance races on the record-setting Boston University track. The early events will be highlighted by Koitatoi Kidali's NCAA debut for the Oregon Ducks in the 1K. Kidali ran 1:42.66 in the 800m earlier this year to qualify to represent Kenya at the Paris Olympics.

Harvard track and field have headed to the 2024 Penn Relays as the competition is underway at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.