January 2026 brings a packed calendar of indoor meets, qualifiers, and team-hosted events—and with that comes a familiar challenge: how do you keep gate operations smooth while still making registration easy for athletes and families?
With TicketSignup, selling spectator tickets and offering online athlete registration for timers, race directors, coaches, and event organizers can take just minutes to set up. Events can process payments securely, reduce lines at the door, and keep everything—athletes, spectators, and day-of operations—organized in one place. This month, we’re highlighting a few events doing exactly that.
January 2026 Ticketing Roundup
Reno Indoor Track Martin Luther King Invite
The Reno Indoor Track MLK invite is a great example of how a simple ticket setup can have a huge operational impact.
This event just wrapped up after selling 445 spectator tickets, with 398 tickets purchased on the day of the event. Even with most sales happening day-of, having tickets processed online helped streamline the entry flow at entry gates.
Their ticket page stayed intentionally straightforward—quick for customers to purchase, easy for staff to manage, and effective at improving gate operations without adding complexity.
Tesoro Titans – All Comers Track Meet
For events that need to manage more than just spectators, Tesoro Titans’ All Comers Track Meet shows the value of keeping everything on a single platform.
They’re using TicketSignup for both athlete registration and spectator ticketing, and the results speak for themselves: more than 500 tickets have already been sold ahead of the event, with over 50% coming from spectator tickets.
Managing athletes and spectators together not only reduces admin work—it gives organizers one unified system for reporting, communication, and payment processing. And because so many spectator tickets are being sold in advance, they’re setting themselves up for a smoother event day from the start
Winter Qualifier – Redondo Union High School
Redondo Union High School’s Winter Qualifier is another strong example of pairing athlete registration + spectator tickets to improve both planning and on-site execution.
They’re collecting athlete details using Custom Questions, helping ensure the information they need is captured upfront. On top of that, they introduced a separate day-of registration ticket type, giving them a clean way to support onsite operations without confusing pre-registered athletes.
And like the other events featured this month, they’re seeing strong demand ahead of time—pre-selling hundreds of spectator tickets before event day, reducing the load on the gate and making attendance easier to predict.
We’re excited to see more timers, race directors, coaches, and school organizations using TicketSignup to simplify operations and improve the experience for athletes and fans alike.