Racers will compete over the span of two days, with the women's events taking place on Friday and the men's events on Saturday.
Dartmouth will race against approximately 50 other collegiate teams, including Yale University, Boston College, the University of Connecticut and Providence College.
The event will serve as an unusual test for the Big Green, who will compete against several top programs and face different track conditions at Boston University's facilities.
The Boston University track is "banked," or angled in much the same way that a stock car track would be, which, though unusual in collegiate track, is a condition that most runners enjoy.
Women's tri-captain Alex Tanner '11 said the track is "one of the best tracks in the country," adding that "thousands" of runners have registered for the event. The location of the classic will likely increase the competition and excitement levels at the meet.
Tanner said the women's team has come a long way since the start of the season, and has improved markedly since her freshman season. Although the team suffered an upsetting defeat last Saturday against Columbia University and Yale in New York City, she said she remains confident in her team's potential.
"We definitely have started off our season better than we ever have," she said. "I'm really excited to see what we can do."
The men's track and field team will also enter the Terrier Classic, still celebrating a major victory against Columbia and Yale last weekend.
Tri-captain of the men's team Tyler Ford '11 said the victory against Columbia and Yale was encouraging for the team.
"Last year, we only beat Yale by a couple of points," he said. "So to go into the Ivy League [Championships] knowing that we've beaten two very good schools at the same location as the [Ivy League Heptagonal Championships] really pumps us up."
Ford added that the objective of the race is not to win the team competition, but to achieve low individual times.
"I expect some very, very strong individual performances," he said.
Men's thrower and tri-captain David Irving '11 echoed Ford's optimism about the meet.
"I'm really excited," Irving said. "This meet is an opportunity to get some really fast times on the track and also a good opportunity for the jumpers and throwers."
Last weekend's meet was an important marker for the team, as Dartmouth performed impressively in the three-kilometer and mile races and beat Columbia, a competitive team that usually excels in the events, according to Irving.
Irving said Yale's team also includes particularly good throwers, who the Big Green competed well against.
A small number of Big Green athletes are competing in the Multi-Event meet in Cambridge, Mass., as opposed to the Terrier Classic. The meet will mostly include athletes competing in heptathlons.
