Boston University Track and Tennis Center
15:14.76WoodThe Boston University Track and Tennis Center houses a banked, 6 lane, 200m indoor track.[1]
History
[edit]The Track and Tennis Center (TTC) was constructed in 2002 to house an indoor track and tennis courts. The first track meet at the TTC occurred on December 6, 2002. The first tennis match followed two months later on February 9, 2003. The TTC replaced the Commonwealth Armory, which served as home to the Boston University indoor track team from 1979 through 2002.
The track
[edit]The track is known in the running community as one of the fastest indoor tracks in the world due to its banked turns, wooden supports, and general atmosphere.[2] In February of 2023, 52 men broke the 4 minute mile barrier in the same day at the facility setting the record for the most sub 4 minute miles at a single meet.[3] On January 28, 2013, Olympic Medalist Galen Rupp ran a facility record of 3.50.92 in the mile.[4] On February 9, 2018, Edward Cheserek improved that to 3:49.44, the #2 mark in history at the time.[5] On March 3, 2019, Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia improved that to a new world indoor record of 3:47.01. Also during that same race, American Johnny Gregorek Jr. ran a 3:49.98, becoming the second American to break 3:50 in the mile, also marking the first time indoors that two people ran under 3:50 in the same race.[6]
Records set on the BU indoor track
[edit]All times from World Athletics profiles.[7] This is an incomplete list.
| Date | Athlete / Team | Event | Record | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2009 | Mary Teresa Cullen 
|
3000m | Irish Record | 8:43.74 |
| February 11, 2011 | Megan Wright 
|
5000m | Canadian Record | 15:25.15 |
| January 16, 2014 | Galen Rupp 
|
Area Record | 13:01.26 | |
| Cam Levins
|
Canadian Record | 13:19.16 | ||
| Mary Cain
|
1000m | American Junior Record | 2:39.25 | |
| January 24, 2014 | Galen Rupp
|
2 mile | Area Record | 8:07.41 |
| Mary Cain
|
Mile | American U20 Record | 4:24.11 | |
| March 2, 2014 | David Torrence
|
1000m | Area Record | 2:16.76 |
| Nathan Brannen
|
Canadian Record | 2:16.87 | ||
| December 6, 2014 | Gemma Acheampong 
|
300m | Ghanaian Record | 39.50 |
| Sarah Disanza
|
5000m | American U20 Record | 15:20.57 | |
| January 19, 2017 | Gemma Acheampong
|
300m | Ghanaian Record | 39.01 |
| February 26, 2017 | Mo Ahmed
|
5000m | Canadian Record | 13:04.60 |
Kemoy Campbell 
|
Jamaican Record | 13:14.45 | ||
| Sampson Laari
|
Mile | Ghanaian Record | 3:58.75 | |
| January 26, 2018 | Natalija Piliušina 
|
Lithuanian Record | 4:32.67 | |
| February 9, 2018 | Edward Cheserek 
|
Kenyan Record | 3:49.44 | |
| February 25, 2018 | Mobolade Ajomale
|
200m | NCAA DII Record | 20.67 |
| Agnes Abu
|
800m | Ghanaian Record | 2:02.30 | |
| Josh Hoey
|
American High School Record | 1:47.67 | ||
| Sampson Laari
|
Mile | Ghanaian Record | 3:58.65 | |
| Hoka NJNYTC
(Joe McAsey |
4x800m relay | World Record | 7:11.30 | |
| December 1, 2018 | Jessica Pascoe 
|
5000m | Australian Record | 15:34.76 |
| February 8, 2019 | Hygua Endo 
|
Japanese Record | 13:27.81 | |
| Jenna Westaway
|
1000m | Canadian Record | 2:37.04 | |
| Riko Matsuzaki
|
3000m | Japanese Record | 9:00.86 | |
| February 24, 2019 | Jenna Westaway
|
800m | Canadian Record | 1:59.87 |
| March 3, 2019 | Yomif Kejelcha 
|
Mile | World Record | 3:47.01 |
| John Gregorek Jr.
|
Area Record | 3:49.98 | ||
| December 7, 2019 | Carmela Cardama 
|
5000m | Spanish Record | 15:25.41 |
| Joshua Desouza
|
Canadian U20 Record | 14:09.03 | ||
| January 24, 2020 | Matt Baxter 
|
5000m | New Zealand Record | 13:27.61 |
Laura Galván 
|
Mile | Mexican Record | 4:31.89 | |
| February 1, 2020 | Dom Scott 
|
5000m | South African Record | 15:20.84 |
| Nicole Hutchinson
|
Canadian Record | 15:25.11 | ||
| February 14, 2020 | Eglė Morenaitė
|
3000m | Lithuanian Record | 9:12.58 |
| February 15, 2020 | Fernando Daniel Martínez
|
3000m | Mexican Record | 7:44.31 |
| February 27, 2020 | Karissa Schweizer
|
3000m | American Record | 8:25.70 |
Konstanze Klosterhalfen 
|
5000m | German Record | 14:30.79 | |
| Heidi See
|
Australian Record | 15:25.59 | ||
| Eglė Morenaitė
|
Lithuanian Record | 16:12.11 | ||
| Joshua Thompson
|
1500m | Area Record | 3:34.77 | |
| February 28, 2020 | Matthew Hughes
|
5000m | Canadian Record | 13:13.38 |
| Justyn Knight
|
1500m | Canadian Record | 3:36.13 | |
| Melany Smart
|
3000m | Australian U20 Record | 9:08.57 | |
| December 4, 2021 | Olli Hoare
|
5000m | Area Record | 13:09.96 |
| George Beamish
|
New Zealand Record | 13:12.53 | ||
| George Kusche
|
South African Record | 13:28.95 | ||
| Nico Young
|
American U20 Record | 13:22.59 | ||
| Katelyn Tuohy
|
3000m | American U20 Record | 8:54.18 | |
| January 28, 2022 | Mikuni Yada
|
3000m | Japanese Record | 9:06.63 |
| February 11, 2022 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
|
5000m | Area Record | 14:31.38 |
| Elise Cranny
|
American Record | 14:33.17 | ||
| Roisin Willis
|
800m | American High School Record | 2:00.06 | |
| Alma Delia Cortes
|
Mile | Mexican Record | 4:27.09 | |
Berenice Cleyet-Merle 
|
French Record / NCAA DII Record | 4:31.99 | ||
| Chloe Thomas
|
Canadian U20 Record | 4:40.74 | ||
| February 12, 2022 | Grant Fisher
|
5000m | Area Record | 12:53.73 |
| Mo Ahmed
|
Canadian Record | 12:56.87 | ||
Marc Scott 
|
Area Record | 12:57.08 | ||
| Adriaan Wildschutt
|
South African Record | 13:09.30 | ||
Jonas Raess 
|
Swiss Record | 13:07.95 | ||
Alfredo Santana 
|
Puerto Rican Record | 13:53.80 | ||
| Yared Nuguse
|
3000m | Collegiate Record | 7:38.13 | |
| February 27, 2022 | Josh Kerr
|
Mile | British Record | 3:48.87 |
| Cameron Proceviat
|
Canadian Record | 3:52.54 | ||
| Mikuni Yada
|
5000m | Japanese Record | 15:23.87 | |
| Christian Noble
|
Mile | NCAA DII Record | 3:56.10 | |
| 3000m | 7:50.98 | |||
| December 3, 2022 | Amos Bartelsmeyer
|
5000m | German Record | 13:17.71 |
| Brian Fay
|
Irish Record | 13:16.77 | ||
Zofia Dudek 
|
Polish Record | 15:40.41 | ||
| Hilda Chebet
|
Kenyan U20 Record | 15:17.97 | ||
| Parker Wolfe
|
American U20 Record | 13:19.73 | ||
| January 27, 2023 | Yared Nuguse
|
3000m | Area Record | 7:28.24 |
| Sam Atkin
|
British Record | 7:31.97 | ||
| Drew Bosley
|
Collegiate Record | 7:36.42 | ||
Yaseen Abdalla 
|
Sudanese Record | 7:42.23 | ||
| Woody Kincaid
|
5000m | Area Record | 12:51.61 | |
Mike Foppen 
|
Dutch Record | 13:11.60 | ||
| Sam Parsons
|
German Record | 13:12.78 | ||
| January 28, 2023 | Lucia Stafford
|
1000m | Area Record | 2:33.75 |
| February 3, 2023 | University of Washington
(Sophie O’Sullivan |
DMR | Collegiate Record | 10:46.62 |
| February 4, 2023 | Kazuto Iizawa
|
Mile | Japanese Record | 3:56.01 |
| Alondra Negron
|
5000m | Puerto Rican Record | 16:06.51 | |
Carolina Lozano 
|
Argentinan Record | 16:14.03 | ||
| February 10, 2023 | Nozomi Tanaka
|
3000m | Japanese Record | 8:45.64 |
| Alondra Negron
|
Mile | Puerto Rican Record | 4:38.44 | |
| Brianna Robles
|
NCAA DII Record | 15:47.88 | ||
| February 11, 2023 | Amos Bartelsmeyer
|
German Record | 3:50.45 | |
Robin Hendrix 
|
5000m | Belgian Record | 13:17.65 | |
| February 26, 2023 | Rob Napolitano
|
Mile | Puerto Rican Record | 3:54.29 |
| December 2, 2023 | Kieran Lumb
|
3000m | Canadian Record | 7:38.39 |
| Parker Valby
|
5000m | Collegiate Record | 14:56.11 | |
| Fiona Smith
|
NCAA DIII Record | 15:50.48 | ||
| Graham Blanks
|
Collegiate Record | 13:03.78 | ||
Habtom Samuel 
|
Eritrean record | 13:14.86 | ||
| Joseph O’Brien
|
British U20 Record | 13:51.24 | ||
| Ky Robinson
|
Australian Record | 13:06.42 | ||
| Romain Legendre
|
NCAA DII Record | 13:24.09 | ||
| January 26, 2024 | George Beamish
|
5000m | New Zealand Record | 13:04.33 |
| Nico Young
|
Collegiate Record | 12:57.14 | ||
| Adriaan Wildschutt
|
South African Record | 12:56.76 | ||
| John Haymans
|
Belgian Record | 13:03.46 | ||
| Mike Foppen
|
Dutch Record | 13:08.60 | ||
| Keita Satoh
|
Japanese Record | 13:09.45 | ||
| Andrew Coscoran
|
Irish Record | 13:12.56 | ||
| Noah Baltus
|
Mile | Dutch Record | 3:54.81 | |
| January 27, 2024 | Senayet Getachew
|
5000m | World U20 Record | 14:42.94 |
| Marta Garica Alons
|
Spanish Record | 14:46.37 | ||
| February 3, 2024 | Charles Grethen 
|
Mile | Luxembourgish Record | 3:52.67 |
| Thomas Vanoppen
|
Belgian Record | 3:53.98 | ||
| Noah Baltus
|
Dutch Record | 3:54.28 | ||
| February 9, 2024 | Gracie Hyde
|
3000m | NCAA DII Record | 8:58.33 |
| February 10, 2024 | Thomas Vanoppen
|
Mile | Belgian Record | 3:52.66 |
| Rob Napolitano
|
Puerto Rican Record | 3:54.12 | ||
| Ryoma Aoki
|
Japanese Record | 3:54.84 | ||
Parvej Khan 
|
Indian Record | 3:56.64 | ||
| Jack Anstey
|
1000m | Australian Record | 2:16.95 | |
| February 16, 2024 | Parvej Khan
|
Mile | Indian Record | 3:55.41 |
| University of Washington
(Chloe Foerster |
DMR | Collegiate Record | 10:43.39 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Track & Tennis Center Reservations ‹ Fitness & Recreation Center ‹ Boston University". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ Chalufour, Marc (March 1, 2023). "The Mystery Behind BU's Record Breaking Indoror Track". BU Today. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (February 16, 2023). "Should sub-four be no more?". Canadian Running. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "M Mile H01 (Elite, Rupp 3:50.92 American Record Attempt - 2013 BU Terrier) | 2013 BU Terrier Invitational - Flotrack". Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "Edward Cheserek Runs the Second-Fastest Mile in World History at BU - FloTrack".
- ^ "Yomif Kejelcha Blasts 3:47.01 Mile World Record, Gregorek Goes 3:49 - FloTrack". www.flotrack.org. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ "World Athletics Stat Zone". World Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2023.