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

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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

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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

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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
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(Joe McAsey  , Kyle Merber  , Chris Giesting  , Jesse Garn   )

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  , Marlena Preigh  , Carley Thomas  , Anna Gibson  )

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  , Anna Terrell  , Marlena Preigh  , Carley Thomas )

DMR Collegiate Record 10:43.39

References

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  1. ^ "Track & Tennis Center Reservations ‹ Fitness & Recreation Center ‹ Boston University". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ^ Chalufour, Marc (March 1, 2023). "The Mystery Behind BU's Record Breaking Indoror Track". BU Today. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Dickinson, Marley (February 16, 2023). "Should sub-four be no more?". Canadian Running. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Edward Cheserek Runs the Second-Fastest Mile in World History at BU - FloTrack".
  6. ^ "Yomif Kejelcha Blasts 3:47.01 Mile World Record, Gregorek Goes 3:49 - FloTrack". www.flotrack.org. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  7. ^ "World Athletics Stat Zone". World Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

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