Boston University Track and Tennis Center

The Boston University Track and Tennis Center houses a banked, 6 lane, 200m indoor track.[1]

History

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.

Track

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

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 , 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
December 7, 2024 Ethan Strand 3000m Collegiate Record 7:30.15
Doris Lemngole 5000m Collegiate Record 14:52.57
Amy Bunnage Australian Record 15:00.75
Yaseen Abdalla 3000m Sudanese Record 7:34.17
February 1, 2025 Ethan Strand Mile Collegiate Record 3:48.32
Robert Farken German Record 3:49.45
Jimmy Gressier 5000m French Record 13:00.54
Romain Legendre NCAA DII Record 13:02.08
Habtom Samuel Eritrean record 13:04.92
Eduardo Herrera Mexican Record 13:06.36
February 14, 2025 Romain Legendre 3000m NCAA DII Record 7:36.28
Gulveer Singh Indian Record 7:38.26
Grant Fisher 5000m World Record 12:44.09
Yaseen Abdalla Sudanese Record 13:09.99
Valentin Soca Uruguayan Record 13:14.09
February 15, 2025 Gabija Galvydyte Mile Lithuanian Record 4:22.76
Silan Ayyildiz Collegiate Record

Turkish Record

4:23.46
Lorena Rangel Batres Mexican Record 4:26.56
Nozomi Tanaka 5000m Japanese Record 14:51.26
February 21, 2025 Kieran Lumb Mile Canadian Record 3:52.39
Amina Maatoug Dutch Record 4:26.39
Owen Powell American High School Record 3:56.66
Jack Rayner 5000m Australian Record 12:59.43
Gulveer Singh Indian Record 12:59.77
Narve Gilje Nordås Norwegian Record 13:04.85
Mohamed Abdilaahi German Record 13:06.38
March 2, 2025 Sintayehu Vissa Mile Italian Record 4:21.51
Maia Ramsden New Zealand Record 4:21.56
Valentin Soca 3000m Uruguayan Record 7:34.10
Adriaan Wildschutt 5000m South African Record 12:55.02

References

  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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