Boston University Track and Tennis Center

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15:14.76WoodThe Boston University Track and Tennis Center houses a banked, 6 lane, 200m indoor track. [1]

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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.

The 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.

DateAthlete / TeamEventRecordTime
February 13, 2009 Mary Teresa Cullen Flag of Ireland.svg 3000m Irish Record 8:43.74
February 11, 2011Megan Wright Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5000m Canadian Record 15:25.15
January 16, 2014 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg Area Record 13:01.26
Cam Levins Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Record 13:19.16
Mary Cain Flag of the United States.svg 1000mAmerican Junior Record2:39.25
January 24, 2014 Galen Rupp Flag of the United States.svg 2 mile Area Record 8:07.41
Mary Cain Flag of the United States.svg MileAmerican U20 Record4:24.11
March 2, 2014 David Torrence Flag of the United States.svg 1000m Area Record 2:16.76
Nathan Brannen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Record 2:16.87
December 6, 2014 Gemma Acheampong Flag of Ghana.svg 300m Ghanaian Record 39.50
Sarah Disanza Flag of the United States.svg 5000mAmerican U20 Record15:20.57
January 19, 2017 Gemma Acheampong Flag of Ghana.svg 300m Ghanaian Record 39.01
February 26, 2017 Mo Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5000m Canadian Record 13:04.60
Kemoy Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaican Record 13:14.45
Sampson Laari Flag of Ghana.svg Mile Ghanaian Record 3:58.75
January 26, 2018 Natalija Piliušina Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuanian Record 4:32.67
February 9, 2018 Edward Cheserek Flag of Kenya.svg Kenyan Record 3:49.44
February 25, 2018 Mobolade Ajomale Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 200mNCAA DII Record20.67
Agnes Abu Flag of Ghana.svg 800m Ghanaian Record 2:02.30
Josh Hoey Flag of the United States.svg American High School Record 1:47.67
Sampson Laari Flag of Ghana.svg Mile Ghanaian Record 3:58.65
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(Joe McAsey Flag of the United States.svg , Kyle Merber Flag of the United States.svg , Chris Giesting Flag of the United States.svg , Jesse Garn Flag of the United States.svg )

4x800m relay World Record 7:11.30
December 1, 2018Jessica Pascoe Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5000m Australian Record 15:34.76
February 8, 2019 Hygua Endo Flag of Japan.svg Japanese Record 13:27.81
Jenna Westaway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1000m Canadian Record 2:37.04
Riko Matsuzaki Flag of Japan.svg 3000m Japanese Record 9:00.86
February 24, 2019 Jenna Westaway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 800m Canadian Record 1:59.87
March 3, 2019 Yomif Kejelcha Flag of Ethiopia.svg Mile World Record 3:47.01
John Gregorek Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Area Record 3:49.98
December 7, 2019Carmela Cardama Flag of Spain.svg 5000m Spanish Record 15:25.41
Joshua Desouza Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian U20 Record14:09.03
January 24, 2020 Matt Baxter Flag of New Zealand.svg 5000m New Zealand Record 13:27.61
Laura Galván Flag of Mexico.svg Mile Mexican Record 4:31.89
February 1, 2020 Dom Scott Flag of South Africa.svg 5000m South African Record 15:20.84
Nicole Hutchinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Record 15:25.11
February 14, 2020Eglė Morenaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg 3000m Lithuanian Record 9:12.58
February 15, 2020 Fernando Daniel Martínez Flag of Mexico.svg 3000m Mexican Record 7:44.31
February 27, 2020 Karissa Schweizer Flag of the United States.svg 3000m American Record 8:25.70
Konstanze Klosterhalfen Flag of Germany.svg 5000m German Record 14:30.79
Heidi See Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Record 15:25.59
Eglė Morenaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuanian Record 16:12.11
Joshua Thompson Flag of the United States.svg 1500m Area Record 3:34.77
February 28, 2020 Matthew Hughes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5000m Canadian Record 13:13.38
Justyn Knight Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1500m Canadian Record 3:36.13
Melany Smart Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3000mAustralian U20 Record9:08.57
Dacember 4, 2021 Olli Hoare Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5000m Area Record 13:09.96
George Beamish Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Record 13:12.53
George Kusche Flag of South Africa.svg South African Record 13:28.95
Nico Young Flag of the United States.svg American U20 Record13:22.59
Katelyn Tuohy Flag of the United States.svg 3000mAmerican U20 Record8:54.18
January 28, 2022Mikuni Yada Flag of Japan.svg 3000m Japanese Record 9:06.63
February 11, 2022 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 5000m Area Record 14:31.38
Elise Cranny Flag of the United States.svg American Record 14:33.17
Roisin Willis Flag of the United States.svg 800m American High School Record 2:00.06
Alma Delia Cortes Flag of Mexico.svg Mile Mexican Record 4:27.09
Berenice Cleyet-Merle Flag of France.svg French Record / NCAA DII Record4:31.99
Chloe Thomas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian U20 Record4:40.74
February 12, 2022 Grant Fisher Flag of the United States.svg 5000m Area Record 12:53.73
Mo Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Record 12:56.87
Marc Scott Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Area Record 12:57.08
Adriaan Wildschutt Flag of South Africa.svg South African Record 13:09.30
Jonas Raess Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Record 13:07.95
Alfredo Santana Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rican Record 13:53.80
Yared Nuguse Flag of the United States.svg 3000m Collegiate Record 7:38.13
February 27, 2022 Josh Kerr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mile British Record 3:48.87
Cameron Proceviat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian Record 3:52.54
Mikuni Yada Flag of Japan.svg 5000m Japanese Record 15:23.87
Christian Noble Flag of the United States.svg MileNCAA DII Record3:56.10
3000m7:50.98
December 3, 2022 Amos Bartelsmeyer Flag of Germany.svg 5000m German Record 13:17.71
Brian Fay Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Record 13:16.77
Zofia Dudek Flag of Poland.svg Polish Record 15:40.41
Hilda Chebet Flag of Kenya.svg Kenyan U20 Record15:17.97
Parker Wolfe Flag of the United States.svg American U20 Record13:19.73
January 27, 2023 Yared Nuguse Flag of the United States.svg 3000m Area Record 7:28.24
Sam Atkin Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British Record 7:31.97
Drew Bosley Flag of the United States.svg Collegiate Record 7:36.42
Yaseen Abdalla Flag of Sudan.svg Sudanese Record 7:42.23
Woody Kincaid Flag of the United States.svg 5000m Area Record 12:51.61
Mike Foppen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Record 13:11.60
Sam Parsons Flag of Germany.svg German Record 13:12.78
January 28, 2023 Lucia Stafford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1000m Area Record 2:33.75
February 3, 2023 University of Washington

(Sophie O’Sullivan Flag of Ireland.svg , Marlena Preigh Flag of the United States.svg , Carley Thomas Flag of Australia (converted).svg , Anna Gibson Flag of the United States.svg )

DMR Collegiate Record 10:46.62
February 4, 2023Kazuto Iizawa Flag of Japan.svg Mile Japanese Record 3:56.01
Alondra Negron Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 5000m Puerto Rican Record 16:06.51
Carolina Lozano Flag of Argentina.svg Argentinan Record 16:14.03
February 10, 2023Nozomi Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg 3000m Japanese Record 8:45.64
Alondra Negron Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mile Puerto Rican Record 4:38.44
Brianna Robles Flag of the United States.svg NCAA DII Record15:47.88
February 11, 2023 Amos Bartelsmeyer Flag of Germany.svg German Record 3:50.45
Robin Hendrix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 5000m Belgian Record 13:17.65
February 26, 2023Rob Napolitano Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mile Puerto Rican Record 3:54.29
December 2, 2023 Kieran Lumb Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 3000m Canadian Record 7:38.39
Parker Valby Flag of the United States.svg 5000m Collegiate Record 14:56.11
Fiona Smith Flag of the United States.svg NCAA DIII Record15:50.48
Graham Blanks Flag of the United States.svg Collegiate Record 13:03.78
Habtom Samuel Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrean record 13:14.86
Joseph O’Brien Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British U20 Record13:51.24
Ky Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Record 13:06.42
Romain Legendre Flag of France.svg NCAA DII Record13:24.09
January 26, 2024 George Beamish Flag of New Zealand.svg 5000m New Zealand Record 13:04.33
Nico Young Flag of the United States.svg Collegiate Record 12:57.14
Adriaan Wildschutt Flag of South Africa.svg South African Record 12:56.76
John Haymans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Record 13:03.46
Mike Foppen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Record 13:08.60
Keita Satoh Flag of Japan.svg Japanese Record 13:09.45
Andrew Coscoran Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Record 13:12.56
Noah Baltus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mile Dutch Record 3:54.81
January 27, 2024Senayet Getachew Flag of Ethiopia.svg 5000m World U20 Record 14:42.94
Marta Garica Alons Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Record 14:46.37
February 3, 2024 Charles Grethen Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mile Luxembourgish Record 3:52.67
Thomas Vanoppen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Record 3:53.98
Noah Baltus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch Record 3:54.28
February 9, 2024Gracie Hyde Flag of the United States.svg 3000mNCAA DII Record8:58.33
February 10, 2024Thomas Vanoppen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mile Belgian Record 3:52.66
Rob Napolitano Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rican Record 3:54.12
Ryoma Aoki Flag of Japan.svg Japanese Record 3:54.84
Parvej Khan Flag of India.svg Indian Record 3:56.64
Jack Anstey Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1000m Australian Record 2:16.95
February 16, 2024Parvej Khan Flag of India.svg Mile Indian Record 3:55.41
University of Washington

(Chloe Foerster Flag of the United States.svg , Anna Terrell Flag of the United States.svg , Marlena Preigh Flag of the United States.svg , Carley Thomas Flag of Australia (converted).svg )

DMR Collegiate Record 10:43.39

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