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"The Reggie" | |
Full name | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
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Location | Roxbury, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42°19′55.27″N71°5′34.17″W / 42.3320194°N 71.0928250°W |
Owner | Roxbury Community College |
Operator | Roxbury Community College |
Capacity | 3,500 (5,000 expanded) |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1993 |
Opened | 1995 |
Tenants | |
See below |
The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center (RLTAC) is an indoor track and indoor basketball stadium in Roxbury, Massachusetts, partially funded by the state of Massachusetts. It is home to numerous MIAA indoor track and field conferences, along with the MIAA State Championships and the New England High School Championships. Nike Indoor Nationals have been run there since 2008, and the Boston Indoor Games have been run there since their inception. USATF Masters Indoor Championships have been held at the facilities several times. [1]
The Center was named after Reggie Lewis, a former college basketball player for Northeastern University and professional player for the Boston Celtics. [2] On April 29, 1993, he collapsed on the floor of the Boston Garden while playing a game against the Charlotte Hornets. On July 27, 1993, he suffered sudden cardiac death during an off-season practice at Brandeis University. [3]
March 2014 centenarian masters track and field athlete, LeLand McPhie (age 100), won gold medals in the weight throw, superweight throw and shot put. [4]
The Reggie Lewis Center has a 200-meter indoor Mondo Super X track, with areas for the high jump, long/triple jump, pole vault, and a 55/60 meter dash runway on the infield. [5] There is a shot put cage in the corner of the stadium, [6] however during professional meets (such as the Boston Indoor Games), the shot put is usually held on the infield where it is more visible to all spectators. [7] It seats 3,500 people.
The Reggie Lewis Center track and field facility is generally regarded as one of the premier facilities in the Northeastern United States, and is also one of the premier facilities in the United States as a whole. The venue has hosted the Boston Indoor Games meeting every year since 1996. [8] It played host to the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on multiple occasions. [9]
The Reggie Lewis Center also features a basketball gymnasium that can seat up to 1,300 people. It also has provisions for volleyball and wrestling. [5]
Also in the Center is a dance studio, a weight and fitness room, shower/locker facilities, seminar rooms, and more. The field house and gymnasium can also both be used for meetings and seminars on a larger scale. [10] The annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival has been held there for 15 of its 17 annual iterations, drawing tens of thousands of attendees. Lastly, The Reggie Lewis Center also houses Bay State Physical Therapy. One of Boston's best outpatient physical therapy clinics, where they provide services to residents of the Roxbury community as well as the Metro Boston area.
While there are many tenants of the Reggie Lewis Center, some include: [11]
The following are the top marks ever set at the Reggie Lewis track: [12] [13]
Event | Performance | Athlete/Team | Affiliation/City | Year |
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55 M | 6.20 | Nic Alexander | Abilene Christian University | 2000 |
60 M | 6.45 | Maurice Greene | Nike | 1999 |
55 M Hurdles | 7.12 | Deworski Odom | St. Augustine's | 2000 |
60 M Hurdles | 7.37 | Terrence Trammell | Unattached | 2009 |
200 M | 20.72 | Bryan Bronson | PowerAde | 1997 |
300 M | 32.10 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 2018 |
400 M | 45.85 | Dave Dopek | PowerAde | 1997 |
500 M | 1:01.84 | Jarrin Solomon | Trinidad and Tobago | 2014 |
600 M | 1:14.39 | Donavan Brazier | United States | 2020 |
800 M | 1:45.11 | Donavan Brazier | United States | 2018 |
1000 M | 2:19.92 | David Krummenacker | Adidas | 1999 |
1500 M | 3:37.03 | Chris O'Hare | Great Britain | 2018 |
1 Mile Run | 3:51.61 | Nick Willis | New Zealand | 2015 |
2 Mile Run | 8:16.15 | Paul Bitok | Puma | 2000 |
3000 M | 7:32.87 | Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia | 2013 |
5000 M | 13:11.50 | Bernard Lagat | Nike | 2010 |
4 × 200 m Relay | 1:27.34 | John Muir H.S. | Pasadena CA | 1997 |
4 × 400 m Relay | 3:11.39 | St. Augustine | St. Augustine's | 2000 |
4 × 800 m Relay | 7:13.11 | US All-Stars | United States | 2014 |
Distance Medley | 9:45.21 | Georgetown | Georgetown | 1999 |
High Jump | 2.34m/7'8" | Erik Kynard | Nike/Jordan | 2015 |
Long Jump | 8.26m/26'0" | Savante Stringfellow | Nike | 2004 |
Triple Jump | 17.45m/57'3" | Tim Rusan | Nike | 2003 |
Pole Vault | 6.06m/19'10.5" | Steven Hooker | Australia | 2009 |
Shot Put | 21.83m/71'7.5" | John Godina | United States | 2005 |
Weight | 20.90m/68'7" | Mark McGehearty | Boston College | 1997 |
Pentathlon | 3,962 | Marcell Almond | St. Paul H.S. CA | 1998 |
Event | Performance | Athlete/Team | Affiliation/City | Year |
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55 M | 6.80 | Julia O'Neil | Gardner-Webb | 2000 |
60 M | 7.07 | Murielle Ahoure | Ivory Coast | 2013 |
55 M Hurdles | 7.81 | Shawntel Newhouse | Abilene Christian University | 2000 |
60 M Hurdles | 7.74 | Gail Devers | Nike | 2003 |
200 M | 23.07 | Carlette Guidry | Reebok | 1998 |
300 M | 36.25 | Natasha Hastings | United States | 2016 |
400 M | 51.96 | Suziann Reid | Adidas | 1998 |
500 M | 1:09.23 | Aliann Pompey | Manhattan College | 2000 |
600 M | 1:26.56 | Ajee Wilson | adidas | 2015 |
800 M | 1:56.92 (AR) | Jolanda Ceplak | Slovenia | 2002 |
1000 M | 2:35.29 | Regina Jacobs | Cliff Bar | 2000 |
1500 M | 3:59.98 (AR) | Regina Jacobs | United States | 2003 |
1 Mile Run | 4:24.80 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | Canada | 2019 |
2 Mile Run | 9:10.50 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 2008 |
3000 M | 8:30.05 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 2005 |
5000 M | 14:27.42 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2007 |
4 × 200 m Relay | 1:37.17 | Wilson High School | Long Beach, California | 1997 |
4 × 400 m Relay | 3:38.18 | George Mason University | George Mason | 1999 |
4 × 800 m Relay | 8:46.35 | Georgetown | Georgetown | 2000 |
Distance Medley | 11:13.6 | Georgetown | Georgetown | 1999 |
High Jump | 1.86m/6'0" | Angela Bradburn | Nike International | 1998 |
Long Jump | 20'11.75" | Nolle Graham | Seton Hall University | 2000 |
Triple Jump | 13.41m/44'0" | Niambi Dennis | Unattached | 1997 |
Pole Vault | 4.88m/16'0" | Jenn Suhr | United States | 2012 |
Shot Put | 15.67m/51'05" | Heather Leverington | Emporia State | 2000 |
Weight | 18.74m/61'5.75" | Michelle Clayton | East Carolina University | 1999 |
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