15:14.76WoodThe 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.

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.

Date Athlete / Team Event Record Time
February 13, 2009 Mary Teresa Cullen Republic of Ireland 3000m Irish Record 8:43.74
February 11, 2011 Megan Wright Canada 5000m Canadian Record 15:25.15
January 16, 2014 Galen Rupp United States Area Record 13:01.26
Cam Levins Canada Canadian Record 13:19.16
Mary Cain United States 1000m American Junior Record 2:39.25
January 24, 2014 Galen Rupp United States 2 mile Area Record 8:07.41
Mary Cain United States Mile American U20 Record 4:24.11
March 2, 2014 David Torrence United States 1000m Area Record 2:16.76
Nathan Brannen Canada Canadian Record 2:16.87
December 6, 2014 Gemma Acheampong Ghana 300m Ghanaian Record 39.50
Sarah Disanza United States 5000m American U20 Record 15:20.57
January 19, 2017 Gemma Acheampong Ghana 300m Ghanaian Record 39.01
February 26, 2017 Mo Ahmed Canada 5000m Canadian Record 13:04.60
Kemoy Campbell Jamaica Jamaican Record 13:14.45
Sampson Laari Ghana Mile Ghanaian Record 3:58.75
January 26, 2018 Natalija Piliušina Lithuania Lithuanian Record 4:32.67
February 9, 2018 Edward Cheserek Kenya Kenyan Record 3:49.44
February 25, 2018 Mobolade Ajomale Canada 200m NCAA DII Record 20.67
Agnes Abu Ghana 800m Ghanaian Record 2:02.30
Josh Hoey United States American High School Record 1:47.67
Sampson Laari Ghana Mile Ghanaian Record 3:58.65
Hoka NJNYTC

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

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

(Sophie O’Sullivan Republic of Ireland, Marlena Preigh United States, Carley Thomas Australia, Anna Gibson United States)

DMR Collegiate Record 10:46.62
February 4, 2023 Kazuto Iizawa Japan Mile Japanese Record 3:56.01
Alondra Negron Puerto Rico 5000m Puerto Rican Record 16:06.51
Carolina Lozano Argentina Argentinan Record 16:14.03
February 10, 2023 Nozomi Tanaka Japan 3000m Japanese Record 8:45.64
Alondra Negron Puerto Rico Mile Puerto Rican Record 4:38.44
Brianna Robles United States NCAA DII Record 15:47.88
February 11, 2023 Amos Bartelsmeyer Germany German Record 3:50.45
Robin Hendrix Belgium 5000m Belgian Record 13:17.65
February 26, 2023 Rob Napolitano Puerto Rico Mile Puerto Rican Record 3:54.29
December 2, 2023 Kieran Lumb Canada 3000m Canadian Record 7:38.39
Parker Valby United States 5000m Collegiate Record 14:56.11
Fiona Smith United States NCAA DIII Record 15:50.48
Graham Blanks United States Collegiate Record 13:03.78
Habtom Samuel Eritrea Eritrean record 13:14.86
Joseph O’Brien United Kingdom British U20 Record 13:51.24
Ky Robinson Australia Australian Record 13:06.42
Romain Legendre France NCAA DII Record 13:24.09
January 26, 2024 George Beamish New Zealand 5000m New Zealand Record 13:04.33
Nico Young United States Collegiate Record 12:57.14
Adriaan Wildschutt South Africa South African Record 12:56.76
John Haymans Belgium Belgian Record 13:03.46
Mike Foppen Netherlands Dutch Record 13:08.60
Keita Satoh Japan Japanese Record 13:09.45
Andrew Coscoran Republic of Ireland Irish Record 13:12.56
Noah Baltus Netherlands Mile Dutch Record 3:54.81
January 27, 2024 Senayet Getachew Ethiopia 5000m World U20 Record 14:42.94
Marta Garica Alons Spain Spanish Record 14:46.37
February 3, 2024 Charles Grethen Luxembourg Mile Luxembourgish Record 3:52.67
Thomas Vanoppen Belgium Belgian Record 3:53.98
Noah Baltus Netherlands Dutch Record 3:54.28
February 9, 2024 Gracie Hyde United States 3000m NCAA DII Record 8:58.33
February 10, 2024 Thomas Vanoppen Belgium Mile Belgian Record 3:52.66
Rob Napolitano Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Record 3:54.12
Ryoma Aoki Japan Japanese Record 3:54.84
Parvej Khan India Indian Record 3:56.64
Jack Anstey Australia 1000m Australian Record 2:16.95
February 16, 2024 Parvej Khan India Mile Indian Record 3:55.41
University of Washington

(Chloe Foerster United States, Anna Terrell United States, Marlena Preigh United States, Carley ThomasAustralia)

DMR Collegiate Record 10:43.39

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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