# Boston University Track and Tennis Center

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

## 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. 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. On January 28, 2013, Olympic Medalist Galen Rupp ran a facility record of 3.50.92 in the mile. On February 9, 2018, Edward Cheserek improved that to 3:49.44, the #2 mark in history at the time. 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.

## Records set on the BU indoor track

All times from World Athletics profiles. 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 | 5000m | Area Record | 13:01.26 |
| January 16, 2014 | Cam Levins | 5000m | Canadian Record | 13:19.16 |
| January 16, 2014 | Mary Cain | 1000m | American Junior Record | 2:39.25 |
| January 24, 2014 | Galen Rupp | 2 mile | Area Record | 8:07.41 |
| January 24, 2014 | Mary Cain | Mile | American U20 Record | 4:24.11 |
| March 2, 2014 | David Torrence | 1000m | Area Record | 2:16.76 |
| March 2, 2014 | Nathan Brannen | 1000m | Canadian Record | 2:16.87 |
| December 6, 2014 | Gemma Acheampong | 300m | Ghanaian Record | 39.50 |
| December 6, 2014 | 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 |
| February 26, 2017 | Kemoy Campbell | 5000m | Jamaican Record | 13:14.45 |
| February 26, 2017 | Sampson Laari | Mile | Ghanaian Record | 3:58.75 |
| January 26, 2018 | Natalija Piliušina | Mile | Lithuanian Record | 4:32.67 |
| February 9, 2018 | Edward Cheserek | Mile | Kenyan Record | 3:49.44 |
| February 25, 2018 | Mobolade Ajomale | 200m | NCAA DII Record | 20.67 |
| February 25, 2018 | Agnes Abu | 800m | Ghanaian Record | 2:02.30 |
| February 25, 2018 | Josh Hoey | 800m | American High School Record | 1:47.67 |
| February 25, 2018 | Sampson Laari | Mile | Ghanaian Record | 3:58.65 |
| February 25, 2018 | 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 | 5000m | Japanese Record | 13:27.81 |
| February 8, 2019 | Jenna Westaway | 1000m | Canadian Record | 2:37.04 |
| February 8, 2019 | 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 |
| March 3, 2019 | John Gregorek Jr. | Mile | Area Record | 3:49.98 |
| December 7, 2019 | Carmela Cardama | 5000m | Spanish Record | 15:25.41 |
| December 7, 2019 | Joshua Desouza | 5000m | Canadian U20 Record | 14:09.03 |
| January 24, 2020 | Matt Baxter | 5000m | New Zealand Record | 13:27.61 |
| January 24, 2020 | Laura Galván | Mile | Mexican Record | 4:31.89 |
| February 1, 2020 | Dom Scott | 5000m | South African Record | 15:20.84 |
| February 1, 2020 | Nicole Hutchinson | 5000m | 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 |
| February 27, 2020 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | 5000m | German Record | 14:30.79 |
| February 27, 2020 | Heidi See | 5000m | Australian Record | 15:25.59 |
| February 27, 2020 | Eglė Morenaitė | 5000m | Lithuanian Record | 16:12.11 |
| February 27, 2020 | Joshua Thompson | 1500m | Area Record | 3:34.77 |
| February 28, 2020 | Matthew Hughes | 5000m | Canadian Record | 13:13.38 |
| February 28, 2020 | Justyn Knight | 1500m | Canadian Record | 3:36.13 |
| February 28, 2020 | Melany Smart | 3000m | Australian U20 Record | 9:08.57 |
| December 4, 2021 | Olli Hoare | 5000m | Area Record | 13:09.96 |
| December 4, 2021 | George Beamish | 5000m | New Zealand Record | 13:12.53 |
| December 4, 2021 | George Kusche | 5000m | South African Record | 13:28.95 |
| December 4, 2021 | Nico Young | 5000m | American U20 Record | 13:22.59 |
| December 4, 2021 | 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 |
| February 11, 2022 | Elise Cranny | 5000m | American Record | 14:33.17 |
| February 11, 2022 | Roisin Willis | 800m | American High School Record | 2:00.06 |
| February 11, 2022 | Alma Delia Cortes | Mile | Mexican Record | 4:27.09 |
| February 11, 2022 | Berenice Cleyet-Merle | Mile | French Record / NCAA DII Record | 4:31.99 |
| February 11, 2022 | Chloe Thomas | Mile | Canadian U20 Record | 4:40.74 |
| February 12, 2022 | Grant Fisher | 5000m | Area Record | 12:53.73 |
| February 12, 2022 | Mo Ahmed | 5000m | Canadian Record | 12:56.87 |
| February 12, 2022 | Marc Scott | 5000m | Area Record | 12:57.08 |
| February 12, 2022 | Adriaan Wildschutt | 5000m | South African Record | 13:09.30 |
| February 12, 2022 | Jonas Raess | 5000m | Swiss Record | 13:07.95 |
| February 12, 2022 | Alfredo Santana | 5000m | Puerto Rican Record | 13:53.80 |
| February 12, 2022 | Yared Nuguse | 3000m | Collegiate Record | 7:38.13 |
| February 27, 2022 | Josh Kerr | Mile | British Record | 3:48.87 |
| February 27, 2022 | Cameron Proceviat | Mile | Canadian Record | 3:52.54 |
| February 27, 2022 | Mikuni Yada | 5000m | Japanese Record | 15:23.87 |
| February 27, 2022 | Christian Noble | Mile | NCAA DII Record | 3:56.10 |
| February 27, 2022 | Christian Noble | 3000m | NCAA DII Record | 7:50.98 |
| December 3, 2022 | Amos Bartelsmeyer | 5000m | German Record | 13:17.71 |
| December 3, 2022 | Brian Fay | 5000m | Irish Record | 13:16.77 |
| December 3, 2022 | Zofia Dudek | 5000m | Polish Record | 15:40.41 |
| December 3, 2022 | Hilda Chebet | 5000m | Kenyan U20 Record | 15:17.97 |
| December 3, 2022 | Parker Wolfe | 5000m | American U20 Record | 13:19.73 |
| January 27, 2023 | Yared Nuguse | 3000m | Area Record | 7:28.24 |
| January 27, 2023 | Sam Atkin | 3000m | British Record | 7:31.97 |
| January 27, 2023 | Drew Bosley | 3000m | Collegiate Record | 7:36.42 |
| January 27, 2023 | Yaseen Abdalla | 3000m | Sudanese Record | 7:42.23 |
| January 27, 2023 | Woody Kincaid | 5000m | Area Record | 12:51.61 |
| January 27, 2023 | Mike Foppen | 5000m | Dutch Record | 13:11.60 |
| January 27, 2023 | Sam Parsons | 5000m | 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 |
| February 4, 2023 | Alondra Negron | 5000m | Puerto Rican Record | 16:06.51 |
| February 4, 2023 | Carolina Lozano | 5000m | Argentinan Record | 16:14.03 |
| February 10, 2023 | Nozomi Tanaka | 3000m | Japanese Record | 8:45.64 |
| February 10, 2023 | Alondra Negron | Mile | Puerto Rican Record | 4:38.44 |
| February 10, 2023 | Brianna Robles | Mile | NCAA DII Record | 15:47.88 |
| February 11, 2023 | Amos Bartelsmeyer | Mile | German Record | 3:50.45 |
| February 11, 2023 | 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 |
| December 2, 2023 | Parker Valby | 5000m | Collegiate Record | 14:56.11 |
| December 2, 2023 | Fiona Smith | 5000m | NCAA DIII Record | 15:50.48 |
| December 2, 2023 | Graham Blanks | 5000m | Collegiate Record | 13:03.78 |
| December 2, 2023 | Habtom Samuel | 5000m | Eritrean record | 13:14.86 |
| December 2, 2023 | Joseph O’Brien | 5000m | British U20 Record | 13:51.24 |
| December 2, 2023 | Ky Robinson | 5000m | Australian Record | 13:06.42 |
| December 2, 2023 | Romain Legendre | 5000m | NCAA DII Record | 13:24.09 |
| January 26, 2024 | George Beamish | 5000m | New Zealand Record | 13:04.33 |
| January 26, 2024 | Nico Young | 5000m | Collegiate Record | 12:57.14 |
| January 26, 2024 | Adriaan Wildschutt | 5000m | South African Record | 12:56.76 |
| January 26, 2024 | John Haymans | 5000m | Belgian Record | 13:03.46 |
| January 26, 2024 | Mike Foppen | 5000m | Dutch Record | 13:08.60 |
| January 26, 2024 | Keita Satoh | 5000m | Japanese Record | 13:09.45 |
| January 26, 2024 | Andrew Coscoran | 5000m | Irish Record | 13:12.56 |
| January 26, 2024 | Noah Baltus | Mile | Dutch Record | 3:54.81 |
| January 27, 2024 | Senayet Getachew | 5000m | World U20 Record | 14:42.94 |
| January 27, 2024 | Marta Garica Alons | 5000m | Spanish Record | 14:46.37 |
| February 3, 2024 | Charles Grethen | Mile | Luxembourgish Record | 3:52.67 |
| February 3, 2024 | Thomas Vanoppen | Mile | Belgian Record | 3:53.98 |
| February 3, 2024 | Noah Baltus | Mile | 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 |
| February 10, 2024 | Rob Napolitano | Mile | Puerto Rican Record | 3:54.12 |
| February 10, 2024 | Ryoma Aoki | Mile | Japanese Record | 3:54.84 |
| February 10, 2024 | Parvej Khan | Mile | Indian Record | 3:56.64 |
| February 10, 2024 | Jack Anstey | 1000m | Australian Record | 2:16.95 |
| February 16, 2024 | Parvej Khan | Mile | Indian Record | 3:55.41 |
| February 16, 2024 | 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 |
| December 7, 2024 | Doris Lemngole | 5000m | Collegiate Record | 14:52.57 |
| December 7, 2024 | Amy Bunnage | 5000m | Australian Record | 15:00.75 |
| December 7, 2024 | Yaseen Abdalla | 3000m | Sudanese Record | 7:34.17 |
| February 1, 2025 | Ethan Strand | Mile | Collegiate Record | 3:48.32 |
| February 1, 2025 | Robert Farken | Mile | German Record | 3:49.45 |
| February 1, 2025 | Jimmy Gressier | 5000m | French Record | 13:00.54 |
| February 1, 2025 | Romain Legendre | 5000m | NCAA DII Record | 13:02.08 |
| February 1, 2025 | Habtom Samuel | 5000m | Eritrean record | 13:04.92 |
| February 1, 2025 | Eduardo Herrera | 5000m | Mexican Record | 13:06.36 |
| February 14, 2025 | Romain Legendre | 3000m | NCAA DII Record | 7:36.28 |
| February 14, 2025 | Gulveer Singh | 3000m | Indian Record | 7:38.26 |
| February 14, 2025 | Grant Fisher | 5000m | World Record | 12:44.09 |
| February 14, 2025 | Yaseen Abdalla | 5000m | Sudanese Record | 13:09.99 |
| February 14, 2025 | Valentin Soca | 5000m | Uruguayan Record | 13:14.09 |
| February 15, 2025 | Gabija Galvydyte | Mile | Lithuanian Record | 4:22.76 |
| February 15, 2025 | Silan Ayyildiz | Mile | Collegiate Record Turkish Record | 4:23.46 |
| February 15, 2025 | Lorena Rangel Batres | Mile | Mexican Record | 4:26.56 |
| February 15, 2025 | Nozomi Tanaka | 5000m | Japanese Record | 14:51.26 |
| February 21, 2025 | Kieran Lumb | Mile | Canadian Record | 3:52.39 |
| February 21, 2025 | Owen Powell | Mile | American High School Record | 3:56.66 |
| February 21, 2025 | Jack Rayner | 5000m | Australian Record | 12:59.43 |
| February 21, 2025 | Gulveer Singh | 5000m | Indian Record | 12:59.77 |
| February 21, 2025 | Narve Gilje Nordås | 5000m | Norwegian Record | 13:04.85 |
| February 21, 2025 | Mohamed Abdilaahi | 5000m | German Record | 13:06.38 |
| March 2, 2025 | Sintayehu Vissa | Mile | Italian Record | 4:21.51 |
| March 2, 2025 | Maia Ramsden | Mile | New Zealand Record | 4:21.56 |
| March 2, 2025 | Valentin Soca | 3000m | Uruguayan Record | 7:34.10 |
| March 2, 2025 | Adriaan Wildschutt | 5000m | South African Record | 12:55.02 |