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The Boston University Track and Tennis Center is an athletic facility of Boston University that houses a banked, 6-lane, 200-meter indoor track.[1]

Address100 Ashford Street
LocationBoston Massachusetts, 02215
U.S.
Coordinates42.3546°N 71.1236°W / 42.3546; -71.1236
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Address100 Ashford Street
LocationBoston Massachusetts, 02215
U.S.
Coordinates42.3546°N 71.1236°W / 42.3546; -71.1236
OwnerBoston University
OperatorBoston University
Capacity4,800
Construction
Opened2002
Renovated2023
Tenants
Boston University Terriers track & field
Boston University Terriers tennis
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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.

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 2023, 52 men broke the four-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.

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Date Athlete / team Event Record Time
February 13, 2009 Mary Teresa Cullen Republic of Ireland 3000 m Irish record 8:43.74
February 11, 2011 Megan Wright Canada 5000 m 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 1000 m 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
January 25, 2014 Donald Sanford Israel 500 m Israeli record 1:00.86
February 8, 2014 Donald Sanford Israel 400 m Israeli record 46.46
March 2, 2014 David Torrence United States 1000 m Area record 2:16.76
Nathan Brannen Canada Canadian record 2:16.87
December 6, 2014 Gemma Acheampong Ghana 300 m Ghanaian record 39.50
Sarah Disanza United States 5000 m American U20 record 15:20.57
February 12, 2016 Shanie Landen Israel 500 m Israeli record 1:13.61
January 19, 2017 Gemma Acheampong Ghana 300 m Ghanaian record 39.01
February 26, 2017 Mo Ahmed Canada 5000 m 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 200 m NCAA DII record 20.67
Agnes Abu Ghana 800 m 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 )

4x800 m relay World record 7:11.30
December 1, 2018 Jessica Pascoe Australia 5000 m Australian record 15:34.76
February 8, 2019 Hygua Endo Japan Japanese record 13:27.81
Jenna Westaway Canada 1000 m Canadian record 2:37.04
Riko Matsuzaki Japan 3000 m Japanese record 9:00.86
February 24, 2019 Jenna Westaway Canada 800 m 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 5000 m Spanish record 15:25.41
Joshua Desouza Canada Canadian U20 record 14:09.03
January 24, 2020 Matt Baxter New Zealand 5000 m New Zealand record 13:27.61
Laura Galván Mexico Mile Mexican record 4:31.89
February 1, 2020 Dom Scott South Africa 5000 m South African record 15:20.84
Nicole Hutchinson Canada Canadian record 15:25.11
February 14, 2020 Eglė Morenaitė Lithuania 3000 m Lithuanian record 9:12.58
February 15, 2020 Fernando Daniel Martínez Mexico 3000 m Mexican record 7:44.31
February 27, 2020 Karissa Schweizer United States 3000 m American record 8:25.70
Konstanze Klosterhalfen Germany 5000 m 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 1500 m Area record 3:34.77
February 28, 2020 Matthew Hughes Canada 5000 m Canadian record 13:13.38
Justyn Knight Canada 1500 m Canadian record 3:36.13
Melany Smart Australia 3000 m Australian U20 record 9:08.57
December 4, 2021 Olli Hoare Australia 5000 m 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 3000 m American U20 record 8:54.18
January 28, 2022 Mikuni Yada Japan 3000 m Japanese record 9:06.63
February 11, 2022 Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Canada 5000 m Area record 14:31.38
Elise Cranny United States American record 14:33.17
Roisin Willis United States 800 m American high school record 2:00.06
Alma Delia Cortes Mexico Mile Mexican record 4:27.09
Hanna Hermansson Sweden Swedish Record 4:29.81
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 5000 m Area record 12:53.73
Mo Ahmed Canada Canadian record 12:56.87
Marc Scott United Kingdom 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 3000 m 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 5000 m Japanese record 15:23.87
Christian Noble United States Mile NCAA DII record 3:56.10
3000 m 7:50.98
December 3, 2022 Amos Bartelsmeyer Germany 5000 m 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 3000 m Area record 7:28.24
Sam Atkin United Kingdom 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 5000 m 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 1000 m 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 5000 m Puerto Rican record 16:06.51
Carolina Lozano Argentina Argentinan record 16:14.03
February 10, 2023 Nozomi Tanaka Japan 3000 m 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 5000 m 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 3000 m Canadian Record 7:38.39
Brian Musau Kenya World Youth best 7:38.04
Parker Valby United States 5000 m 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 5000 m 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 5000 m 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 3000 m 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 1000 m 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
December 7, 2024 Ethan Strand United States 3000 m Collegiate record 7:30.15
Doris Lemngole Kenya 5000 m Collegiate record 14:52.57
Amy Bunnage Australia Australian record 15:00.75
Yaseen Abdalla Sudan 3000 m Sudanese record 7:34.17
Adva Cohen Israel 5000 m Israeli record 15:23.93
February 1, 2025 Ethan Strand United States Mile Collegiate record 3:48.32
Robert Farken Germany German record 3:49.45
Jimmy Gressier France 5000 m French record 13:00.54
Romain Legendre France NCAA DII record 13:02.08
Habtom Samuel Eritrea Eritrean record 13:04.92
Eduardo Herrera Mexico Mexican record 13:06.36
February 14, 2025 Romain Legendre France 3000 m NCAA DII record 7:36.28
Gulveer Singh India Indian record 7:38.26
Grant Fisher United States 5000 m World record 12:44.09
Yaseen Abdalla Sudan Sudanese record 13:09.99
Valentin Soca Uruguay Uruguayan record 13:14.09
February 15, 2025 Gabija Galvydyte Lithuania Mile Lithuanian record 4:22.76
Silan Ayyildiz Turkey Collegiate record

Turkish record

4:23.46
Lorena Rangel Batres Mexico Mexican record 4:26.56
Nozomi Tanaka Japan 5000 m Japanese record 14:51.26
February 21, 2025 Kieran Lumb Canada Mile Canadian record 3:52.39
Amina Maatoug Netherlands Dutch record 4:26.39
Owen Powell United States American high school record 3:56.66
Jack Rayner Australia 5000 m Australian record 12:59.43
Gulveer Singh India Indian record 12:59.77
Narve Gilje Nordås Norway Norwegian record 13:04.85
Mohamed Abdilaahi Germany German record 13:06.38
March 2, 2025 Sintayehu Vissa Italy Mile Italian record 4:21.51
Maia Ramsden New Zealand New Zealand record 4:21.56
Adva Cohen Israel Israeli record 4:31.10
Adva Cohen Israel 1500 m Israeli record 4:12.44+
Valentin Soca Uruguay 3000 m Uruguayan record 7:34.10
Adriaan Wildschutt South Africa 5000 m South African record 12:55.02
December 6, 2025 Jane Hedengren United States 5000 m NCAA record USA U20 Record 14:44.79
Adisu Guadia Israel 5000 m Israeli record 13:29.58
Josh Hoey United States 600 m World record 1:12.84
Jaouad Khchina Morocco 3000 m Moroccan U20 Record 7:51.76
January 31, 2025 Hazem Miawad Egypt 800 m Egyptian Record 1:46.62
Sam Ruthe New Zealand Mile New Zealand record

World U18 Record

3:48.88
Peter Sisk Belgium Belgian record 3:50.31
Foster Malleck Canada Canadian record 3:51.39
February 13, 2026 Matan Ivri Israel 3000 m Israeli record 7:43.88
Riley Chamberlain United States Mile NCAA record 4:20.61
Wilma Neilsen Sweden Swedish Record 4:21.04
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