Reggie_Lewis_Track_and_Athletic_Center

Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

Indoor arena in Boston, Massachusetts

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]

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History

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]

Facilities

Shalane Flanagan and Sentayehu Ejigu at the 2009 Boston Indoor Games

Track and field

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]

Basketball

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]

Other

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.

Principal tenants

While there are many tenants of the Reggie Lewis Center, some include:[11]

  • The Roxbury Community College basketball team
  • Boston Indoor Games
  • Nike Indoor Nationals
  • ECAC Conference Championships in indoor track
  • Northeast 10 Conference Championships in indoor track
  • New England High School Championships in indoor track
  • MIAA State Championships in indoor track
  • Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association (for their various indoor track meets)
  • Tri County Track and Field League
  • Bay State Conference (track and field)
  • Dual County League (track and field)
  • Old Colony League (track and field)
  • Atlantic Coast League (track and field)
  • Patriot League (track and field)
  • Hockomock League (track and field)
  • Middlesex League (track and field)
  • Merrimack Valley Conference (track and field)

Facility records

The following are the top marks ever set at the Reggie Lewis track:[12][13]

Men

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Women

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References

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    Masters History, USATF National Masters Indoor Championships. Retrieved Jan 30, 2021
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    "Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
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    Time (magazine)
  4. [4]
    Times of San Diego, Mar 17, 2014. Retrieved Jan 30, 2021
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    "Athletics". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  6. [6]
    http://www.gonu.com/facilities/rltac.doc
  7. [7]
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKl4kb4vOVQ (it is clearly on the infield here)
  8. [8]
    Willis among headliners at track event. ESPN (2011-01-03). Retrieved on 2011-02-22.
  9. [9]
    http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2010/USAIndoorTFChampionships/history.asp
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    "Facilities". Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
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    "Track". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  12. [12]
    "Track Record". www.rltac.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-18.
  13. [13]
    "2 World Records at NB Indoor GP | Watch Athletics".
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