Draft:Indoor Track at the Albuquerque Convention Center

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Indoor Track at the Albuquerque Convention Center
Location401 2nd NW, East Complex, Fran Hill Exhibition room
OwnerCity of Albuquerque
SurfaceMondoTrack WS
Construction
Opened2005
Construction costapprox. $2.5 Million[1]
Tenants
New Mexico Lobos (NCAA) (2005–present)

Home of UNM's Indoor Track and Field program located inside the Albuquerque Convention Center, the facility features a 200-meter Mondo oval with 12-degree banked turns and six 36-inch lanes. The straight is a panel system Mondo surface with eight 48-inch lanes, which is also used for high jump. The pole vault, long jump and triple jump are on raised runways with Mondo surfacing. The throwing ring is a wooden surface.[2]

Features[edit]

Featuring a 200-meter banked oval, the new track has a red and turquoise color scheme close to UNM colors. The track was manufactured by Mondo for the Albuquerque Convention Center with their newest track surface, the MondoTrack WS[3]. The only other facility to use this new surface is the Olympic facilities in Tokyo, Japan.[4][1]

  • Mondo portable banked 6-lane, 200-meter oval with 42” wide lanes, 12-degree banking, and 21-meter radius
  • Competition surface is 13.5-millimeter MondoTrack WS, custom colored to match UNM
  • Mondo Fast Break infield with 8-lane, 60-meter, 48” wide lanes and a high jump area
  • Two long jump/triple jump runways, 189’ and 160’ long, with two sand pits and two sand catcher systems
  • One removable pole vault box

History[edit]

In spring of 2004, Albuquerque city leaders learned of a $1 million unused and undamaged indoor track sitting in storage in Canada that could be purchased for a mere $500,000. The state-of-the-art Mondo track had originally been ordered, then later declined, for use in the Los Angeles Staples Center arena. The track finally found a home inside the Convention Center in downtown Albuquerque and made its debut on Jan. 15, 2005 for the inaugural Albuquerque All-Comers meet, ending a 20-year absence of an indoor track in the Duke City. The Albuquerque All-Comers meet marked the University of New Mexico’s first indoor competition at home since hosting the 1987 Western Athletic Conference Championships in Tingley Coliseum at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds.[5][2]

Recent renovations[edit]

In October 2019, Mayor Tim Keller and the City Council included $2.5 million for a new indoor track in the Lodgers Tax bond package[1] devoted to the purchase of a state-of-the-art Mondo WS “hot track” in late 2020, video boards and brand new warmup areas.[6]

The City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department unveiled its brand-new indoor track in March 2021 unveiled a new, state-of the-art-indoor track at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The newly installed Mondo Track was designed and manufactured in Italy, allowing the city to host world-premier and national track events[7]. The new track replaces the City’s first indoor track, which was purchased used in 2005 and became the home of the University of New Mexico’s Track and Field Program, hosting 15 years of local, regional, and national track events[8]. The track will be the site of the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2023 and the 2023 USATF Indoor Championships.

Significant events[edit]

Events Years
NCAA Division 1 National Indoor Track Championships 2014, 2023[9][10][11]
USA Track & Field Indoor Championships 2010-2014, 2017-2018, 2020
USA Track & Field Masters Indoor Championships 2011, 2016, 2017
Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships 2010-2012, 2015-2020, 2023[12]

Noteworthy performances[edit]

Event Mark Name Country Date
60 Metres 6.94 Aleia HOBBS USA 18 FEB 2023
60 Metres 6.94 Julien ALFRED LCA 11 MAR 2023
400 Metres 49.48 Britton WILSON USA 11 MAR 2023
Triple Jump 15.12 Jasmine MOORE USA 11 MAR 2023
Pentathlon 5004[17] Anna HALL USA 16 FEB 2023
60 Metres 6.34 Christian COLEMAN USA 18 FEB 2018[18]

Facility records[edit]

Event Name - Affiliation Date Mark
Men's 60 Meters Christian Coleman - Nike 2/18/2018 6.34
Women's 60 Meters Aleia Hobbs - adidas & Julien Alfred - Texas 2/18/2023 & 3/15/2023[19] 6.94
Men's 60 Meter Hurdles Christian Coleman - Nike 2/18/2018 6.34
Women's 60 Meter Hurdles Sharika Nelvis - Adidas 2/18/2018 7.70
Men's 200 Meters Matthew Boling - Georgia 3/11/2023 20.12[20]
Women's 200 Meters Julien Alfred - Texas 3/11/2023 22.01[21]
Men's 400 Meters Elija Godwin - Georgia 3/11/2023 44.75[22]
Women's 400 Meters Britton Wilson - Arkansas 3/11/2023 49.48[23]
Men's 800 Meters Donavan Brazier - Nike 2/18/2018 1:45.10
Women's 800 Meters Roisin WILLIS - Stanford 3/11/2023 1:59.93[24]
Men's Mile Edward Cheserek - Skechers 1/27/2018 3:54.73
Women's Mile Olivia HOWELL - Illinois 3/11/2023 4:34.00[25]
Men's 3000 Meter Bernard Lagat - NIKE 2/23/2014 7:46.01
Women's 3000 Meter Valerie Constien - Unattached 2/17/2023 8:48/29
Men's 5000 Meter Dylan Jacobs - Tennessee 03/10/2023 13:37.59[26]
Women's 5000 Meter Amelia Mazza-Downie - New Mexico 2/24/2022 16:07.14
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay Arkansas 2/3/2023 3:01.09
Women's 4x400 Meter Relay Arkansas 3/11/2023 3:21.75[27]
Men's Distance Medley Oklahoma State 03/10/2023 9:28.77[28]
Women's Distance Medley Stanford 03/10/2023 10:56.34[29]
Men's High Jump Jesse Williams - NIKE 2/27/2010 2.34m
Women's High Jump Chaunte Lowe - NIKE 2/2/2012 2.02m
Men's Pole Vault Sondre Guttormsen - Princeton 03/10/2023 6.00m[30]
Women's Pole Vault Jenn Suhr - adidas 3/2/2013 5.02m
Men's Long Jump Carey McLeod - Arkansas 03/10/2023 8.40m[31]
Women's Long Jump Jasmine Moore - Florida 03/10/2023 7.03m[32]
Men's Triple Jump Will Claye - NIKE 2/25/2012 17.63m
Women's Triple Jump Jasmine Moore - Florida 3/11/2023 15.12m
Men's Shot Put Ryan Crouser - NIKE 2/15/2020 22.60m
Women's Shot Put Jillian Camarena-Williams/Chase Ealey 2/27/2011 19.87m
Men's Weight Throw Daniel Haugh - New York A C 2/17/2023 25.44m
Women's Weight Throw Deanna Price - NIKE/NYAC 2/17/2023 26.02m
Men's Heptathlon Kyle Garland - Georgia 3/11/2023 6639 Points[33]
Pentathlon Anna Hall - adidas 2/16/2023 5004 Points[34]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department Unveils New Indoor Track". City of Albuquerque.
  2. ^ a b "Indoor Track at the Albuquerque Convention Center". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. June 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "The New Track at The Albuquerque Convention Center!". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  4. ^ "City of Albuquerque Goes With Mondo Once More". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. ^ "2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. January 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Meet these two Albuquerque stars who keep the US Indoor Championships on track – Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. 16 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Spectator Sports in Albuquerque". www.visitalbuquerque.org. Visit Albuquerque. 15 March 2023.
  8. ^ "ABQ Indoor Track & Field". www.visitalbuquerque.org. Visit Albuquerque.
  9. ^ "ABQ Convention Center gears up for indoor track, field season". KRQE NEWS. 23 December 2022.
  10. ^ "How to Watch the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships". Runner's World. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Collegians Ready To Leave Their Mark At Altitude ::: USTFCCCA". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ "USA Track & Field | 2023 USATF Indoor Championships". USATF. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Christian COLEMAN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  14. ^ "World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  15. ^ "Jennifer SUHR | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  16. ^ "World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  17. ^ "Pentathlon". flashresults.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  18. ^ "World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  19. ^ "Women 60 M". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
  20. ^ "Men 200 M". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
  21. ^ "Women 200 M". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championship.
  22. ^ "Men 400 M". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
  23. ^ "Women 400 M". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Women 800 M". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Women 1 Mile". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  26. ^ "Men 5000 M". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Women 4x400 M Relay". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Men DMR". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  29. ^ "Women DMR". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
  30. ^ "Men Pole Vault". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
  31. ^ "Men Long Jump". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  32. ^ "Women Long Jump". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  33. ^ "Heptathlon". 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships.
  34. ^ "Pentathlon". flashresults.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links[edit]

Category:College indoor track and field venues in the United States Category:Indoor track and field venues in the United States Category:Indoor arenas in New Mexico Category:Sports venues in New Mexico Category:Track and field in New Mexico

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