The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center (RLTAC), commonly referred to as the Reggie Lewis Center or The Reggie, is an indoor track and indoor basketball stadium in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, 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. The site hosted the Boston Indoor Games from 1996 through 2020. USATF Masters Indoor Championships have been held at the facility several times.Masters History, USATF National Masters Indoor Championships. Retrieved Jan 30, 2021
Namesake The facility was named after Reggie Lewis, a former college basketball player for Northeastern University and professional player for the Boston Celtics. 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.
Facilities
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. It seats 3,500 people. There is a shot put cage in the corner of the stadium, although during professional meets, the shot put is usually held on the infield where it is more visible to all spectators.
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 hosted the Boston Indoor Games from 1996 through 2020.Willis among headliners at track event. ESPN (2011-01-03). Retrieved on 2011-02-22. It has hosted the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on multiple occasions.
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.
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. The annual food festival of the Boston Vegetarian Society has been held here numerous times. The center also houses Bay State Physical Therapy, a Boston-based outpatient physical therapy clinic, which provides 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:
Roxbury Community College basketball team 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) Commonwealth Athletic Conference (track and field)
Former tenants Boston Indoor Games (1996–2020)
Facility records The following are the top marks recorded at the Reggie Lewis track:
Men Event Performance Athlete/Team Affiliation/City Year55 M6.20Nic AlexanderAbilene Christian University200060 M6.45Maurice GreeneNike199955 M Hurdles7.12Deworski OdomSt. Augustine's200060 M Hurdles7.37Terrence TrammellUnattached2009200 M20.72Bryan BronsonPowerAde1997300 M32.10Jereem RichardsTrinidad and Tobago2018400 M45.85Dave DopekPowerAde1997500 M1:01.84Jarrin SolomonTrinidad and Tobago2014600 M1:14.39Donavan BrazierUnited States2020800 M1:45.11Donavan BrazierUnited States20181000 M2:19.92David KrummenackerAdidas19991500 M3:37.03Chris O'HareGreat Britain20181 Mile Run3:51.61Nick WillisNew Zealand20152 Mile Run8:16.15Paul BitokPuma20003000 M7:32.87Hagos GebrhiwetEthiopia20135000 M13:11.50Bernard LagatNike20104 × 200 m Relay1:27.34John Muir H.S.Pasadena CA19974 × 400 m Relay3:11.39St. AugustineSt. Augustine's20004 × 800 m Relay7:13.11US All-StarsUnited States2014Distance Medley9:45.21GeorgetownGeorgetown1999High Jump2.34m/7'8"Erik KynardNike/Jordan2015Long Jump8.26m/26'0"Savante StringfellowNike2004Triple Jump17.45m/57'3"Tim RusanNike2003Pole Vault6.06m/19'10.5"Steven HookerAustralia2009Shot Put21.83m/71'7.5"John GodinaUnited States2005Weight throw20.90m/68'7"Mark McGeheartyBoston College1997Pentathlon3,962Marcell AlmondSt. Paul H.S. CA1998
Women Event Performance Athlete/Team Affiliation/City Year55 M6.80Julia O'NeilGardner-Webb200060 M7.07Murielle AhoureIvory Coast201355 M Hurdles7.81Shawntel NewhouseAbilene Christian University200060 M Hurdles7.74Gail DeversNike2003200 M23.07Carlette GuidryReebok1998300 M36.25Natasha HastingsUnited States2016400 M51.96Suziann ReidAdidas1998500 M1:09.23Aliann PompeyManhattan College2000600 M1:26.56Ajee Wilsonadidas2015800 M1:56.92 (AR)Jolanda CeplakSlovenia20021000 M2:35.29Regina JacobsCliff Bar20001500 M3:59.98 (AR)Regina JacobsUnited States20031 Mile Run4:24.80Gabriela DeBues-StaffordCanada20192 Mile Run9:10.50Meseret DefarEthiopia20083000 M8:30.05Meseret DefarEthiopia20055000 M14:27.42Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia20074 × 200 m Relay1:37.17Wilson High SchoolLong Beach, California19974 × 400 m Relay3:38.18George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason19994 × 800 m Relay8:46.35GeorgetownGeorgetown2000Distance Medley11:13.6GeorgetownGeorgetown1999High Jump1.86m/6'0"Angela BradburnNike International1998Long Jump20'11.75"Nolle GrahamSeton Hall University2000Triple Jump13.41m/44'0"Niambi DennisUnattached1997Pole Vault4.88m/16'0"Jenn SuhrUnited States2012Shot Put15.67m/51'05"Heather LeveringtonEmporia State2000Weight throw18.74m/61'5.75"Michelle ClaytonEast Carolina University1999
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