The Track at New Balance
  Brighton, Boston, MA Location in the United States  Brighton, Boston, MA Location in Massachusetts | |
| Address | 91 Guest Street |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston Massachusetts, 02135 U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°21′23″N 71°08′43″W / 42.356467°N 71.145292°W |
| Elevation | 28 feet (10 m) AMSL |
| Owner | New Balance[1] |
| Operator | the Bowery Group |
| Capacity | 5000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2019 |
| Opened | 2022 |
| Architect | Elkus Manfredi Architects |
The TRACK at New Balance is a 455,000 square foot facility housing a track and field stadium located near Boston Landing station in Boston, Massachusetts.
Construction began in April 2019 and the facility opened in 2022.[2] The facility was designed by architecture firm Elkus Manfredi and was a finalist for the 2023 World Architecture News Awards in the leisure category.[3]
The facility includes a 200 meter hydraulically-banked track and allows space for 5,000 spectators. There's also 24,000 square feet dedicated athletes warming-up, a separate live music entertainment venue for up to 3,500 people, and a 20,000 square foot sports research lab. The track can also be converted to space for basketball and volleyball courts as well as turf fields.[4]
Major competitions hosted
[edit]- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships: 2024[5]
- New Balance Indoor Grand Prix: 2023–2024
- New Balance Indoor Nationals: 2023–2024
Records set at the facility
[edit]Taken from athletes world athletics profiles.[6]
| Date | Athlete / Team | Event | Record | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2022 | New Balance  (Heather MacLean, Kendall Ellis, Roisin Willis, Elle Purrier St. Pierre)
|
Distance medley relay | WR | 10:33.85 |
| February 4, 2023 | Femke Bol 
|
500 metres | WB | 1:05.63 |
Leah Anderson 
|
NR | 1:08.34 | ||
Ester Guerrero 
|
Mile run | NR | 4:24.92 | |
Nozomi Tanaka 
|
NR | 4:28.94 | ||
| March 11, 2023 | Issamade Asinga 
|
60 metres | HSR, NR | 6.57 |
| Tyrone Gorze
|
5000 metres | HSR | 13:56.82 | |
| March 12, 2023 | Cuthbertson High School (Justine Preisano, Stella Kermes, Alyssa Preisano, Charlotte Bell) | 4 × 800 metres relay | HSR | 8:48.02 |
Adaejah Hodge 
|
200 metres | HSR | 22.33 | |
| Issamade Asinga
|
HSR | 20.48 | ||
| February 4th, 2024 | Tobi Amusan 
|
60m Hurdles | NR | 7.75 |
Jessica Hull 
|
3000 metres | NR | 8:24.93 | |
| Marta Garcia
|
NR | 8:38.34 | ||
Marco Arop 
|
1000 metres | NR | 2:14.74 | |
| Nozomi Tanaka
|
1500 metres | NR | 4:08.46 | |
| March 8th, 2024 | Parker Valby
|
5000 metres | NCAA Record | 14:52.79 |
| March 9th, 2024 | Rachel Glenn
|
High Jump | NCAA Record | 2.00 m |
| March 10th, 2024 | Quincy Wilson
|
400 Metres | HSR | 45.76 |
References
[edit]- ^ New Balance Opens Doors to a World-Class Multi-Sport Facility, The TRACK at New Balance
- ^ Roberts, Sarah (April 19, 2022). "World record shattered at the TRACK at New Balance grand opening". The Suffolk Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "2023 WAN AWARDS ENTRY: THE TRACK AT NEW BALANCE - ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS". World Architecture News. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "About us". the TRACK at new balance. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ UMass Lowell, New Balance team up to host 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. To be held at the TRACK at New Balance in Brighton The Sun (Lowell)
- ^ "Athletes Search". World Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2023.