Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

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. 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

Women

References

References

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