{{Short description|Indoor arena in Boston, Massachusetts}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2009}} {{Infobox venue |name = Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |nickname = Reggie Lewis Center<br>"The Reggie" |image = Reggie Lewis Center.jpg |location = Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |coordinates = {{coord|42|19|55.27|N|71|5|34.17|W|type:landmark_region:US-MA|display=inline,title}} |broke_ground = 1993 |built = |opened = 1995 |renovated = |expanded = |closed = |demolished = |owner = Roxbury Community College |operator = Roxbury Community College |surface = |construction_cost = |architect = |structural_engineer = |services_engineer = |general_contractor = |project_manager = |main_contractors = |former_names = |tenants = ''See Principal tenants'' |seating_capacity = 3,500 (5,000 expanded) |dimensions = |scoreboard = }} 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.<ref>Masters History, USATF National Masters Indoor Championships. [http://mastershistory.org/usa-masters-national-indoor-championships///] Retrieved Jan 30, 2021</ref>
==Namesake== The facility was named after Reggie Lewis, a former college basketball player for Northeastern University and professional player for the Boston Celtics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rltac.com/index.html |title=Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |access-date=2009-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909122032/http://www.rltac.com/index.html |archive-date=2012-09-09 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979014,00.html|title=Did Reggie Lewis Have to Die? - TIME|date=May 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501180357/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979014,00.html |archive-date=1 May 2008 }}</ref>
==Facilities== [[File:Shalane Flanagan 2009 Boston.jpg|thumb|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.<ref name="rltac.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rltac.com/Facilities/Athletics/athletics.html |title=Athletics |access-date=2009-12-24 |archive-date=2013-02-01 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201195525/http://www.rltac.com/Facilities/Athletics/athletics.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It seats 3,500 people. There is a shot put cage in the corner of the stadium,<ref>{{Cite web | title=Reggie Lewis Track & Athletics Center | url=http://www.gonu.com/facilities/rltac.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001020025142/http://gonu.com:80/facilities/rltac.html | access-date=2025-02-18 | archive-date=2000-10-20}}</ref> although during professional meets, the shot put is usually held on the infield where it is more visible to all spectators.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKl4kb4vOVQ | title=2007 Boston Indoor Games - Shot Put(it is clearly on the infield here) | website=YouTube| date=9 February 2007 }}</ref>
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.{{whom|date=April 2025}} The venue hosted the Boston Indoor Games from 1996 through 2020.<ref name=ESPN>[https://www.espn.com/boston/news/story?id=6086180 Willis among headliners at track event]. ESPN (2011-01-03). Retrieved on 2011-02-22.</ref> It has hosted the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on multiple occasions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2010/USAIndoorTFChampionships/history.asp | title=USATF - Events - 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships }}</ref>
===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.<ref name="rltac.com"/>
===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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rltac.com/Facilities/facilities.html |title=Facilities |access-date=2009-12-24 |archive-date=2012-09-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910152619/http://www.rltac.com/Facilities/facilities.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rltac.com/Schedule/Track/track.html |title=Track |access-date=2009-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913015926/http://www.rltac.com/Schedule/Track/track.html |archive-date=2012-09-13 }}</ref> {{div col}} * Roxbury Community College basketball team * Nike Indoor Nationals{{cn|date=April 2025}} * 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) {{div col end}} ===Former tenants=== * Boston Indoor Games (1996–2020)
==Facility records== The following are the top marks recorded at the Reggie Lewis track:{{As of?|date=April 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rltac.com/What_s_New/Track_Record/track_record.html |title=Track Record |website=www.rltac.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818183728/http://www.rltac.com/What_s_New/Track_Record/track_record.html |archive-date=2000-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/7306/2-world-records-at-nb-indoor-gp/|title=2 World Records at NB Indoor GP | Watch Athletics|website=www.watchathletics.com}}</ref>
===Men=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! Performance ! Athlete/Team ! Affiliation/City ! Year |- |55 M |6.20 |Nic Alexander |Abilene Christian University |2000 |- |60 M |6.45 |Maurice Greene |Nike |1999 |- |55 M Hurdles |7.12 |Deworski Odom |St. Augustine's |2000 |- |60 M Hurdles |7.37 |Terrence Trammell |Unattached |2009 |- |200 M |20.72 |Bryan Bronson |PowerAde |1997 |- |300 M |32.10 |Jereem Richards |Trinidad and Tobago |2018 |- |400 M |45.85 |Dave Dopek |PowerAde |1997 |- |500 M |1:01.84 |Jarrin Solomon |Trinidad and Tobago |2014 |- |600 M |1:14.39 |Donavan Brazier |United States |2020 |- |800 M |1:45.11 |Donavan Brazier |United States |2018 |- |1000 M |2:19.92 |David Krummenacker |Adidas |1999 |- |1500 M |3:37.03 |Chris O'Hare |Great Britain |2018 |- |1 Mile Run |3:51.61 |Nick Willis |New Zealand |2015 |- |2 Mile Run |8:16.15 |Paul Bitok |Puma |2000 |- |3000 M |7:32.87 |Hagos Gebrhiwet |Ethiopia |2013 |- |5000 M |13:11.50 |Bernard Lagat |Nike |2010 |- |4 × 200 m Relay |1:27.34 |John Muir H.S. |Pasadena CA |1997 |- |4 × 400 m Relay |3:11.39 |St. Augustine |St. Augustine's |2000 |- |4 × 800 m Relay |7:13.11 |US All-Stars |United States |2014 |- |Distance Medley |9:45.21 |Georgetown |Georgetown |1999 |- |High Jump |2.34m/7'8" |Erik Kynard |Nike/Jordan |2015 |- |Long Jump |8.26m/26'0" |Savante Stringfellow |Nike |2004 |- |Triple Jump |17.45m/57'3" |Tim Rusan |Nike |2003 |- |Pole Vault |6.06m/19'10.5" |Steven Hooker |Australia |2009 |- |Shot Put |21.83m/71'7.5" |John Godina |United States |2005 |- |Weight throw |20.90m/68'7" |Mark McGehearty |Boston College |1997 |- |Pentathlon |3,962 |Marcell Almond |St. Paul H.S. CA |1998 |}
===Women=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! Performance ! Athlete/Team ! Affiliation/City ! Year |- |55 M |6.80 |Julia O'Neil |Gardner-Webb |2000 |- |60 M |7.07 |Murielle Ahoure |Ivory Coast |2013 |- |55 M Hurdles |7.81 |Shawntel Newhouse |Abilene Christian University |2000 |- |60 M Hurdles |7.74 |Gail Devers |Nike |2003 |- |200 M |23.07 |Carlette Guidry |Reebok |1998 |- |300 M |36.25 |Natasha Hastings |United States |2016 |- |400 M |51.96 |Suziann Reid |Adidas |1998 |- |500 M |1:09.23 |Aliann Pompey |Manhattan College |2000 |- |600 M |1:26.56 |Ajee Wilson |adidas |2015 |- |800 M |1:56.92 (AR) |Jolanda Ceplak |Slovenia |2002 |- |1000 M |2:35.29 |Regina Jacobs |Cliff Bar |2000 |- |1500 M |3:59.98 (AR) |Regina Jacobs |United States |2003 |- |1 Mile Run |4:24.80 |Gabriela DeBues-Stafford |Canada |2019 |- |2 Mile Run |9:10.50 |Meseret Defar |Ethiopia |2008 |- |3000 M |8:30.05 |Meseret Defar |Ethiopia |2005 |- |5000 M |14:27.42 |Tirunesh Dibaba |Ethiopia |2007 |- |4 × 200 m Relay |1:37.17 |Wilson High School |Long Beach, California |1997 |- |4 × 400 m Relay |3:38.18 |George Mason University |George Mason |1999 |- |4 × 800 m Relay |8:46.35 |Georgetown |Georgetown |2000 |- |Distance Medley |11:13.6 |Georgetown |Georgetown |1999 |- |High Jump |1.86m/6'0" |Angela Bradburn |Nike International |1998 |- |Long Jump |20'11.75" |Nolle Graham |Seton Hall University |2000 |- |Triple Jump |13.41m/44'0" |Niambi Dennis |Unattached |1997 |- |Pole Vault |4.88m/16'0" |Jenn Suhr |United States |2012 |- |Shot Put |15.67m/51'05" |Heather Leverington |Emporia State |2000 |- |Weight throw |18.74m/61'5.75" |Michelle Clayton |East Carolina University |1999 |}
==References== {{Commons category|Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center}} {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== * {{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/18/metro/reggie-lewis-center-renovation-overhaul-roxbury-30-years-old/ |title=Used by many, but in need of a 'complete overhaul.' At 30, where does the Reggie Lewis Center go from here? |first=Danny |last=McDonald |website=The Boston Globe |url-access=limited |date=April 18, 2025 |accessdate=April 20, 2025}}
==External links== * {{official website|www.rcc.mass.edu/reggie-lewis/}}
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