Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
| "The Reggie" | |
| Full name | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
|---|---|
| Location | Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°19′55.27″N 71°5′34.17″W / 42.3320194°N 71.0928250°WCoordinates: 42°19′55.27″N 71°5′34.17″W / 42.3320194°N 71.0928250°W |
| Owner | Roxbury Community College |
| Operator | Roxbury Community College |
| Capacity | 3,500 (5,000 expanded) |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1993 |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Tenants | |
| See below | |
The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center (RLTAC) is an indoor track and indoor basketball stadium in Roxbury, 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. Nike Indoor Nationals have been run there since 2008, and the Boston Indoor Games have been run there since their inception.
The Center 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.
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. There is a shot put cage in the corner of the stadium, however during professional meets (such as the Boston Indoor Games), the shot put is usually held on the infield where it is more visible to all spectators. It seats 3,500 people.
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 has hosted the Boston Indoor Games meeting every year since 1996. It played host to the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on multiple occasions.
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