Facilities & Records Eddie Smith Field House (2001-Present) Irwin Belk

Facilities & Records Facilities Irwin Belk Track (1990-2017) Eddie Smith Field House (2001-Present) The University of North Carolina is home to some Athletic Association track and field championships. In season of use, the Eddie Smith Field House is one of the of the finest track & field facilities in the nation, and 1996, Carolina welcomed the U.S. Olympic Team to its best of its kind in the country. Housed inside it are the in 2018 those facilities are once again undergoing facilities to train for the Atlanta Games. Dick Taylor Track - a six-lane, 200-meter Mondo track, - a transformation. As part of a larger, campus-wide The $1.6 million construction project that and the John Pope Practice Field, which is used by the infrasturcture overhall in 2017-18 that will see facilities renovated Irwin Belk Track to its pristine state was football team. The facility hosted its third ACC Indoor upgraded for 12 sport programs, track and field is completed in October 1990 and dedicated on April 6, Championships in six years in 2008. It was completed recieiving a state-of-the-art, dedicated complex that 1991. The track received its name in honor of Irwin in December 2001 and includes locker rooms, coaching will provide the program with its own outdoor home. “Ike” Belk, a former letterman whose assistance made offices and a 10-by-20 foot scoreboard. The track & field complex will be located along the vision of the facility a reality. Renovations included The list of world-class athletes that hold the Old Mason Farm Road near UNC Finley Golf Course leveling of the field surface as well as installation of facility records at UNC is as impressive as the facilities and will include an eight-lane Beynon 400-meter track, a new track, bleachers, lights, scoreboards, throwing themselves. 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson a one-kilometer warm-up track, LED sport lighting, an circles and runways. Belk Track was an international- holds both the indoor 60-meter hurdles record and the LED video board, 500 seats for meet viewing and ample style track, which means the turns were European- outdoor 110-meter hurdles record. Erin Gilreath broke parking. style. The turns were wider than most American her own world record in the weight throw during the "With the completion of our new facility, like tracks, which meant broader curves and faster times, 2005 indoor season. Monique Hennagan, a two-time many of the top programs in the country, we will have especially in the 200 and 400. In 2003, the track Olympic gold medalist in the 1,600-meter relay, holds a facility dedicated to only track & field," says Head surface was renovated, and a new surface was installed the outdoor 400 record. Other Tar Heel Olympians who Coach Harlis Meaders. "The facility will allow us to It was updated once more in 2010. Several new pieces hold facility records include Shalane Flanagan (indoor host more home competitions and, once completely of equipment were also added in 2013-14, including 3,000), Crystal Cox (outdoor 200), Joan Nesbit (outdoor developed, help us to continue to attract some of the new landing mats for the high jump and pole vault. 5,000, outdoor 10,000) and Vikas Gowda (indoor top prospects in the country." The track was a BSS-200 embedded surface discus). Irwin Belk Track at Fetzer Field, the former home produced by Beynon Sports Surfaces in Hunt Valley, The final facility that the Tar Heels use is the of North Carolina track and field, sat proudly as the Md. The facility had an outside steeplechase barrier Ranson-Hamrick Cross Country Course. The course, centerpiece of the Carolina landscape and, owing to its and sprint lanes on both sides, as well as four multi- which runs near Finley Golf Course, was dedicated on top-notch quality, hosted many prestigious events. The directional jump runways, six throwing circles and two Sept. 13, 2003. Dale Ranson was the Carolina track ACC Outdoor Championships have come to Chapel Hill javelin runways. coach from 1925-1963, and Gordon Hamrick was a on a number of occasions, most recently in 2014. The During the indoor season, the Tar Heels call the letterman in both track and cross country. track has also hosted the North Carolina High School Eddie Smith Field House home. Currently in its 17th Eddie Smith Field House Facility Records (as of Jan. 12, 2019) - Women Eddie Smith Field House Facility Records (as of Jan. 12, 2019) - Men 60 Damola Osayomi - Nike ................................................. 7.19 .........................................2008 60 C.J. Spiller - Clemson ..................................................... 6.58 .........................................2008 200 Krista Simkins - Miami ................................................... 23.65 .......................................2008 200 Walter Dix - Florida State .............................................. 21.12 .......................................2005 400 Shreese Woods - Charisma Sports ................................ 53.21 .......................................2008 400 Carnell Coleman - Unattached ...................................... 47.30 .......................................2003 800 Alice Schmidt - UNC ...................................................... 2:05.54 ....................................2003 800 Tim Harris - Miami ........................................................ 1:50.05 ....................................2008 Mile Susan Kuijken - Florida State ......................................... 4:36.91 ....................................2008 Mile Nicholas Kurgat - Global Mbio ...................................... 4:06.34 ....................................2005 3000 Shalane Flanagan - UNC ................................................ 9:17.41 ....................................2002 3000 Brian Baker - New Balance ............................................ 8:11.79 ....................................2002 5000 Maddie McKeever - Unattached ................................... 16:06.54 ..................................2008 5000 Joey Tigchelaar - Florida State ...................................... 14:15.60 ..................................2003 60H Tiffany Lott-Hogan - adidas ........................................... 7.99 .........................................2004 60H Allen Johnson - Unattached .......................................... 7.55 .........................................2004 4x4 Miami ............................................................................ 3:39.21 ....................................2005 4x4 St. Augustine’s ............................................................... 3:11.49 ....................................2004 DMR Florida State .................................................................. 11:11.03 ..................................2008 DMR Virginia .......................................................................... 9:46.59 ....................................2008 HJ Chaunte Howard - Georgia Tech ................................... 6-2 3⁄4 ....................................2005 HJ Adam Shunk - UNC ........................................................ 7-4 1⁄2 ....................................2002 PV Megan Clark, Duke ........................................................ 14-3 1/4 ..................................2016 Avion Jones, ECU ........................................................... 7-4 1/2 ....................................2016 LJ Eloyse Lesueur - High Frequency .................................. 21-9 1/2 ..................................2008 PV Scott Houston - Unattached .......................................... 17-11 ......................................2019 TJ Shakeema Welsh - Team Velocity.................................. 44-7.........................................2008 LJ Dexter Adams - NC State ............................................... 25-7 1⁄2 ..................................2008 SP Kimberli Barrett - Miami ............................................... 59-8 1⁄4 ..................................2005 TJ Tim Russan - St. Augustine’s ......................................... 53-1.........................................2002 WT Erin Gilreath - NY Athletic Club ..................................... 79-1 1⁄4 ..................................2005 SP Mitchell Pope - NC State ............................................... 64-8 3⁄4 ..................................2007 Pent. Hyleas Fountain – Nike.................................................. 4,417 .......................................2005 WT Spyridon Jullien - Virginia Tech ..................................... 75-9 1⁄2 ..................................2005 Hept. Ryan Harlan – Unattached ............................................ 6,102 .......................................2005 Belk Track/Fetzer Field Facility Records (as of Jan. 12, 2019) - Women 100 Kesha Jett – Nike ........................................................... 11.20 .......................................2000 Belk Track/Fetzer Field Facility Records (as of Jan. 12, 2019) - Men 200 Crystal Cox – Nike .......................................................... 22.70 .......................................2004 100 Kenny Brokenburr – Unattached ................................... 10.11 .......................................1996 400 Monique Hennagan – Doyle Management ................... 50.54 .......................................2004 200 Floyd Heard – Unattached ............................................ 20.18 .......................................2000 800 Tina Krebs – Clemson ...................................................

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