Gallery: (7/26/2021) Tom Samuels Track
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• Tom Samuels Track, dedicated in 1976 and named in honor of the former Eastern Kentucky University football and track coach, underwent a major renovation in 2020 when a new Mondo Super X 720 surface was installed.
• The state-of-the-art surface is featured throughout the facility, including the high jump, javelin and steeplechase water jump areas, and the pole vault, long jump and triple jump runways.
• Mondo has produced the world's top tracks for more than 40 years. Globally recognized as the fastest, most durable and environmentally safest track available, Mondo's Super X track has been used in eight Olympic Games.
• Tom Samuels Track features an infield which includes a 40-foot radius complete circle high jump area, a dual direction pole vault runway which is also convertible for jumps in either direction, a steeplechase facility with non-skid barriers and a water jump area, and an all-weather javelin area. The discus and shotput circles have a concrete surface and are located in the infield of the track.
• The nine-lane, 400-meter track is designed so that the 100- and 200-meter dash, and the 110-meter hurdle events may be run in either direction, if necessary.
