Tom Samuels Track



• Tom Samuels Track, dedicated in 1976 and named in honor of the former Eastern Kentucky University football and track coach, underwent a major facelift in the summer of 2008 when a new Mondo Super X rubber track was installed.

• Mondo's Super X track has been the world’s top track for more than 30 years. Globally recognized as the fastest, most durable and environmentally safest track available, Mondo’s Super X track has been used in the past eight Olympic Games, and Mondo was the official supplier to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for athletic tracks.

• The track measures 400 meters in circumference and is designed so that the 100- and 200-meter dash, and the 110-meter hurdle events may be run in either direction, if necessary.

• Another feature of the track is 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 which is covered with Eurotan ML surface. Also, the infield includes an all-weather javelin area. The discus and shotput circles have a concrete surface and are located in the infield of the track.