Kent State Field House
Kent State Field House Fast Facts
Opened: 1990
Features: 6-lane Mondotrack FTX (installed Summer 2023); full-size artificial turf field
Home of: Indoor Track & Field
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The men's and women's indoor track and field teams call the Kent State Field House home. The building, which was opened in 1990, is a $6.5 million state-of-the-art facility.
In May of 2014, Kent State University coaches and athletes joined various administrators and donors for a groundbreaking ceremony, celebrating the construction of a $4.5 million dollar addition to the current Field House.
The new building, which was added to the south side of the Field House, now provides locker rooms for field hockey, softball, women's soccer and men's and women's track & field athletes. The building also include coaches locker rooms, athletic training facilities and a new entryway into the Field House.
Currently, located inside the building is a six-lane 292-meter Mondo Super X 720 surface track with eight lane straightaway and includes a new elevated long-jump and triple jump runway and landing pit, dual high jump pits, throwing areas including a new Thunder dome throwing cage. The infield of the track features a full-size artificial Vertex Vintage turf field that was installed in 2019.
Other features of the Field House include observation towers for filming and houses a 5,000 square foot weight-training complex used by Kent State student-athletes, which was renovated in 2021. Among the weight room features are 14 Sorinex weight racks equipped with Perch velocity training devices.
Due to its versatility, the Field House serves as a practice facility for Kent State field hockey, football, and soccer teams when inclement weather arises. A series of nets can be dropped from the ceiling to divide the field into separate practice areas for multiple users.
