Miya Denison, New Balance PR
Mary Lawton, New Balance PR
THE 2024 NEW BALANCE NATIONALS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD AT THE TRACK AT NEW BALANCE AND REGGIE LEWIS TRACK AND ATHLETIC CENTER
Boston, MA – 3/4/2024 –New Balance announced that the 2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor Championship is coming back to Boston. The meet will be held March 7th-10th at both the Reggie Lewis Center at Roxbury Community College (March 7th-9th) and The TRACK at New Balance (March 10th), located at New Balance’s world headquarters campus in Boston. The TRACK at New Balance hosted the iconic New Balance Nationals Indoor Championship last spring and looks forward to hosting part of the event again this year. The TRACK at New Balance will also host the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships (March 8-9th).
The TRACK at New Balance has seen national and world record performances on the lightning-fast track since its opening in 2022. At A Night at The TRACK in 2022, a team comprising of New Balance stars Heather MacLean, Kendall Ellis and Elle Purrier, joined by then high school senior, Roisin Willis, broke the world distance medley relay record by over six-seconds. At last year’s New Balance Grand Prix, New Balance team member, Femke Bol continued the trend and smashed the 500m world record.
Likewise, the Reggie Lewis Track Center is another iconic track that has hosted 39 Indoor Track and Field American and World Records over the years – including the 2024 Massachusetts and New England High School Championships.
New Balance Nationals Indoor has proven to be the pinnacle high school track and field event. Last year’s championships at the TRACK at New Balance hosted over 5,700 athletes with 18,000 spectators over three days, the most the event has ever had. Last year featured six national records (Girl’s 4x800m, Boy’s 200m, Girl’s 200m – broken in the prelims and finals, Boy’s 5000m, and Boy’s 60m), including a U20 World Best in the Girl’s 200m. The 2024 New Balance Nationals Indoor will give the future world record holders and world champions the opportunity to compete for national titles on two state-of-the-art tracks. Highlights from the 2023 New Balance Nationals Indoor can be found on the New Balance Running Instagram page, and on the New Balance Nationals website.
“March 7th through 9th weekend is going to be an incredibly exciting few days for the city of Boston, fans of track and field, and all of us at New Balance,” said Tom Carleo, New Balance’s Vice President of Performance Running. “To host two pinnacle track meets on the same weekend will bring an excitement to viewers as they watch inspiring performances from the future of the sport. We are so proud to host and showcase these athletes and teams in Boston and at the TRACK at New Balance.”
The TRACK at New Balance includes a 200m hydraulically banked indoor track, a dedicated throwing area, a 24,000 square foot athlete warm up area, a sophisticated Sports Research Lab, Broken Records Beer Hall, and the Roadrunner music venue operated by Bowery Presents. Located across from New Balance’s global headquarters at Boston Landing, The TRACK at New Balance joins the Auerbach Center – the official practice facility for the Boston Celtics, the Warrior Ice Arena – the official practice facility for the Boston Bruins, and the Boston Landing MBTA commuter rail stop as the premier destination for sports in New England.
Registration for this event will go live on the New Balance Nationals website in November. For any questions or further details, please check out the same New Balance Nationals site.
About New Balance
New Balance, headquartered in Boston, MA, has the following purpose: Independent since 1906, we empower people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. Manufactured in the U.S. for more than 75 years and representing a limited portion of our U.S. sales, New Balance MADE U.S. is a premium collection that contains a domestic value of 70% or greater. New Balance owns five factories in New England and one in Flimby, U.K. New Balance employs more than 7,000 associates around the globe, and in 2021 reported worldwide sales of $4.4 billion. To learn more about New Balance, please visitwww.newbalance.com and for the latest press information please visit http://newbalance.newsmarket.com.
About Boston Landing:
Boston Landing is a mixed-use development encompassing approximately 15 acres of land along the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston's Brighton neighborhood. Located along Guest Street, the property is a former industrial area that once served as the region's largest stockyard. The revitalization of this development will turn the area into a vibrant 21st century destination for like-minded companies, with a focus on work/life balance. Boston Landing's vision is to create a state-of-the-art development that complements the existing neighborhood fabric through the creation of new office space, retail stores, restaurants, and sports-related uses. Boston Landing is currently home to the New Balance World Headquarters, the TRACK at new balance, RoadRunner music venue, the Boston Bruins Practice and Training Facility, The Celtics Practice and Training Facility located at the Auerbach Center and companies such as Athena Healthcare and SmartLabs.
About The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center:
The Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center (RLTAC) at Roxbury Community College (RCC) was established in 1995 by legislative mandate, after decades of advocacy by a state-wide coalition. The RLTAC is a facility dedicated to Massachusetts public high school track and field, and also serves as the home of RCC's powerful intercollegiate and intermural athletics. Since opening, the RLTAC has hosted high school, collegiate, and national track meets, including the US Track and Field Championships and the National High School Championships. With one of the fastest tracks in the world, over 39 World or American records have been established at the RLTAC. Over the years the RTLAC has served as a gathering place for community events including RCC’s graduation ceremonies, political events, job fairs, and events for local seniors. Visit www.rcc.mass.edu/reggie-lewis for additional information.
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