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MULTI-SPORT FACILITY

The Multi-Sport facility is the home of the men's and women's indoor track and field teams. This state-of-the-art building contains one of the nation's elite 200-yard hydraulic tracks surrounding a spacious infield. The facility also contains a 60x60-yard turf area available for various athletic practices, a weight room and locker rooms, storage and meeting rooms.

History:

National Governors Association
Men's & Women's Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championship
PIAA Indoor State Championships
Special Olympics
East Coast Volleyball
Happy Volley Club Championships

Seating Capacity: 1,000

Restrooms: 2 Men's and 2 Women's

Lockers: 1 Men's and 1 Women's

Training Area: 60x60 turf area, weight room

Concessions: Permanent during events

Scoreboard: Digital Video output to interface with high-tech instant scoring track system

Meeting/Event Rooms: 12 person meeting room

Nittany Lion Track

Located on the East side of campus the outdoor track is home to Penn State's men's and women's outdoor track and field teams. Considered one of the best track layouts in the East, it is a 400- meter tartan surface with nine 48-inch lanes a six-foot warm-up lane running outside lane No. 9. The infield contains two high-jump pits, as well as two javelin, shot put, discus and hammer areas each. Other features are a steeplechase water jump, in addition to long jump, triple jump and pole vault runways in two directions.