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In 2018, the Boyd Family Track & Field Center opened at Tom Black Track. Named in honor of
Tennessee graduates and track program benefactors Randy and Jenny Boyd and family, the facility provides the track program with new training, storage and meeting areas as well as new public restrooms and
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Known commonly as Tom Black Track, the facility opened in 1966 after former
Tennessee track and field coach Chuck Rohe spearheaded a drive to build a track facility for his program. The facility is named in honor of Tom Black, a Knoxville businessman and potato chip entrepreneur (whose company was
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in 1969 and 1995, among many other significant meets. Tom Black Track also hosts the annual
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boosted capacity to seat 10,000 spectators. The facility underwent renovation in 2015 and reopened in 2017 with a new surface by
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Tom Black Track features an eight-lane, all-weather running surface with all field events held inside the track oval. It has a
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video/scoreboard and has lighting for night meets. Seating capacity for Tom Black Track is 7,500. Temporary seating for the
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Tom Black Track has been host to many important meets, including the
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539:Kelli White
519:Leigh Smith
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465:Mike Miller
435:Gary Kikaya
332:Darwin Bond
312:Alice Annum
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63:Coordinates
903:Categories
559:References
475:Tom Pappas
470:Phil Olsen
416:Jane Haist
396:Sam Graddy
357:Tony Cosey
342:Doug Brown
307:Jangy Addy
271:Daktronics
193:Volunteers
174:Volunteers
151:Daktronics
147:Scoreboard
76:83°55′56″W
73:35°57′03″N
227:Villanova
40:Full name
881:Planned/
445:Tim Mack
122:Capacity
111:Operator
48:Location
810:Current
615:May 14,
251:Sea Ray
220:Alabama
206:History
165:Tenants
139:Surface
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691:May 2,
157:Opened
142:Beynon
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