The Bernie Moore Track Stadium is an outdoor
track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
facility located on the campus of
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...
in
Baton Rouge, LA
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. The facility, built in 1969, serves as the outdoor home of the
LSU Tigers track and field team and the
LSU Lady Tigers track and field team.
The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,680. In 1971, the facility was renamed after former LSU football and track & field coach,
Bernie Moore
Bernie Hawthorne Moore (April 30, 1895 – November 6, 1967) was an American college football, basketball, track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Mercer University (1926–1928) and Louis ...
. Moore coached the LSU Track and Field teams for 18 years (1930–47) and led the Tigers to their first NCAA National Championship in 1933 as well as 12 SEC crowns.
In 2012, LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium was recognized as the 2012 Outdoor Track Facility of the Year by the American Sports Builders Association as part of its annual awards program for facilities built by ASBA members that best exemplify construction excellence.
Bernie Moore Track Stadium hosted the
1973 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Bernie Moore Track Stadium weight room
Opened in January 2003, the weight room is for the
LSU Tigers track and field and
LSU Lady Tigers track and field team's.
The LSU track and field weight room is a 2,000-square-foot facility designed for an Olympic-style lifting program. Located adjacent to the track, the weight room features 10 multi-purpose power stations, 5 dumbbell stations, 4 power racks, 5 sets of competition plates, 10 competition Olympic bars, 2 multi-purpose racks, an assortment of selectorized machines, and 2 televisions for multimedia presentations.
Gallery
Image:Bernie Moore Track Stadium Home Grandstand.jpg, Bernie Moore Track Stadium
Image:Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Exterior Home Grandstand.jpg, Bernie Moore Track Stadium Exterior
Image:Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Home Grandstand Exterior View.jpg, Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Home Grandstand
Image:Bernie Moore Track Stadium Home Grandstand View.jpg, Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Track
Image:Bernie Moore Track Stadium Scoreboard.jpg, Bernie Moore Track Stadium - Field Area
Image:Bernie Moore Track Stadium weight room.jpg, Bernie Moore Track Stadium weight room
See also
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Carl Maddox Field House
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LSU Tigers track and field
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LSU Lady Tigers track and field
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LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers
The LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers (also known as the Fighting Tigers) are the college athletics in the United States, athletic teams representing Louisiana State University (LSU), a state university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU competes i ...
References
External links
Bernie Moore Track and Field Stadium at LSUSports.net
{{Louisiana State University, athletics
College track and field venues in the United States
LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers track and field venues
Athletics (track and field) venues in Louisiana
Sports venues in Louisiana
Sports venues completed in 1969
1969 establishments in Louisiana