The University of Kentucky announced a new indoor track and field facility will be built in the coming years. The facility will contain a 200-meter banked track right next to the existing outdoor track and field venue. The Board of Trustees approved a $20 million dollar commitment to the facility while establishing that a timeline will be set as the projects become fully developed.
Head Coach for the Wildcats, Lonnie Greene, stated:
I'm grateful to the Board of Trustees, President (Eli) Capilouto and Mitch Barnhart for their constant support of our track and field teams. Today is a public example of that support. I'm excited about what a dedicated training facility, highlighted by a state-of-the-art banked track, will do for us in sustaining a championship-level program."This will be a significant benefit to our more than 100 student-athletes, who soon will have training, living and dining facilities in very close proximity."
This facility will make the second new indoor facility in the state that boasts a 200-meter banked track. This comes after not having any 200-meter banked tracks before. If this does not show the growth of track and field for the Commonwealth, I do not know what does.