New Outdoor Track Stadium

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Maroon Kool Aid
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Is it going to be in the same place or relocated?
TxAginAz
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I don't know but I would guess: Any place where Coach Henry wants it.

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SpicewoodAg
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Where is A&M gonna get the money for it?
TXAggie2011
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Where they get the money for all new facilities, spicewood...

Major donations.
Dandy 76
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And I have a sneaky suspicion that the private donations will be a little easier to raise now!


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redd38
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I think it's going to be in the same general location, but take up a lot more space because there will be stores and resturants and stuff built with it i think
91AggieLawyer
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Forgive my ignorance as I've only been in there once -- almost 20 years ago -- but what is wrong with the current facility? It was fairly new when I was on campus.
ctstrack
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The issue with the current outdoor facility is that it was new 20 years ago. Coach Henry had a goal to build the best track program in the country and have facilities that are comparable to that status. The new indoor facility is the best in the country and now we have the best men's and women's program, but our outdoor facility is not even in the top half of our conference. Henry said that he would not host an outdoor track meet until our facility was redone as he didn't feel as though it was up to par.

He has some unbelievable plans for the new facility and once the money is allocated we will begin construction on one of the top, if not the #1 facility in the country.
redd38
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the current outdoor track is trash... i would be embarassed to host a meet there. Take a jog down the long jump or pole vault runway and you'll know what i mean.
TennAg
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Hard to believe he can recruit the athletes and win a double NC with no real outdoor facility.

It's nice to have some results over excuses. A breath of fresh air.
kinto
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I think it's going to be in the same general location, but take up a lot more space because there will be stores and resturants and stuff built with it i think


Very interesting. Can you provide a link, please?
gobluwolverine
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Will they really build restaurants into it? I kinda assumed it would take advantage of the existing facilities used for soccer and softball.

The story on it moving is that apparently it's an awful location windwise (wind tunnel similar to Olsen field). I don't know where else they'd move it to, but I read somewhere about the wind being awful there.
TXAggie2011
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goblu, I have heard from a few people that it'd have grass berms around where there wern't stands to help with the wind if they built it in the current location.

Where would we build it that the wind wouldn't be similar?

As far as restaraunts and shops...I can see a shop there. The current track and that corner is an excellent spot for a shop or two. As far as a restaraunt, who knows? That'd be pretty cool, though.
Neanderthal57
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Talking with some people in the know at Fayetteville and at the Nike Nationals this past two week, I got the impression that they will resurface the current facility to be used as the practice and warm-up facility and build a new facility on the order of the facility in Arkansas with a mondo surface. The target would be an NCAA regional in 2-3 years with the NCAA c'ships the following year.
Sleeping Giant
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57, where will the new outdoor track facility be?
Neanderthal57
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Immediately adjacent to the current track on the west side. That way you can use the current track at major meets for warm-ups like we do at Sacramento.
Sleeping Giant
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[This message has been edited by Sleeping Giant (edited 6/24/2009 12:35p).]
redd38
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Very interesting. Can you provide a link, please?


I don't remember where i saw that, i saw a sketch somewhere. I'm not sure about restarants, but definitely shops. Something to give visitors more to do on meet days.
monarch
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Want to raise cash for the facility? Schedule some 5K fun runs.

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