Long Beach State's Jack Rose Track is an IAAF certified track facility and home to LBSU's Track & Field team, part of the Big West Conference.
Named after long-time 49er track & field coach, Jack Rose, the Jack Rose Track Stadium features 400-meter all-weather track and runways and grass turf throughout the infield.
The track facility offers Long Beach State student-athletes a world-class home to train and compete on. The state-of-the-art competition areas features a 9-lane track that is NCAA, USATF and IAAF certified. The desirable European oval design offers wide radius turns with 48" lanes. The shorter straightaway feature of the track creates a longer, smoother curve than the typical 100 meter-by-100 meter configuration. This longer, smoother curve will give this facility the reputation as on the fastest tracks in the United States, if not the world. The facility will become one of the only IAAF Class certified track and field complexes in the U.S.
The field event areas consist of dual infield competition throwing circles for shot put, dual infield discus rings, dual javelin runways, an outside competition hammer/discus ring, and an additional outside shot put throwing pad for additional training and competitions.
The jumping areas consist of dual infield, side-by-side approaches for high jump, and dual parallel outfield runways for long/triple jumps and pole vault that can be reversed for wind conditions, if needed.
The dual runways and throwing rings offer the ability to host multiple event competition, allowing the university to host top-level invitational meets as well as national championships. The universities unique location near the ocean allows our facility to take advantage of optimal, on-shore wind conditions for all jumping, throwing, and sprinting events
