The Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse, also known as the New Fieldhouse, is an indoor track and field complex on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. From 1960 to 1971 it also served as the home of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.
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| Former names | New Fieldhouse |
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| Location | 1101 E 17th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47408 |
| Owner | Indiana University |
| Operator | Indiana University |
| Capacity | 9,000 (approx., former) |
| Surface | Mondo-surface banked track, Mondo Super-X infield |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1958 |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Construction cost | $1,694,725 |
| Tenants | |
| Indiana Hoosiers (track & field - current) (basketball - 1960–1971) | |
History
editThe Fieldhouse was originally planned to be a state-of-the-art modern basketball arena for the school's basketball team, which had been playing at the Old IU Fieldhouse.[1] However, as the project's commencement dragged on, the allocated money was redirected to a new football stadium. As a result, the plans were revised to be an interim basketball facility that would be handed over to other sports after a suitable permanent basketball arena was constructed.[1] The Fieldhouse cost $1,694,725 to build and was opened in 1960 along with Memorial Stadium as part of the school's new athletic plant. Although it was initially planned to host basketball games for just a few years, Indiana's NCAA probation (due to football violations) set the university back financially. Moreover, after coach Branch McCracken retired, the basketball team fell on hard times. As a result, the basketball team spent eleven years (until 1971) in the Fieldhouse before the construction of Assembly Hall.[1]
The New Fieldhouse was host to the two greatest scoring games in Indiana basketball history when Jimmy Rayl scored 56 points against Minnesota on January 27, 1962, and then scored another 56 against Michigan State on February 23, 1963.[1] The first game was an Indiana win over Indiana State 80-53 on December 3, 1960. The last game was a 103-87 season-ending loss to Illinois on March 13, 1971.[1]
In the summer of 1972, a Tartan track surface was installed at a cost of $280,000. In 1997, the fieldhouse was renamed for Harry Gladstein, a 1931 graduate and former student manager for the track team. His family's $1 million donation allowed for a Mondo Super-X surface to be installed in the fieldhouse.[2] In 2006, a Mondo-surface banked track was installed in the fieldhouse. This track had previously been installed in the RCA Dome and used for the inaugural 1987 IAAF Indoor World Championships and the NCAA Division I and II indoor track championships held annually through 1999.
The Fieldhouse also played host to the NIKE Indoor High School Track & Field Championship in 2000 and has hosted five (1975, 1982, 1990, 2000, 2007) Big Ten Conference Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships and five (1982, 1986, 1993, 2003, 2009) Big Ten Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Track and field facility records
editThe track and field records for the facility are as follows:[3]
| Event | Mark | Athlete | Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60 meter hurdles | 7.51 | Terrence Trammel | Doyle Mgmt | 2/17/2006 |
| Women's 60 meter hurdles | 8.02 | Perdita Felicien | University of Illinois | 3/02/2003 |
| Men's 60 meter dash | 6.58 | Terrence Trammel | Doyle Mgmt | 2/17/2007 |
| Ryan Shields | O.F.F. Track Club | 1/30/2010 | ||
| Women's 60 meter dash | 7.17 | Javianne Oliver | Unattached | 12/8/2017 |
| Men's 200 meter dash | 20.86 | Christian Coleman | University of Tennessee | 1/7/2017 |
| Women's 200 meter dash | 23.20 | Felicia Brown | University of Tennessee | 1/9/2016 |
| Men's 400 meter dash | 46.39 | Antonio McKay | Georgia Tech | 1985 |
| Women's 400 meter dash | 52.23 | Mary Wineberg | Nike-Indiana | 1/25/2008 |
| Men's 600 meters | 1:15.88 | Daniel Kuhn | Indiana University | 1/28/2017 |
| Women's 600 meters | 1:27.78 | Heather Dorniden | University of Minnesota | 3/1/2009 |
| Men's 800 meters | 1:47.03 | Daniel Kuhn | Indiana University | 1/21/2017 |
| Women's 800 meters | 2:02.88 | Kelsey Harris | Unattached | 2/6/2021 |
| Men's 1000 meters | 2:21.03 | Kris Gauson | Butler University | 12/9/2011 |
| Men's Mile | 3:56.17 | Jim Spivey | Athletics West | 1984 |
| Women's Mile | 4:31.37 | Andre Everett | Purdue University | 1986 |
| Men's 3000 meters | 7:48.35 | Andrew Bayer | Indiana University | 1/21/2011 |
| Women's 3000 meters | 9:08.42 | Stephanie Herbst | University of Wisconsin | 1986 |
| Men's 5000 meters | 13:38.87 | Marc Scott | University of Tulsa | 12/9/2016 |
| Women's 5000 meters | 15:34.53 | Alicia Monson | University of Wisconsin | 1/26/2019 |
| Men's High Jump | 2.31 meters | Mark Reed | University of Houston | 1988 |
| Women's High Jump | 1.87 meters | Connie Teaberry | Goldwin Track Club | 2/6/1993 |
| Men's Long Jump | 8.26 meters | Charlton Ehizuelen | University of Illinois | 3/7/1975 |
| Women's Long Jump | 6.48 meters | Rose Richmond | Indiana University | 2003 |
| Hyless Fountain | Nike | 2/11/2011 | ||
| Men's Triple Jump | 16.89 meters | Jan Cado | North Central | 1989 |
| Women's Triple Jump | 13.0 meters | Tania Longe | Unknown | 2/28/1997 |
| Men's Pole Vault | 5.66 meters | Mark Buse | Indiana University | 2/12/1994 |
| Women's Pole Vault | 4.21 meters | Natalya Bartnovskaya | Vincennes University | 1/29/2011 |
| Mackenzie Fields | University of Cincinnati | 2/11/2011 | ||
| Men's Shot Put | 21.38 meters | Mike Lehman | University of Illinois | 1982 |
| Women's Shot Put | 18.00 meters | Faith Sherrill | Indiana University | 1/8/2011 |
| Men's Weight Throw | 23.36 meters | Cory Martin | Nike | 1/23/2010 |
| Women's Weight Throw | 24.57 | Brittany Riley | Southern Illinois University | 1/26/2007 |
| Men's 4x400 meter relay | 3:11.07 | Unknown | University of Minnesota | 2/27/2007 |
| Women's 4x400 meter relay | 3:38.89 | Unknown | University of Illinois | 2/3/2007 |
| Men's 4x800 meter relay | 7:30.50 | Unknown | Murray State University | 1978 |
| Women's 4x800 meter relay | 8:49.71 | Unknown | Indiana University | 1988 |
| Men's Distance Medley Relay | 9:30.78 | Stockberger, Vaughn, Holahan, Bayer | Indiana University | 2/11/2011 |
| Women's Distance Medley Relay | 11:29.93 | McCarthy, Vallar, Caldwell, Kinney | Grand Valley State University | 1/29/2011 |
| Heptathlon | 5861 points | Jake Arnold | Asics | 3/7/2010 |
| Pentathlon | 4544 points | Diane Pickler | Asics | 3/6/2010 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Hiner, Jason (2005). Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia. United States: Sports Publishing. pp. 446. ISBN 1-58261-655-8.
- ^ Bikoff, Ken (14 February 2010). "TheHoosier - The Forgotten Fieldhouse". indiana.rivals.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Facility (Gladstein Fieldhouse) Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2022.