Indoor Track Building CONSTRUCTED: 1974 RENOVATED: 1997 NAME CHANGES: Indoor Track & Tennis Building (1974-97) Indoor Track Building (1997-present) FIRST GAME: Men: Jan. 25, 1975 (host Michigan Invitational) Women: Feb. 17, 1979 (vs. Central Michigan, Macomb Community College)

University of Michigan track and field student-athletes prepare for their competitive seasons using both indoor and outdoor facilities. Located on the Athletic Campus south of Michigan's Central Campus on South State Street, the U-M facilities offer year-round training centers for both track and field event competitors.

Originally constructed as the Indoor Track and Tennis Building in 1974, the completion of the Varsity Tennis Center allowed for the removal of the tennis courts and the 1997 renovations. During these renovations the Indoor Track Building's six-lane track switched from a tartan-surface to Durathon-surface, and the pole vault, long jump and high jump pits were moved into the middle of the track. Michigan hosts several indoor meets during the winter months, including the prestigious Red Simmons and Harold Silverston Invitationals which draw top talent from the Big Ten Conference and midwestern region. Big Ten Conference Indoor Championships held at the Indoor Track Building include the men's meet in 1994, when the Wolverines won the title in front of their home crowd, and 2004 and the women's meet in 1994 and 2005.

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Ferry Field CONSTRUCTED: 1906 RENOVATED: 1914, 1921, 1924, 1927-28 PREVIOUS TENANT: Football (1906-1927) FIRST EVENT: Men's Track: May 18, 1917 (U-M 104 1/3, Ohio State 57 2/3)

Ferry Field is the site of outdoor track and field activity for Michigan. A complete renovation of the facility resulted in a redesign for dual field event facilities and an eight-lane Martin embedded 400-meter track. Located north of Fisher Stadium and adjacent to the Intramural Building, Ferry Field initially served as the home field for the highly successful Wolverine football teams from 1906-27.

Ferry Field hosts a permanent place in the history of track and field. As a collegian at Ohio State University, Jesse Owens set three world records and tied another as a sophomore at the 1935 Big Ten Conference Championships held at the University of Michigan's facility. A time chronology of Owens' feat shows he tied the 100-yard dash record (9.4) at 2:45 p.m.; set the broad jump record (26-8) 1/4) at 3:25 p.m.; established the 220-yard dash record (20.3) at 3:34 p.m.; and at 4 p.m. set the 220-yard low hurdles record (22.6). Described as the greatest day in track and field history, a plaque commemorating Owens' accomplishment stands at the southeast corner of Ferry Field.

Indoor Track Building/Ferry Field 1150 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Google Directions/Map

From Detroit Metro Airport and points east: Take I-94 west to State Street (exit 177). Turn right. Travel north approximately 2 1/4 miles through two stoplights. Turn left just past Yost Ice Arena into parking lot. The Indoor Track Building is located at the west end of the parking lot (past Ray Fisher baseball stadium). Ferry Field is located north of Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium and south of the Intramural Sports Building.

From Chicago and points west: Take I-94 east to State Street (exit 177). Turn left. Travel north approximately 2 1/4 miles through three stoplights. Turn left just past Yost Ice Arena into parking lot. The Indoor Track Building is located at the west end of the parking lot (past Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium). Ferry Field is located north of Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium and south of the Intramural Sports Building.

From Toledo and points south: Take U.S. 23 north to I-94 west. Follow directions from Detroit Metro Airport.

From Flint and points north: Take U.S. 23 south to I-94 west. Follow directions from Detroit Metro Airport.