Kanley Track
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Kanley Track is a track and field
complex located in Kalamazoo, Michigan
. It is the outdoor home of the Western Michigan University
track and field varsity squad and university clubs. At one time, Kanley Track had been a part of Waldo Stadium
, before moving across the street to its current location. The area features a 400 meter Olympic
-style 8-lane track
, an alumni building that offers storage facilities and postings of team records, and permanent lights. Kanley Track was the site of the 1995 Mid-American Conference
Track and Field Championships, and continues as the host for a number of Kalamazoo area events and meets.
As of 2006, Western Michigan University only offers women's varsity track and field. The men's program was discontinued in a 2004 university budget cut.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
complex located in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
. It is the outdoor home of the Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
track and field varsity squad and university clubs. At one time, Kanley Track had been a part of Waldo Stadium
Waldo Stadium
Waldo Stadium is a stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Western Michigan University Broncos. Opened in 1939, it now has a capacity of 30,200 spectators.-History:...
, before moving across the street to its current location. The area features a 400 meter Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
-style 8-lane track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, an alumni building that offers storage facilities and postings of team records, and permanent lights. Kanley Track was the site of the 1995 Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
Track and Field Championships, and continues as the host for a number of Kalamazoo area events and meets.
As of 2006, Western Michigan University only offers women's varsity track and field. The men's program was discontinued in a 2004 university budget cut.