Athletics/Alumni Center
3204 Cullen Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77004
Built in 1995, Yeoman Fieldhouse is home to a six-lane, 200-meter banked oval with an eight-lane straightaway for 60-meter hurdles and sprints. The facility also includes two horizontal jump runways with sand pits and two pole vault runways, boxes and pits. The banked track addition was installed in 2018 with the first meet on the track held in 2019.
The indoor banked track, which is valued at $2 million, was donated by Doug Blough and Net Lease Capital, while Net Least Capital Chief Financial Officer Thor Jacobs and Steve McBride provided tremendous help during the process. With the donation comes a 10-year partnership with Net Lease Capital to hold meets for all ages.
Houston’s track was built in Tallinn, Estonia at the home office of Valeri Bukreyev, the owner, engineer and designer of Kanstet LTD. Bukreyev is a two-time Estonian Olympic pole vaulter who qualified in the 1992 and 1996 Games. Bukreyev has created many tracks for IAAF meets including the 2006 Moscow World Indoor and 2017 Serbia European Indoor.
Adjacent sport courts provide ample space for sports medicine personnel and stretching areas and Houston’s adjacent outdoor track provides ample warm-up space. The facility also has bleachers to provide seating for approximately 1,050 fans.