In College Station, Texas, the new home of Texas A&M's indoor track & field teams, the state-of-the-art R.A. “Murray” Fasken ’38 Indoor Track & Field facility debuted Jan. 13. 
Located at the corner of George Bush Drive and Olsen Boulevard on West Campus, the facility is located just yards from the Aggies' outdoor home and primary team facility, E.B. Cushing Stadium.
Designed and built with the capability of hosting conference, national and international competitions, the 130,000-square foot stadium features a seating capacity of 4,000 — all of which is elevated above ground level. Spectators can get great views of the action from the seating around three quarters of the track and additional seating by the throws area.
The centerpiece is the 200-meter, six-lane track, which features a Mondo Super X 720 surface permanently banked at 12 degrees. The Fasken Indoor Track & Field facility contains eight sprint lanes, a pole vault runway and two triple-jump runways with sand pits.
The Fasken Indoor Track & Field facility is World Athletics certified and is already slated to be the host of the 2025 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships. [Texas A&M Athletics]
A rendering of the new Nissan Stadium in Nashville.Courtesy of the Tennessee Titans
The NFL Tennessee Titans this week released details about the 24 firms that make up the architecture and engineering teams slated to work on the new Nissan Stadium.
The Nashville stadium will be built on the east side of the current stadium campus, along the east bank of the Cumberland River.
Features of the building include:
- A circular translucent roof
- Exterior porches with panoramic views of Nashville
- Improved sightlines for all spectators through a range of diverse seating experiences
- A 12,000-square-foot community space available for use year-round
More projects:
- As $337 million in renovations to Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., continue, the University of Tennessee is also interested in joining the current college trend to add mixed-use development near venues on campus, in this case a 250-room hotel, condos and retail.
- A rec center expansion in North Platte, Neb., estimated to cost $52.5 million will upgrade the 1976 rec center and 1951 pool plus relocate the city's skate park from south of the rec center.
- The city of Wilson, N.C., has taken a key step toward a $200 million development that includes a new stadium for the Carolina Mudcats, a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League.
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