Long Beach State University Athletics
Jack Rose Track Certified As A Class 2 Facility By World Athletics
3/19/2020 11:11:00 AM | Track and Field
World Athletics (formerly known as IAAF) is the governing body of International Athletics.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – World Athletics (formerly IAAF) has announced that Long Beach State's Track and Field Facility, has been awarded Class 2 Certification, a rare distinction among athletics facilities not just throughout the country but worldwide.
The culmination of a multi-year process, the certification program was implemented by World Athletics to help ensure the accuracy and integrity of the sport worldwide at an elite level, and recognize running surfaces, facilities and equipment that meet an International Competition standard.
Jack Rose Track has been found to meet the standards for Class 2 certification, which in the words of the organization shows that the "synthetic surface has a valid IAAF Product Certificate and … the facility conforms to the stringent requirements for accurate measurement contained in IAAF Competition Rules."
Long Beach State joins just a handful of universities in receiving World Athletics Certification in Oregon, Auburn, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas A&M, Indiana, North Florida, and UT-San Antonio in partnership with the city of San Antonio.
Jack Rose Track is also just the 13th facility in the United States to receive World Athletics Certification, joining the track and field stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as the only such facilities in the state of California.
The culmination of a multi-year process, the certification program was implemented by World Athletics to help ensure the accuracy and integrity of the sport worldwide at an elite level, and recognize running surfaces, facilities and equipment that meet an International Competition standard.
Jack Rose Track has been found to meet the standards for Class 2 certification, which in the words of the organization shows that the "synthetic surface has a valid IAAF Product Certificate and … the facility conforms to the stringent requirements for accurate measurement contained in IAAF Competition Rules."
Long Beach State joins just a handful of universities in receiving World Athletics Certification in Oregon, Auburn, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas A&M, Indiana, North Florida, and UT-San Antonio in partnership with the city of San Antonio.
Jack Rose Track is also just the 13th facility in the United States to receive World Athletics Certification, joining the track and field stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson as the only such facilities in the state of California.
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