Made possible by Mrs. Walton's $1 million donation in 1996, and dedicated at the 1998 Big 12 Track & Field Championships, Walton Stadium was quickly recognized as one of the finest track and soccer stadiums in the Midwest.
Its innovative design was furthered in 2006 when, through an additional donation from Mrs. Walton, the existing track was resurfaced and a state-of-the-art throws field on the stadium's north end was completed. Recognized as one of the top facilities in the nation, Walton Stadium underwent an additional resurfacing in 2013.
In January 2025, Audrey J. Walton made another transformative gift to the program — ranked among the 10 largest in Mizzou Athletics history and the largest ever dedicated to the university's Olympic sports — to fund a complete renovation of the stadium. The project rebuilds the outdoor track's surface and subsurface and installs a new natural-grass soccer playing field and subsurface, returning Walton Stadium to hosting outdoor track & field and soccer competition.
Walton Stadium possesses all the amenities that comprise the nation's top dual-sport facilities. Sitting along the west side of the track, the stadium serves both the track and soccer teams, as well as softball. With home plate set alongside the track/soccer venue, the service facilities of Walton Stadium play double-duty, offering restrooms, concession stands, and ticket booths for spectators of all three sports. Along with the fan accommodations, Walton Stadium also offers a full-size press box for softball, track, and soccer media.
In 2005, the second annual Audrey Walton Combined Events played host to the first women's decathlon in North America. Former K-State heptathlete Austra Skujyte broke the IAAF's newly-ratified world record in the event, scoring 8,358 points. Since then, Walton Stadium has been home to some of the country's most competitive track & field meets. Among those was the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, during which 90 teams descended upon Columbia, as well as the 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2010 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Most recently, Walton Stadium hosted the 2013 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships from May 9–12. Arguably the nation's most competitive conference championship, the SEC meet saw 11 facility records fall, along with four SEC records and four of the top five marks in the world in the men's 200-meter dash (Isiah Young, Ole Miss), women's 200-meter dash (Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU), men's long jump (Damar Forbes, LSU), and decathlon (Maicel Uibo, Georgia).
Facility History
- First Meet: March 28, 1997 — high school quadrangular featuring Rock Bridge, Hickman, Mexico, and Fulton. Mexico swept the girls and boys team titles.
- First Race: High school girls 4x800-meter relay — Rock Bridge's Katie Bihr, Angela Bartels, Erin Graham, and Angie Stobie won in 10:43.02.
- First Collegiate Meet: March 29, 1997 — Missouri Intercollegiate Meet, with CMSU, Florissant Valley, Lindenwood, Lincoln (Mo.), Maryville, Missouri Valley, Park University, and Southwest Baptist as guests; Missouri's first outdoor home meet since 1981.
- First Scored Meet: April 12, 1997 — inaugural Tom Botts Invitational. Women: Missouri 82, Minnesota 69, Kansas 39. Men: Kansas 74, Penn State 63½, Missouri 62½ (dual scoring was also used).
- Elevation: 714 feet (263 m)
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Track Records
Women
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Dash | Jeneba Tarmoh, Texas A&M | 11.19 | 2010 |
| 200m Dash | Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU | 22.35 | 2013 |
| 400m Dash | Suziann Reid, Texas | 51.21 | 1998 |
| 800m Run | Natoya Goule, LSU | 2:01.12 | 2013 |
| 1500m Run | Kara Wheeler, Colorado | 4:12.15 | 2000 |
| 5000m Run | Lisa Koll, Iowa State | 15:22.42 | 2010 |
| 10,000m Run | Lisa Koll, Iowa State | 33:51.74 | 2010 |
| 100m Hurdles | Natasha Ruddock, Texas A&M | 12.89 | 2010 |
| 400m Hurdles | Nickiesha Wilson, LSU | 55.20 | 2007 |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Anna Willard, Michigan | 9:44.88 | 2007 |
| 4x100m Relay | Texas | 43.64 | 1998 |
| 4x400m Relay | Baylor | 3:29.11 | 1998 |
| 4x800m Relay | Missouri | 8:53.61 | 2006 |
| High Jump | Miruna Mataoanu, Alabama | 1.90m (6-2¾) | 2007 |
| Pole Vault | Shade Weygandt, Texas Tech | 4.34m (14-2¾) | 2010 |
| Long Jump | Dalhia Ingram, Nebraska | 6.50m (21-4) | 1998 |
| Triple Jump | Ciarra Brewer, Florida | 13.85m (45-5¼) | 2007 |
| Shot Put | Tressa Thompson, Nebraska | 18.16m (59-7) | 1998 |
| Discus | Gabi Jacobs, Mizzou | 59.69m (195-10) | 2019 |
| Hammer Throw | Brittany Riley, Southern Illinois | 72.33m (237-4) | 2007 |
| Javelin Throw | Amy Backel, Oklahoma | 55.60m (174-6) | 2010 |
| Heptathlon | Makeba Alcide, Arkansas | 5,960 pts | 2013 |
| Decathlon | Austra Skujyte, Nike | 8,358 pts | 2005 |
Men
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Dash | Trindon Holliday, LSU | 10.07 (w: -0.4) | 2007 |
| 200m Dash | Isiah Young, Ole Miss | 20.20 | 2013 |
| 400m Dash | Michael Blackman, Oklahoma | 44.69 | 2000 |
| 800m Run | Andrew Ellerton, Michigan | 1:46.84 | 2007 |
| 1500m Run | Jorge Torres, Colorado | 3:42.91 | 2002 |
| 5000m Run | Dathan Ritzenhein, Colorado | 13:56.21 | 2002 |
| 10,000m Run | John Kosgei, Oklahoma State | 29:24.21 | 2010 |
| 110m Hurdles | Ronnie Ash, Oklahoma | 13.31 | 2010 |
| 400m Hurdles | Bayano Kamani, Baylor | 49.47 | 2000 |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Chuck Sloan, Oklahoma State | 8:32.59 | 2000 |
| 4x100m Relay | LSU | 38.98 | 2013 |
| 4x400m Relay | Baylor | 3:01.84 | 1998 |
| 4x800m Relay | Northern Iowa | 7:31.59 | 2006 |
| High Jump | Donald Thomas | 2.30m (7-6½) | 2007 |
| Pole Vault | Andrew Irwin, Arkansas | 5.59m (18-4) | 2013 |
| Long Jump | Savante Stringfellow, Ole Miss | 8.03m (26-4) | 1999 |
| Triple Jump | Omar Craddock, Florida | 16.46m (54-0) | 2013 |
| Shot Put | Christian Cantwell, Missouri | 20.79m (68-2) | 2002 |
| Discus | Leif Arrhenius, BYU | 63.12m (207-1) | 2008 |
| Hammer Throw | Chris Rohr, Missouri-UNA | 70.70m (231-11½) | 2010 |
| Javelin Throw | Sam Humphreys, Texas A&M | 78.36m (257-1) | 2013 |
| Decathlon | Hans Uldal, Missouri | 8,018 pts | 2005 |