First opened in 1972, the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse is home to Mizzou's indoor track & field facility. Named for Missouri's 46th governor and 1952 MU graduate, Warren E. Hearnes, the Fieldhouse contains a Martin encapsulated surface, 200-meter track with an eight-lane sprint straightaway and multiple runways for the pole vault and horizontal jumps. In its 42-year history, the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse has hosted a Big Eight Indoor Track & Field Championship (1991) and yearly collegiate and high school meets.
Track: 200 meters, 21-meter radius, 12° banked Mondo track. Raised runways for horizontal jumps as well as concrete throwing rings.
Elevation: 231 meters / 758 feet
Please note: Hearnes Center Fieldhouse is owned by the University of Missouri and is not for public use.
First Meet: January 27, 1973 — Missouri-Arkansas-Wichita State triangular. Final scores: Missouri 85, Wichita State 54, Arkansas 32.
Attendance: near 1,000
Track Records
Men
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60m Dash | Lerone Clarke, unattached | 6.68 | 1/11/08 |
| 200m Dash | Jason Rouser, Oklahoma | 21.26 | 1991 |
| 400m Dash | Jason Rouser, Oklahoma | 46.59 | 1991 |
| 600y Run | Ray Armstead, ATC | 1:08.0 | 1987 |
| 800m Run | Jared Wilmes, Missouri | 1:49.51 | 1994 |
| 1000m Run | Neville Miller, NYAC | 2:23.34 | 1/11/08 |
| Mile Run | N. O'Shaughnessy, Arkansas | 3:55.4h | 1/28/77 |
| 3000m Run | Chris Powers, Indiana | 8:13.46 | 2004 |
| 5000m Run | Jonah Koech, Iowa State | 14:04.64 | 1991 |
| 60m Hurdles | Aubrey Herring, Indiana State | 7.77 | 2001 |
| 4x400m Relay | Iowa State | 3:11.14 | 1991 |
| DMR | Missouri | 9:50.60 | 1973 |
| High Jump | Brian Brown, ANC | 2.26m (7-5) | 1991 |
| Pole Vault | Joe Dial, AWTC | 5.91m* (19-4¾) | 1986 |
| Long Jump | Yussaf Alli, Missouri | 8.02m (26-3¾) | 1984 |
| Triple Jump | Ajayi Agebebaku, Missouri | 16.28m (53-5) | 1978 |
| Shot Put | Christian Cantwell, Nike | 21.95m (72-¼) | 2004 |
| Weight Throw | Scott Russell, Kansas | 23.71m (77-9½) | 2002 |
| Pentathlon | Andy Morris, Kansas | 3,891 pts | 2001 |
| 55m Dash | Chidi Imoh, Missouri | 6.2 | 1980 |
| Yemi Alade'fa, Missouri | 1991 | ||
| Thomas Randolph, Kansas St. | 1991 | ||
| 55m Hurdles | Goodwin Obasogie, Missouri | 7.1 | 1979 |
| Dan Lavitt, Missouri | 1980 | ||
| 1000y Run | N. O'Shaughnessy, Arkansas | 2:05.5** | 1/21/77 |
* Was a world record. ** Was the second-fastest indoor time in world history when run.
Women
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60m Dash | Semony Hackett, Lincoln | 7.39 | 2009 |
| 200m Dash | Ximena Restrepo, Nebraska | 23.93 | 1991 |
| 400m Dash | Marsha Dawkins, Oral Roberts | 53.59 | 2003 |
| 600y Run | Natasha Kaiser, Missouri | 1:19.52 | 1988 |
| 800m Run | Kristi Kloster, Kansas | 2:08.00 | 1996 |
| 1000m Run | Chris Mullen, Georgetown | 2:43.83 | 1980 |
| Mile Run | Collette Goudreau, Indiana | 4:38.21 | 1988 |
| 3000m Run | Kim Betz, Indiana | 9:19.80 | 1988 |
| 5000m Run | Eileen Hornberger, Westchester St. | 16:28.92 | 1980 |
| 60m Hurdles | Courtney Johnson, Indiana | 8.53 | 2004 |
| 4x400m Relay | Texas-El Paso | 3:44.99 | 1989 |
| DMR | Villanova | 11:29.30 | 1980 |
| High Jump | Sharon Burrill, Nebraska | 1.88m (6-2) | 1980 |
| Gwen Wentland, Kansas State | 1995 | ||
| Pole Vault | Jenny Green, Nebraska | 4.15m (13-7¼) | 2004 |
| Long Jump | Lorinda Richardson, Missouri | 6.38m (20-11½) | 1985 |
| Triple Jump | Krisztina Kovesi, unattached | 12.88m (42-3¼) | 2004 |
| Shot Put | Becky Breisch, Nebraska | 16.80m (55-1½) | 2004 |
| Weight Throw | Elisha Hunt, Missouri | 20.23m (66-4½) | 1/11/08 |
| Missouri | 2/17/07 | ||
| Pentathlon | Themis Zambryzcki, BYU | 4,358 pts | 1979 |
| 55m Dash | Yolanda Johnson, NEMS | 6.74 | 1978 |
| 55m Hurdles | Deb Carter, Colorado | 7.66 | 1991 |