Rector Field House

Directions to Rector Field House
From the north or east, take Interstate 81 south to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.
From the south, take Interstate 81 north to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.
From West Virginia, take Interstate 77 south (West Virginia Turnpike) to exit 9. Exit and turn left onto 460 east. Follow 460 east to Blacksburg.
Once in Blacksburg, use the 460 bypass around the downtown area. Follow 460 bypass around the downtown area. Follow 460 to the signal at Southgate Drive (Va. 314). Turn into campus, and proceed one-half mile on Southgate Drive. Turn left onto Spring Road, just before the football stadium. Rector Field House will be on the left.

As with the Johnson-Miller Track Complex, Virginia Tech's indoor also ranks among the nation's elite. The two tracks together give Tech what some believe is the finest track complex in America. There are few like it in the U.S. today.

The 200-meter, banked indoor track, one of only a very few of its kind in the U.S., was installed in the Rector Field House and used for the first time during the 1996-97 season. The indoor track served as the host to several of the East Coast's top invitationals, attracting many of the nation's best teams.

Tech also has brought in some of the nation's finest athletes. Many Olympians have competed in Rector Field House during recent years, including 2000 Olympic silver medalist pole vaulter Lawrence Johnson, Olympian distance runner Julie Henner, two-time NCAA champion weight thrower Spyridon Jullien and high school mile record holder Alan Webb.

In addition to being the primary indoor facility for the track & field program, Rector Field House is also used as a practice facility for numerous other Tech sports, primarily football.