Refurbished track set to open

The 34-year-old Robert "Pete" Griffin Track & Field Complex is set to reopen after undergoing a modest one year renovation.  Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., FAMU officials will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the track to mark the nearly $1 million resurfacing and upgrade project.

The 34-year-old track's enhanced areas and new features include:

• New and thicker rubber track surfaces
• New pole vault and high jump pits
• New long and triple jump lanes
• A new shot put landing area
• A new discus cage
• NCAA/state high school regulation striping and line markers
• NCAA regulation slopes
• Upgraded restrooms
• Electrical panel upgrades
• New sand pits
• UV stabilization
• New signage
• New water fountains

The ecco-friendly enhancements are expected to better serve the needs of FAMU student athletes and aid in recruitment.  It should also attract regional and national events.

The Rattler track team will christen the refurbished track on Saturday (March 1) during the 63rd Annual FAMU Relays.