CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Feb. 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From Rhode Island to Alabama, eight upcoming indoor track and field championships, including six for NCAA Division I regional conferences, will take place on track surfaces by Mondo , the global leader in the track and field , indoor sport and contract flooring markets.
"Mondo's tracks let athletes perform their best, so it's no wonder that facilities with our world-class surfaces are chosen to host so many track and field championships," said Michael Tovar, director, track & field, North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) for Mondo.
This weekend's championships taking place on Mondo's Super X Performance surface are:
- American East Conference (Div. 1), Feb. 20-21, New Balance Track & Field Center , 168th Street Armory Youth Center, New York City
- Capital Athletic Conference , Feb. 21, Freeman Center, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Div. 1), Feb. 21, New Balance Track & Field Center, 168th Street Armory Youth Center, New York
- Northeast Conference (Div. 1), Feb. 21-22, Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex, Landover, Maryland
- Patriot League (Div. 1), Feb. 20-22, Wesley A. Brown Fieldhouse, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
Championships being contested on Mondo's Mondotrack surface are:
- Atlantic 10 Conference (Div. 1), Feb. 21-22, Mackal Fieldhouse, University of Rhode Island, Kingston
- Conference Carolinas , Feb. 22, JDL Fast Track, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Sun Belt Conference (Div. 1), Feb. 23-24, Birmingham (Alabama) CrossPlex
The Wesley A. Brown Fieldhouse and the Birmingham CrossPlex feature Mondo hydraulic banked tracks . Two curved sections are banked for high-speed running events, allowing athletes to safely maximize their speed and performance on the curves instead of decelerating, which they must do on flat surfaces.
A hydraulic system raises and lowers the curved sections, and when lowered, the track is flush with the surrounding surfaces for other sports or activity use. Mondo makes the world's only hydraulic banked 200-meter indoor competition track system.
About Mondo's Tracks
The world's top track for more than 30 years, the renowned Super X Performance track is recognized around the world as one of the fastest, most durable and environmentally safest tracks available. An official track surface of eight Olympic Games through 2004 and the competition track from 1992 to 2004, Super X Performance was designed to provide consistent performance throughout its life. Ideal for both training and high-performance competition, the track is renowned for its shock absorption and optimal energy return, and its ideal blend of speed and comfort minimizes the occurrence of injuries.
The competition track of the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games, Mondotrack builds on the success of the Super X Performance track. Designed for superior athletic performance, Mondotrack provides optimal traction and a greater contact area than other tracks. It converts the maximum amount of force generated by athletes' foot strikes to energy for maximum energy return, which helps athletes achieve faster times compared to running on other surfaces.
More than 250 world records have been set on tracks made by Mondo.
About Mondo
Mondo is the global leader in the track and field , indoor sport and contract flooring markets, manufacturing flooring surfaces for virtually every application. More than 1,100 Mondo tracks and millions of square feet of the company's high-performance athletic surfaces are installed worldwide.
An official supplier of athletic tracks for the past 10 Olympic Games, Mondo also is the official supplier or sponsor of more than 100 sports federations and associations.
A family-owned business since its founding in 1948, the company sells its products in more than 196 countries through Mondo-owned manufacturing companies in Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and China. For news updates and the latest on Mondo products, events and flooring installations, visit mondoworldwide.com and like Mondo America's Facebook page .
Mondo is a registered trademark of Mondo.
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