RANKIN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX
Directions
Rankin Track and Field (1205 West Stadium Avenue)
From Indianapolis
Take I-65 North to State Road 25 (exit 175).
Take a left on State Road 25, towards Lafayette, for approximately 1 mile.
Turn right on Sagamore Parkway. Stay on Sagamore for approximately 2 miles to Yeager Road (fourth stoplight).
Turn left on Yeager Road.
Follow ensuing roundabout (approximately 0.25 miles) to Northwestern Avenue.
Follow Northwestern Avenue to Stadium Avenue (fourth stoplight, approximately 0.6 miles).
Turn right on Stadium Ave.
Follow Stadium Ave. for approximately 0.75 miles.
Parking for the Rankin Track and Field Complex is on the left.
From Chicago
Take I-65 south to State Road 43 (exit 178).
Turn right off ramp.
Follow State Road 43 approximately 7 miles to the fourth stoplight (State Road 26 West/State Street).
Turn right on State Road 26.
Turn right at second stoplight (Grant Street).
Follow Grant Street to next stoplight.
Turn left on Northwestern Avenue.
Follow Northwestern Avenue to Stadium Ave. (second stoplight; approximately 0.5 miles)
Turn left on Stadium Ave.
Follow Stadium Ave. for approximately 0.75 miles.
Parking for the Rankin Track and Field Complex is on the left.
Rankin Track and Field Complex is the outdoor home of Purdue's track and field teams. The facility, which was laid out at its present site of Stadium Avenue and Intramural Drive in 1967, is named after Dave Rankin, a former Purdue athlete and track and field coach. The 400-meter track consists of nine lanes that surround a field containing pole vault and high jump runways at the south end, and long and triple jump runways on both the east and west sides. The generous field provides ample space for all throwing events. The complex also includes a press box with a viewing deck, as well as an electronic scoreboard installed in 1999. The track was resurfaced in 2009, improving the speed and comfort of racing conditions.