CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., March 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This weekend, the NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III national indoor track and field championships will take place on tracks made by Mondo, the global leader in the track and field, indoor sport and contract flooring markets.
"It seems appropriate that Mondo's tracks should sweep the NCAA national indoor championships after 19 regional conference championships were held on them this year," said Michael Tovar, director, track & field, North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) for Mondo. "Mondo's tracks are used at so many championships because the company is committed to developing fast tracks that are ideal for both training and high-performance competition and that let athletes do their very best. That's why world records are routinely set on Mondo tracks—more than 250 overall."
The Division I Championships will take place at the Randal Tyson Track Center on the campus of University of Arkansas on a Mondo Super X Performance surface.
The Division II Championships will be held at the Birmingham (Alabama) CrossPlex while the Division III Championships will be contested at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Both of those venues have Mondo's Mondotrack surface.
The Mondotrack at the Birmingham CrossPlex also is a hydraulic banked track. 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.
All three championships are March 13-14.
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.
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 over 100 sports federations and associations.
A family-owned business since its founding in 1948, the company sells its products in over 196 countries through Mondo-owned manufacturing companies in Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and China. For news and the latest on Mondo products, events and flooring installations, visit mondoworldwide.com and like Mondo America's Facebook page.
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