Overview

The $39.8 million, 90,500-square foot E.B. Cushing Stadium opened on Texas A&M’s west campus on April 6, 2019, giving the Aggie track and field program one of the nation’s finest collegiate facilities to call home. Cushing Stadium has an initial seating capacity of 2,200 with ample room to expand for large meets or championships. The stadium features hospitality amenities, full broadcast capabilities and service areas, and a press box. It also has team meeting rooms, locker rooms, an athlete lounge, a training room, official’s quarters, equipment storage and a grand lobby highlighting the championship history of Aggie track and field. Features of the track and field area of E.B. Cushing Stadium include an IAAF certified Beynon track surface with wide turns. In addition to the nine-lane oval, there is a nine-lane sprint and hurdle runway inside the oval. Field events held inside the oval include high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump and shot put. The longer throwing events – discus, hammer and javelin – will utilize the Anderson Track and Field Complex that lies adjacent to the new facility and serves as a warm-up track. The track surface in Cushing Stadium is by Beynon, which offers a specialized, high performance synthetic athletic surface designed for speed, competition, and daily training. The surface is resilient by formulation and the physical properties of the IAAF certified system don't change as they are exposed to the elements. In August 2024, Cushing Stadium was on the national stage as the host of the 2024 USATF Junior Olympics National Championship. Cushing Stadium has also hosted the 2021 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the 2021 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, and will once again host the NCAA West Preliminary Round in May 2025.