Eddie Smith Field House
Encyclopedia
Eddie Smith Field House is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels
during the indoor track and field
season, as well as an indoor training facility for Carolina football
. The field house contains Dick Taylor Track, a six-lane, 200-meter Mondo track, and John Pope Practice Field. It opened in late 2001 and has hosted several ACC
Indoor Championships since.
North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State...
during the indoor track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
season, as well as an indoor training facility for Carolina football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. The field house contains Dick Taylor Track, a six-lane, 200-meter Mondo track, and John Pope Practice Field. It opened in late 2001 and has hosted several ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Indoor Championships since.