▁baseball s ▁hit ▁over ▁the ▁high ▁screen ▁were ▁still ▁counted ▁as ▁home ▁runs . ▁This ▁photo , ▁though ▁somewhat ▁ex agger ated ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁zoom ▁l ens , ▁provides ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁clos eness ▁of ▁the ▁left ▁field ▁area . ▁ ▁Track ▁and ▁field ▁champion ships ▁Hugh es ▁Stadium ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁AA U ▁National ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ; ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁Jim ▁H ines , ▁Ron nie ▁Ray ▁Smith , ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Gre ene ▁all ▁better ed ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁( hand ▁tim ed ) ▁of ▁ten ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁( and ▁several ▁others ▁were ▁very ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁famous ▁amongst ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁histor ians ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁host ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Out door ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁other ▁championship ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁stad ium ▁was ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁most ▁long ▁distance ▁races ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁World ▁Masters ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁. ▁ ▁Box ing ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁P ete ▁R anz any ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁( W BA ) ▁wel ter weight ▁title ▁against ▁champion ▁José ▁" P ip ino " ▁C ue vas . ▁A ▁crowd ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁saw ▁C ue vas ▁knock ▁out ▁R anz any ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Motor ▁racing ▁Hugh es ▁Stadium