Kidd Field cost $2,000 to build, and El Paso holds an annual Easter festival there.

Named after UTEP (then Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy) professor and athletic booster John W. Kidd, the facility was shared with the UTEP football team until 1962, when the facility became sole home to the track and field team.

The track was made possible by generous donations from Wayne and Russ Vandenburg of EPT Management and Mark Fry.

The track was dedicated in former Miner legend Larry K. Durham's (a football player of the University)[1] name.

The lit facility also houses throws and jumps arenas, making Kidd Field one of the top track-only complexes in the country.