Yale Athletics is proud to announce the re-opening of the Lapham Field House at the Smilow Field Center thanks to the generosity and support of distinguished Yale alumni and the university. As part of the capital project, the Yale Bowl complex will be dedicated in memory of Carm Cozza, who served as Yale Football's head coach from 1965 to 1996.
The $38 million, newly renovated Lapham Field House at the Smilow Field Center is home to the Yale football and Yale men's and women's track & field and cross country programs. Each team has their own designated locker room space, complete with upgraded lockers and lounges for student-athletes. Additional spaces are comprised of a 110-person meeting space with a retractable wall, stadium seating, and upgraded audio-visual equipment, as well as positional meeting rooms, nutrition stations, and a creative studio. [Yale]
Yale Athletics is proud to announce the re-opening of the Lapham Field House at the Smilow Field Center thanks to the generosity and support of distinguished Yale alumni and the university. As part of the capital project, the Yale Bowl complex will be dedicated in memory of Carm Cozza, who served as Yale Football's head coach from 1965 to 1996.
The $38 million, newly renovated Lapham Field House at the Smilow Field Center is home to the Yale football and Yale men's and women's track & field and cross country programs. Each team has their own designated locker room space, complete with upgraded lockers and lounges for student-athletes. Additional spaces are comprised of a 110-person meeting space with a retractable wall, stadium seating, and upgraded audio-visual equipment, as well as positional meeting rooms, nutrition stations, and a creative studio. [Yale]
The Cal Poly Partners Plaza, a 14,200-square-foot addition north of Spanos Stadium, will open for Cal Poly’s first home football game of the season against the Western Oregon Wolves on Sept. 14, Aaron Lambert, Communications Specialist for Cal Poly Partners, said.Â
Featuring three terraces, a VIP section for large groups, a Mustang Shop, a lawn area, and three food and drink venues, the plaza began construction in November 2023 in an effort to enhance the John Madden Football Center. The food venues, seating and picnic areas will be open to the public Monday through Thursday, and fans can purchase tickets to the terrace sections for game days. [MustangNews.com]
The home of Saint Joseph's field hockey received a facelift over the summer as the pitch at Ellen Ryan Field was replaced with a new top-of-the-line playing surface.Â
The new-look facility will see its first official game action on Friday, September 6, when the 13th-ranked Hawks host #16 Penn State. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set to take place prior to the contest.Â
A brand-new AstroTurf Poligras Platinum Turf surface; certified by FIH, the international governing body of field hockey, Poligras was the surface of choice for both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. The Poligras Platinum surface can also be found all across collegiate field hockey, including the facilities of other elite programs such as the University of Michigan, the University of Connecticut, Harvard University, and many others. [SJU Hawks]
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