Roy P. Drachman Stadium

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Roy P. Drachman
Track and Field Stadium
Roy P. Drachman Stadium
Location501 S. Plumer Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85719
United States
Coordinates 32°12′54″N110°56′18″W / 32.21510°N 110.93846°W / 32.21510; -110.93846
Owner University of Arizona
OperatorAthletics Department
Capacity 5,000
Opened1981
Tenants
Wildcats track and field (NCAA)

The Roy P. Drachman Track and Field Stadium is an outdoor track and field facility located on the campus of University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The facility, built in 1981, serves as the outdoor home of the Arizona Wildcats track and field team. [1]

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Background

In 1981, the Wildcats track and field program moved from Arizona Stadium to Roy P. Drachman Stadium. The facility first had the name of "Rincon Vista Stadium", however because of donations, it was renamed the Roy P. Drachman Track and Field Stadium. [2]

The stadium was overhauled during 2006 and is a state-of-the-art facility with a nine-lane track and the latest design in field event competition areas. The seating capacity of Drachman Stadium is over 5,000. [3]

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References

  1. "Roy P Drachman - Tucson Arizona - LocalWiki". localwiki.org.
  2. "Roy P. Drachman bio, photos, oral history | AZ Historymaker". www.historicalleague.org.
  3. "Roy P. Drachman Track and Field Stadium". University of Arizona Athletics.