Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium

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Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium
Former namesDelaware Mini-Stadium
Location Newark, Delaware
Coordinates 39°39′43″N75°44′50″W / 39.66183°N 75.74709°W / 39.66183; -75.74709 Coordinates: 39°39′43″N75°44′50″W / 39.66183°N 75.74709°W / 39.66183; -75.74709
Owner Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Operator Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Surface Grass
Construction
Renovated2014
Tenants
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's & women's soccer; women's outdoor track & field

Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium is a soccer specific stadium with a track located in Newark, Delaware on the campus of the University of Delaware. Prior to 2014, it was known as Delaware Mini-Stadium. Both the track and stands were renovated in 2014 following a gift from the Grants that was the largest in Delaware athletics history [1]

University of Delaware American university

The University of Delaware is a public research university located in Newark, Delaware. University of Delaware is the largest university in Delaware. UD currently offers more than 135 undergraduate degrees. At the graduate level, it offers 67 doctoral, 142 master’s degree programs, 14 dual degrees, 15 interdisciplinary programs, 12 on-line programs, and 28 certificate programs across its seven colleges and more than 82 research centers and institutes. UD is one of the top 100 institutions for federal obligations in science and engineering and interdisciplinary initiatives in energy science and policy, the environment, and in human health. The main campus is in Newark, with satellite campuses in Dover, Wilmington, Lewes, and Georgetown. It is considered a large institution with approximately 18,500 undergraduate and 4,500 graduate students. UD is a privately governed university which receives public funding for being a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant and urban-grant state-supported research institution.

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References

  1. "University of Delaware Donors Stuart and Suzanne Grant Name Delaware Soccer & Track Stadium with Generous Gift". UD Blue Hens. Retrieved 8 August 2015.