Gene Bissell Field

Gene Bissell Field

Full name	Gene Bissell Field at JRI Hospitality Stadium
Address	Salina, KS United States
Location	Graves Family Sports Complex
Owner	Kansas Wesleyan University
Operator	KWU Athletics
Type	Stadium
Current use	Football Soccer Track and field
Opened	October 2015;9 years ago (2015-10)
Tenants
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes teams: football, soccer, track and field
Website
kwucoyotes.com/jri-stadium

Gene Bissell Field at JRI Hospitality Stadium is a stadium located on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas. The facility is part of the Graves Family Sports Complex and serves as home field for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football, soccer, and track and field teams.

History

The Bissell Field replaced the former Glenn L. Martin Stadium, ^{[1] [2]} built in 1940 and demolished in 2014. The stadium had been home to the Coyotes football, soccer, and track teams until 2007, when the university ceased to use it due to its condition. ^[3]

The stadium was dedicated to Franklin Gene Bissell on October 2, 2015, prior to the inaugural game at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the KWU campus signifying the long-lasting impact that Bissell had on students, athletes, faculty and the community. ^[4]

The field is circled with a collegiate track and includes a grandstand which seats over 1,900 spectators.

References

1. "Glenn Martin Stadium Comes Down". KSAL . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
2. "Longtime beloved coach Gene Bissell has died at age 89".
3. Demolition Of Glenn Martin Stadium Begins by KSAL Staff – January 9, 2014
4. "No. 21 KWU Wins Opener at Graves Family Sports Complex". KSAL. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

External links

• Official website

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