Owsley B. Frazier Stadium

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Owsley Frazier Stadium
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A field hockey game at the stadium in 2017
Owsley B. Frazier Stadium
Full nameOwsley Brown Frazier Stadium
Address201 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY
United States
Coordinates 38°12′57″N85°42′12″W / 38.21571°N 85.70322°W / 38.21571; -85.70322
Owner Bellarmine University
Operator Bellarmine Univ. Athletics
Type Multi-purpose stadium
Capacity 2,000
Surface Artificial turf
Current use Soccer
Field hockey
Lacrosse
Track and field
OpenedAugust 24, 2007;17 years ago (August 24, 2007)
Tenants
Website
athletics.bellarmine.edu/owsley-stadium

Owsley B. Frazier Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. The facility serves as home to Bellarmine Knights men's and women's soccer, women's field hockey, men's lacrosse, and track and field teams.

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The stadium opened on August 24, 2007, in a Bellarmine Knights women's soccer game, and was officially dedicated on August 28, 2007. Construction took approximately 18 months and was completed at an estimated cost of $5.1 million.

On February 20, 2010, the plaza area of the stadium was named after men's lacrosse coach Jack McGetrick. The plaza houses the locker rooms, concessions, and restrooms for the stadium. McGetrick started the lacrosse program at Bellarmine in 2004 and is well known throughout the lacrosse community. [1]

The stadium is named after Owsley Brown Frazier (1935–2012), a philanthropist who founded the Frazier History Museum. [2]

Features

Owsley B. Frazier Stadium incorporates several innovative features, including:

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References

  1. "Owsley B. Frazier Stadium".
  2. Our Founder on Frazier Museum
  3. 1 2 "Bellarmine Ready to Unveil $5.1 Million Stadium: Athletics News: Bellarmine University". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-06-02.