Richard L. Jantz Stadium

Richard L. Jantz Stadium

Former names	Sonner Stadium
Address	Winfield, KS United States
Owner	Southwestern College
Operator	Southwestern College Athletics
Type	Stadium
Capacity	4,000
Surface	Grass
Current use	Football Soccer Track and field
Construction
Broke ground	2009
Opened	2010;15 years ago (2010)
Construction cost	$4 Million (U.S.) [1]
Tenants
Southwestern Moundbuilders teams: football, soccer, track and field

Richard L. Jantz Stadium (formerly Sonner Stadium) is a sport stadium in Winfield, Kansas, United States. The facility is primarily used by the Southwestern Moundbuilders football, soccer, and track and field teams.

The grass field is named "Art Kahler Field" from prominent Southwestern alum Art Kahler and the surrounding track is named "Monypenny Track" in honor of alum William Monypenny. ^[2]

Sunflower Bowl

The facility hosted the Sunflower Bowl during the bowl's entire operation, from 1982 to 1986. ^[3] The stadium is also used for local high school sporting events and other community events.

Rebuilding

In January 2009, the school announced plans for a major renovation, including changing the name from "Sonner Stadium" to "Richard L. Jantz Stadium". The renovations are expected to attract better student-athletes and bigger events to Winfield. ^[4] The final Southwestern football game was played before the renovations on November 7, 2009, with a victory over Tabor. ^[5]

References

1. The Salina Journal "KCAC Notebook" by Bob Davidson, August 7, 2010
2. Southwestern College-Sonner Stadium Facts
3. "Sunflower Bowl annual records". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
4. KCAC Sports "Southwestern College To Renovate Sonner Stadium" January 5, 2009
5. The Winfield Courier "Builders close out Sonner Stadium with 23-20 win" By JOEY FALKOFF, November 11, 2009

External links

• Richard L. Jantz Stadium (Facilities) at buildersports.com
• Visual Tour of Sonner Stadium

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