Terry Fox Field

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Terry Fox Field
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New grandstand completed in 2021
Terry Fox Field
Full nameSFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field
Former namesField 1
Address8888 University Dr.
Burnaby
Canada
Coordinates 49°16′43″N122°55′20″W / 49.278602°N 122.922324°W / 49.278602; -122.922324
Public transit Translinkbusrapid.svg SFU Transportation Centre
Owner Simon Fraser University
Operator Simon Fraser Athletics
Type Stadium
Capacity 1,823
1,200 (covered) [1]
Surface Field Turf
Current use Soccer
Track and field
Construction
Renovated2021
Tenants
Website
athletics.sfu.ca/terry-fox-field

SFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field is a stadium located on the campus of the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. It currently serves as the home field of the Simon Fraser Red Leafs soccer [2] and track and field [3] teams.

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The stadium was also home venue to the Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team until the end of the program in 2023 [4] ). The Red Leafs men's lacrosse club also played their home matches on Terry Fox Field, and the SFU's Department of Recreation and Athletics regularly hosts sport camps on Terry Fox Field. [1]

Naming

The field is named after Terry Fox, who was once a student of Simon Fraser University and played for SFU's junior varsity basketball team. [5]

Facility information

As a multi-purpose field, there are overlapping permanent markings for American football, soccer and lacrosse on Terry Fox Field. In order to accommodate the university's transition from CIS (playing Canadian football) to the NCAA (playing American football), Terry Fox Field was re-turfed in 2011, with markings for a Canadian football field replaced with markings for an American football field.

Terry Fox Field's tracks are classified as an IAAF Standard Track [6] with a water jump hurdle outside the bend. West to the field itself is a long jump facility built according to IAAF standards.

Terry Fox Field had been one of the few varsity stadiums in Canada without permanent seating. However in 2021, a permanent grandstand with seating for 1,823 spectators (and room for 1,000 temporary bleachers which can be added when needed), was added. With the completion of the permanent stands, the venue's name was changed to SFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 SFU athletic facilities
  2. ↑ 2024 soccer schedule
  3. ↑ 2025 track and field schedule
  4. ↑ Decision final: SFU football program will not be returning in any capacity by Jess Balzer on Burnaby Now, 15 Jan 2025
  5. ↑ "About Terry Fox". Simon Fraser University.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ As opposed to "Double Bend" tracks. Details: IAAF Track and Field Facilities Manual 2008 Edition, International Association of Athletics Federations
  7. ↑ Tsumura, Howard (August 22, 2021). "A Sunday Read: Why the grand opening of SFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field will reveal a 'mystical' view 56 years in the making!". Varsity Letters. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

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