Cessna Stadium
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Cessna Stadium, located in Wichita, Kansas
, is the home of the Wichita State University
Shocker track and field
and soccer teams with a 30,000-seat capacity. Originally constructed in 1969, and renovated in 1996, Cessna Stadium was built over the site of the Shockers' former home, Veterans Field.
Wichita State University rededicated the facility on April 16, 2002 to mark the end of the seven-month, $1.3 million construction that included adding an eighth lane and resurfacing the track, reconfiguring the infield event layout, and building separate locker rooms for the Shocker men's and women's track and field teams. The first event in the renovated facility was WSU's annual K.T. Woodman Track and Field Classic, which is scheduled every April.
One of the most modern and complete football facilities in the nation at the time of its completion, Cessna Stadium was home to Shocker football until the program's termination in 1986, and is still the venue of the Kansas
State High School Track and Field Championship, the Shockers' annual K.T. Woodman Track Classic, as well as several Missouri Valley Conference
Track and Field Championship meets. The stadium has also played host to numerous Kansas State High School Football Championship games; the Shrine Bowl
, Kansas's high school all-star football game; Pittsburg State-Mesa State Division II football game; and numerous High School
City League football games. Cessna is used by Kapaun Mount Carmel High School
as its home field.
Wichita State University football suffered a setback after a plane crash on October 2, 1970 when one of two planes carrying players, staff and fans to a football game at Utah State University
crashed near Silver Plume, Colorado
. Many were injured, and 31 people lost their lives. Sixteen years later, Wichita State University discontinued its football program in 1986.
On October 1, 2006, as part of their A Bigger Bang Tour
, The Rolling Stones
performed their first-ever concert
in Wichita, held at Cessna Stadium, which was set up to accommodate 35,000 to 40,000 fans. http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/15123591.htm
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, is the home of the Wichita State University
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
Shocker track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
and soccer teams with a 30,000-seat capacity. Originally constructed in 1969, and renovated in 1996, Cessna Stadium was built over the site of the Shockers' former home, Veterans Field.
Wichita State University rededicated the facility on April 16, 2002 to mark the end of the seven-month, $1.3 million construction that included adding an eighth lane and resurfacing the track, reconfiguring the infield event layout, and building separate locker rooms for the Shocker men's and women's track and field teams. The first event in the renovated facility was WSU's annual K.T. Woodman Track and Field Classic, which is scheduled every April.
One of the most modern and complete football facilities in the nation at the time of its completion, Cessna Stadium was home to Shocker football until the program's termination in 1986, and is still the venue of the Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
State High School Track and Field Championship, the Shockers' annual K.T. Woodman Track Classic, as well as several Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...
Track and Field Championship meets. The stadium has also played host to numerous Kansas State High School Football Championship games; the Shrine Bowl
Shrine Bowl
The Shrine Bowl was a former postseason college football bowl game. The first game was played on December 18, 1948, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas between Hardin-Simmons University and Ouachita Baptist College....
, Kansas's high school all-star football game; Pittsburg State-Mesa State Division II football game; and numerous High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
City League football games. Cessna is used by Kapaun Mount Carmel High School
Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School, sometimes called Kapaun, is a private, four year, co-educational, secondary school operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita. The mission of the school is to form the total person in the image of Jesus Christ...
as its home field.
Wichita State University football suffered a setback after a plane crash on October 2, 1970 when one of two planes carrying players, staff and fans to a football game at Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
crashed near Silver Plume, Colorado
Silver Plume, Colorado
The historic Town of Silver Plume is a Statutory Town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. Many were injured, and 31 people lost their lives. Sixteen years later, Wichita State University discontinued its football program in 1986.
On October 1, 2006, as part of their A Bigger Bang Tour
A Bigger Bang Tour
A Bigger Bang Tour was a worldwide concert tour by The Rolling Stones which took place between August 2005 and August 2007, in support of their album A Bigger Bang...
, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
performed their first-ever concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
in Wichita, held at Cessna Stadium, which was set up to accommodate 35,000 to 40,000 fans. http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/15123591.htm
See also
- Wichita State UniversityWichita State UniversityWichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
- WSU Shocker Athletics