New lacrosse stadium o cially open for competition

MICHAELA BELKIN AND LAURYN LUDERMAN

Lantern reporters belkin.19@osu.edu

luderman.4@osu.edu

This story was originally published Feb. 15 and updated for the commencement edition.

The Ohio State men’s and women’s lacrosse teams finally have a place to call home.

Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium opened for business after 2 1/2 years in the making.

In August 2021, the Ohio State Board of Trustees approved stadium construction for Ohio State’s first $24.9 million lacrosseonly venue. Less than two years later, it is now home to the Buckeyes men’s and women’s lacrosse teams after opening Jan.

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Men’s lacrosse head coach Nick Myers played an integral role in making the stadium come to fruition. From raising funds to choosing a location for the flagpole, Myers said he’d been looking forward to getting inside the stadium since the moment it was approved.

“The venue has been a big part of the

Buckeye dream for a long time,” Myers said. “We said, ‘It would be ideal if we could eventually find a way to create our own venue that we could practice and compete in that would be ideal for our fans, men’s and women’s program.’”

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