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Facilities
Washburn athletics has some of the finest facilities in not only the MIAA but in the nation. Below is a listing of the facilities and their capacities ...
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Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility - OCTOBER 2020 1,500 // 200m Banked Indoor Track and Field Competition Venue and 110-yard Turf Practice Field
Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl 7,200 // Home of football and soccer
Lee Arena 3,907 // Home of men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball
Falley Field 800 // Home of baseball
Washburn Tennis Complex 100 // Home of men’s and women’s tennis
Washburn Softball Complex 500 // Home of softball
The Capitol Federal Savings Strength & Condition Center 12,000 square foot training center
WASHBURN FACILITIES
WASHBURN FACILITIES
The strength and conditioning center as well as the athletic training facilities help Washburn student-athletes be ready for the court and the field...
• The Whiting Field house expansion project was a $7.2 million renovation completed prior to the 2010-11 school year and is one of the largest training facilities in the MIAA. • There are more than 12,000 square feet of workout space inside the weight room facility. • There are 21 weight platforms for multiple teams to use at the same time. • A 39-yard warm up lane made from field turf gives student athletes an area to jog and loosen up and cool down after their workouts. • The Washburn Athletic Training center was renovated in 2012 and features a Hydroworx aquatic therapy pool along with additional therapy and injury prevention equipment and treatment options.
CONDITIONING AREA
OPENED IN FALL OF 2020
This $20 million state-of-the-art facility was unanimously approved by the Washburn Board of Regents in December 2017 and has since received more than $6 million in donations for its construction. The facility will be located in the southwest end of campus along 21st Street between the baseball and softball fields.
The facility has two distinct areas. One side is a 100-yard turf field for use by Washburn’s football, soccer, baseball and softball teams. The other side... well, that’ll be specifically for the cross country and track & field teams.
Separated by drop down netting, the indoor track & field side rivals most NCAA Division I facilities, let alone Division II. This climate controlled facility allows student-athletes complete freedom to train at optimal levels throughout the year. Other features of the track & field side include a 60-meter runway located in the infield, along with designated lanes for jumps and pole vault all surrounded by a 200-meter banked track - the only one in Division II and one of just 28 in all of the NCAA. What about seating you ask, well, there will be plenty of it - 1,500 seats to be exact, allowing Washburn the ability to host regional and national championships right in Topeka, Kansas.