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.