Welch Stadium | |
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| Location | Emporia, Kansas |
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| Owner | Emporia State University |
| Operator | Emporia State University |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Surface | RamTurf |
| Opened | 1937 |
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| Emporia State football Emporia High School football | |
Francis G. Welch Stadium, also known as Jones Field at Welch Stadium or Welch Stadium, is a sport stadium in Emporia, Kansas. The facility is primarily used by the Emporia State University football and track & field teams and Emporia High School football. It is named to honor long-time Emporia State coach and athletic director Fran Welch.[1] The facility was one of the first on the NCAA Division II level to offer enclosed skyboxes and is still one of only a few across the nation.[2]
- ^ Hanschu, Steven (2013). Emporia State University. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738598741. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ Emporia State University Athletics Facilities Guide, Welch Stadium