DeGol Field
Encyclopedia
DeGol Field is a multi-purpose stadium
in Loretto, Pennsylvania
, with a seating capacity
of 3,450. It is home to the Saint Francis University
Red Flash football
, field hockey
, and track and field
teams. The facility opened in 2006. It replaced the Pine Bowl
that was built in 1979.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Loretto, Pennsylvania
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Loretto is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is officially part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area as recognized by the US Census Bureau, but local sources list it as part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania area due to its proximity to...
, with a seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 3,450. It is home to the Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University is a four-year, coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular...
Red Flash football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, and 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...
teams. The facility opened in 2006. It replaced the Pine Bowl
Pine Bowl
Pine Bowl is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. It was home to the Saint Francis University Red Flash football team. The facility opened in 1979.It was replaced by DeGol Field in 2006....
that was built in 1979.
External links
- http://www.sfuathletics.com/sports/2010/11/3/GEN_1103101549.aspx?