Fetzer Field
Encyclopedia
Fetzer Field is a 5,025-capacity stadium
located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
. The stadium is home to the North Carolina Tar Heels
men's and women's soccer teams as well as the men's lacrosse
and track and field
teams. It has also hosted the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
on several occasions. It is named for former longtime athletic director Bob Fetzer.
The stadium opened in 1935 as a Works Progress Administration
project, and was the home of the track and field team. It has been the home of the men's soccer team since its inception in 1947, of the men's lacrosse team since its inception in 1949, of the women's soccer team since its inception in 1979, and of the women's lacrosse team from 1996 to 1999.
In 1990, the track was named in honor of Charlotte
businessman Irwin "Ike" Belk
, a former Tar Heel track letterman.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
. The stadium is home to the North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
men's and women's soccer teams as well as the men's lacrosse
North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
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. It has also hosted the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
NCAA Women's Soccer Championships are divided into three divisions. This article lists NCAA Women's soccer championships.-Division I:The NCAA began conducting a Women's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament...
on several occasions. It is named for former longtime athletic director Bob Fetzer.
The stadium opened in 1935 as a Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
project, and was the home of the track and field team. It has been the home of the men's soccer team since its inception in 1947, of the men's lacrosse team since its inception in 1949, of the women's soccer team since its inception in 1979, and of the women's lacrosse team from 1996 to 1999.
In 1990, the track was named in honor of Charlotte
CHARLOTTE
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businessman Irwin "Ike" Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
, a former Tar Heel track letterman.