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  1. Buildings

    1. Athletics and Recreation

      1. University Stadium (CS)

        PARKING INFORMATION

        NOTE: Check wichita.edu/parking for permit requirements and parking rules

        Visitors: Use Lots 2K, 2E and 3S
        Students: Use Lots 2E and 3N

        WHAT'S IN HERE
        • Outdoor stadium generally used by the Track and Field program
        • Track and Field and Cross Country coaching office suite/team rooms
        HISTORY
        The 30,000-seat University Stadium, constructed in 1969 as a football and track and field facility, was built as Cessna Stadium over the site of the Shockers' former home, Veterans Field. The stadium was the home of WSU’s football program until it was discontinued in 1986.
         
        The stadium was renovated in 1996, again in 2002, and is currently undergoing a multi-year, $51 million renovation that widened the existing grass field to accommodate a regulation-sized soccer field and a 9-lane track. In June 2026, Phase II construction will demolish the West stands and allow for the completion of the stadium.
         
        The stadium serves as the venue for the annual Kansas State High School Track and Field Championship, the Shockers' K.T. Woodman Track Classic, and has hosted several Missouri Valley Conference Track and Field Championship meets. The stadium has also been the site of numerous Kansas State High School Activities Association football championship games; the Shrine Bowl, Kansas's high school all-star football game; and Wichita City League high school football games. In October 2006, Cessna Stadium hosted the North American finale of the Rolling Stones’ Bigger Bang Tour.