James G. Pressly Stadium
Location | Gainesville, Florida |
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Coordinates | 29°38′57″N 82°21′18″W / 29.6493°N 82.355107°W |
Owner | University of Florida |
Operator | University Athletic Association |
Capacity | 4,500 |
Surface | Natural Grass |
Construction | |
Renovated | 1995 |
Expanded | 2007 |
Tenants | |
Florida Gators women's soccer Florida Gators track and field |
The James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track is a 4,500-seat dual-purpose stadium located on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. The stadium is home to the Florida Gators women's soccer team and the men's and women's Florida Gators track and field teams. The facility was renamed in honor of university alumnus James G. Pressly, Jr. The track was named in honor of Percy Beard, a 1932 Olympic silver medalist and the former Gators track and field head coach for twenty-seven years.[1]
In anticipation of the new Florida Gators soccer team, James G. Pressly Stadium was completed renovated in 1995. The stadium seating facilities and field received a $750,000 facelift and the
The Florida Gators soccer team ranked eighth overall in the nation for its 2007 total attendance of 16,889, or an average of 1,299 spectators per game.[3]
Images
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Front gate
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Percy Beard Track
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Stadium sign
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View from behind McKethan Stadium
See also
- Becky Burleigh
- Florida Gators
- List of University of Florida buildings
- Mike Holloway
- University Athletic Association