Ralph Korte Stadium
"The Ralph" | |
Former names | The Stadium @ Bob Guelker Field Cougar Field |
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Address | Stadium Drive SIUE Campus |
Location | Edwardsville, Illinois |
St. Louis City SC 2 (MLS Next Pro ) |
Ralph Korte Stadium, also known as "The Ralph", is a 4,000 seat
Construction
The stadium was constructed on university property surrounding the existing "Bob Guelker Field" in 1993–94 by the City of Edwardsville as a site to host the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival.[2][3] In 1998, the university trustees named the stadium to honor Ralph Korte, the founder of The Korte Company of Highland, an SIUE alumnus and strong advocate of the school.[4]
The soccer playing surface was named, on November 1, 1986, in honor of
Usage
The Korte Stadium and its earlier incarnation, Cougar Field, has hosted the
Features
The track features eight 48-inch lanes, with European-style broad turns (118 meters) and short straightaways (82 meters). The field event facilities include high jump aprons; pole vault runways; long jump/triple jump pits; shot put, discus, and hammer throw rings; and javelin throw runways on the west side, just outside the stadium grandstand.
The Gateway Arch on the St. Louis riverfront, 25 miles to the southwest, can be seen from the top of the stands at The Ralph.
Record attendance
The record single-day attendance for a track & field competition is 11,072 on July 10, 1994 at the U.S. Olympic Festival.
Although an estimated crowd of over 8,000 was present for the 1971 Bronze Boot game versus St. Louis at Cougar Field, the largest soccer crowd in the stadium's current configuration was 4,665 for the Homecoming game against Bradley on October 4, 2014.[5]
References
- ^ "Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Ralph Korte Stadium & Sports Complex". Travel Illinois. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "SIUE 50th Anniversary Historical Timeline". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Maps & Directions - Ralph Korte Stadium". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Alumni Profiles- Ralph Korte". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Bradley vs. SIUE at Edwardsville, Ill., 10/4/2014 at 7 p.m." Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.