Cross Country Media Guide

4 | 2 0 1 7 K U T Z T OW N U N I V E R S I T Y C R O S S C O U N T R Y Kutztown University is blessed with some of the top athletic facilities among Division II colleges and universities in the eastern United States. 19 of KU’s 21 teams have their home venue on campus. Facilities UNIVERSITY FIELD AT ANDRE REED STADIUM | University Field has been home to KU football since 1936. The facility has also been home to KU men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. The current grandstand, press box, and concession stand were constructed for the 1988 season. Artificial turf was installed and the track was resurfaced in 2005, and once again in 2017 with new SprintTurf and a resurface of the track. Golden Bear field hockey also moved to the facility in 2005. Lights were installed the same year, and first became operational for the 2006 season. Golden Bear alumnus and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Reed ‘05 tossed the coin at the first football night game. The visitors’ bleachers, which seat approximately 1,000, were replaced in 2010.The stadium has also hosted KU club and intramural sporting events, KU’s spring commencement ceremonies (until 2005, the year Reed graduated), high school football, various special events, and occasional Golden Bear women’s lacrosse games. On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, the university dedicated the facility in honor of Reed at a pre-game ceremony. In honor of its 78-year history, the field at the facility retained the name University Field, and is referred to officially as University Field at Andre Reed Stadium. STUDENT-RECREATION CENTER | The 64,623-square-foot student recreation center opened in the fall of 2006. The facility, located between Keystone Hall and University Field, is THE place to be for student recreation and fitness on campus. Among the amenities are a nearly 9,000-square-foot fitness center and weight room, two group fitness studios, two racquetball courts, an indoor rock climbing wall, a synthetic surface gymnasium with curved walls for indoor sports, a synthetic surface half gymnasium, a suspended jogging track (approx. 1/10 mile), an office suite for recreational services staff, a meeting room, retail space/snack bar and locker rooms with jacuzzis.