Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
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The long-awaited new home for the Tulsa men's and women's soccer and track & field teams, the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium, was completed in August, 2003. The stadium is the third phase of the 10-year athletic master plan for campus development. The multi-purpose facility is part of the Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Complex, a 30-acre development at The University of Tulsa.
The TU men's soccer team made the most of its new "home field" in 2003 by capturing its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a win over Oakland in the NCAA Tournament first round.
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Designed by St. Louis-based Hastings & Chivetta Architects, Inc., the new stadium features a 75' X 120' soccer field and an eight-lane 400-meter synthetic surface running track. The fully irrigated soccer field consists of Tiffsport sod on top of an eight-inch sand base to facilitate drainage to a system of pipes below. The stadium includes locker rooms, a training room, concession stand and storage area, a press box and seating for 2,000 spectators.
The primary goal for the stadium is to provide the University's soccer and track teams with a permanent track and natural grass field on campus. The new stadium allows the track teams to incorporate the hammer throw, discus, javelin and shot put into its field events.
The $4.5 million facility has generated excitement for the teams as well as enhance student-athlete recruitment opportunities. The facility further demonstrates The University of Tulsa's commitment to providing its Division I NCAA teams top notch athletic facilities.
Other firms working on the stadium included the St. Louis companies of McClure Engineering Associates as mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer; and Jack Sontag, structural engineer. Tulsa-based companies include Saks & Associates providing civil engineering; Howell & Vancuren as the landscape architect; and Oakridge Builders as the general contractor.
Tulsa's practice field at the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex is located south of the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium and is one of the finest soccer practice fields in the nation. The facility, which features a press deck and permanent seating on both sides of the field, served as the home field for the Golden Hurricane during the 2000-02 seasons.
