Alumni Stadium (BJU)
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| Location | Greenville, South Carolina |
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| Owner | Bob Jones University |
| Operator | Bob Jones University |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Surface | Grass, Athletic Track |
| Opened | 1968 |
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| Bob Jones University (Intramural) | |
Alumni Stadium is the athletics stadium at Bob Jones University, a Protestant fundamentalist university in Greenville, South Carolina. The stadium, completed in 1968, was a gift of the BJU Alumni Association and seats 4,000 in a single stand situated along the north sideline. Its bleachers are constructed of prestressed concrete beams with seats of anodized aluminum.[1] In 1992, an outdoor concession area was included as part of the adjoining Fremont Fitness Center.[2]
The University abolished intercollegiate athletics in 1933.[3] Except for a few exhibition games, only intramural sports were played in the stadium until the 2012-13 school year when intercollegiate soccer was introduced.[4] The stadium continues to be used for intramural athletics and occasionally for other non-athletic events.[5]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Melton Wright, Fortress of Faith: The Story of Bob Jones University (Greenville: Bob Jones University Press, 1984), 409-10.
- ^ Daniel L. Turner, Standing Without Apology: The History of Bob Jones University (Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 1997), 258.
- ^ Turner, 40-41.
- ^ The BJU Bruins compete in Division I of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) in men's soccer, men's basketball, women's soccer, and women's basketball."BJU athletics". Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "BJU website". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-09-08.