America First Event Center

{{Short description|Arena in Cedar City, Utah}}

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| image = America First Event Center Inside1.jpg

| stadium_name = America First Event Center

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| coordinates = {{coord|37|40|32|N|113|04|23|W|type:landmark_region:US-UT|display=inline,title}}

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| location = 351 University Boulevard
Cedar City, UT 84720

| broke_ground =

| opened = 1985

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Southern Utah University

| operator = Southern Utah University

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| former_names =

| tenants = Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA)
(1985-present)

| seating_capacity = 5,300

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America First Event Center is a 5,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Cedar City, Utah. It was built in 1985. It is home to the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams. The America First Event Center is also the centerpiece venue for the Utah Summer Games.{{Cite web|title=Utah Summer Games to feature 3 new athletic events|url=https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2018/06/11/prc-utah-summer-games-to-feature-3-new-athletic-events/|author=|work=St. George News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-06}} The arena was previously known as the Centrum Arena but was renamed in 2017 as part of a naming rights deal with America First Credit Union valued at $1.5 million over 10 years.{{Cite web|title=SUU renames Centrum Arena after America First Credit Union|url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/9/28/20620461/suu-renames-centrum-arena-after-america-first-credit-union|author=|date=2017-09-28|website=Deseret News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}