Gene Bissell Field

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| fullname = Gene Bissell Field at JRI Hospitality Stadium

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| city = Salina, KS

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| location = Graves Family Sports Complex

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| tenants = Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes teams:
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Gene Bissell Field at JRI Hospitality Stadium is a stadium located on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas. The facility is part of the Graves Family Sports Complex and serves as home field for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football, soccer, and track and field teams.

History

The Bissell Field replaced the former Glenn L. Martin Stadium,{{cite web|url=http://www.ksal.com/glenn-martin-stadium-comes-down/|title=Glenn Martin Stadium Comes Down|publisher=KSAL|accessdate=3 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kwucoyotes.com/article/2476 |title= Longtime beloved coach Gene Bissell has died at age 89}} built in 1940 and demolished in 2014. The stadium had been home to the Coyotes football, soccer, and track teams until 2007, when the university ceased to use it due to its condition.[https://www.ksal.com/demolition-of-glenn-martin-stadium-begins/ Demolition Of Glenn Martin Stadium Begins] by KSAL Staff – January 9, 2014

The stadium was dedicated to Franklin Gene Bissell on October 2, 2015, prior to the inaugural game at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the KWU campus signifying the long-lasting impact that Bissell had on students, athletes, faculty and the community.{{cite web|url=http://www.ksal.com/sports/no-21-kwu-wins-opener-at-graves-family-sports-complex/|title=No. 21 KWU Wins Opener at Graves Family Sports Complex|publisher=KSAL|accessdate=3 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006204638/http://www.ksal.com/sports/no-21-kwu-wins-opener-at-graves-family-sports-complex/|archive-date=6 October 2015|url-status=dead}}

The field is circled with a collegiate track and includes a grandstand which seats over 1,900 spectators.

References

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Category:College football venues in Kansas

Category:College soccer venues in the United States

Category:Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football

Category:Soccer venues in Kansas

Category:Sports venues in Salina, Kansas

Category:Sports venues completed in 2015