Facilities

Our academies will be held at one of the following facilities at Harvard University:
 

Harvard Stadium
Nestled in a spectacular setting next to the Charles River and with the Boston skyline on the horizon, Harvard Stadium ranks among the nation's finest college football facilities. Built in 1903, it is also the nation's oldest stadium. Harvard Stadium is a horseshoe containing architectural elements of a Greek stadium and Roman circus and is considered an engineering marvel, as it was the world's first massive reinforced concrete structure and the first large permanent arena for American college athletics. With a seating capacity of 30,898, Harvard Stadium is praised for its outstanding sight-line for fans.

In its 99 years, Harvard Stadium has been the site of more than 600 Crimson football games. Track and field, rugby, lacrosse, professional football, and even ice hockey have been played there as well. For two years, the NFL's New England Patriots called Harvard Stadium home. The Stadium also hosted Olympic soccer competition in the summer of 1984, and was the site for the University's 350th anniversary celebration in 1986.



Ohiri Field
Ohiri Field is named for Chris Ohiri '64, a native of Owerri, Nigeria, who was a soccer and track standout for the Crimson. A magna cum laude graduate, he died of cancer while attending classes at Harvard Business School. Harvard dedicated its field in honor of Ohiri on October 15, 1983, in a ceremony preceding a match with Dartmouth.

Ohiri, who led the Ivy League in scoring all three of his varsity years, is the Crimson's all-time goals (47) and points (94) leader. He also shares the school record for goals in a game (5, which he accomplished twice) and owns the mark for consecutive games with a goal (13). A member of the 1960 Nigerian Olympic soccer team, Ohiri was selected a First Team All-American in his senior season of 1963.

Ohiri Field consists of a 120 yards x 75 yards natural grass pitch for matches and an additional one of the same dimensions for practice.




Jordan Field
Jordan Field, one of Harvard's newest intercollegiate facilities, was built in 2000 and serves as the home of the field hockey and men's and women's lacrosse teams. The synthetic turf facility was officially dedicated on April 15, 2000, prior to Harvard's men's lacrosse game against Ivy rival Princeton.

The facility, located adjacent to the newly-remodeled Beren Tennis Center, is a generous gift of Gerald Jordan '61, a former Crimson football player. This new turf facility serves as the primary playing surface for the lacrosse and field hockey teams, and provides a training facility and inclement weather option for Harvard's other fall and spring sports. The current seating capacity is 900 spectators; the press box can accommodate up to 12 members of working media.

 

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