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.
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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.
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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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