TRIANGLE SPORTS FACILITIES GUIDE 8Th Edition
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TRIANGLE SPORTS FACILITIES GUIDE 8th Edition 1 Triangle Sports Commission Based in Cary, North Carolina—a hub for amateur sports—the Triangle Sports Commission (TSC) is dedicated to promoting North Carolina’s Triangle area as a major sports destina- tion, particularly for Olympic and amateur sports. Founded in 2001,now in its 18th year, the TSC hosts sports events and activities that help unify the region and substantiate the Tri- angle’s frequent high rankings as one of America’s best places to live. The TSC is a 501(c) (3) charitable North Carolina non-profit corporation. It is an affiliate of North Carolina Am- ateur Sports, one of our country’s oldest sports commissions, which owns and produces the State Games of North Carolina and Cycle North Carolina. The TSC has been a long-time U.S. Olympic Committee Community Partners. We are proud to support our U.S. Olympic team and the Olympic movement. Contact Us: Triangle Sports Commission 401 Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Suite 210 Cary, North Carolina 27513 (919) 687-1651 (919) 687-1655 (fax) [email protected] The Triangle Sports Facility Guide was written and produced by Sports & Properties, Inc. Special thanks goes to EmmaRuth Cochrane & Lindsey Deaton for their major revisions to, and expansion of, the guide. Sports & Properties consults with sports commissions, convention and visitors bureaus, states, counties, and municipalities and other sports tourism organizations across the U.S. Sports & Properties, Inc. is proud to be a sponsor of the Triangle Sports Commission. ©2020 Sports & Properties, Inc. and the Triangle Sports Commission All rights reserved. 2 Welcome to the Triangle! Centered around the internationally renowned Research Triangle Park—the world’s largest corporate research park—North Carolina’s Triangle region is consistently rated one of the nation’s top places to live, work, and play. Comprised of Wake, Durham, and Orange counties and the major municipalities of Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill, the Triangle boasts a population of over 1.8 million with the highest number of PhD’s per capita in the country. With top universities such as Duke University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University, Meredith College, St. Augustine University, Shaw University, William Peace University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the educational attainment of the residents should not be a surprise. However, the breadth and depth of the Triangle’s sports infra-structure might be. Previously, one of the top executives of TSE, an international consultancy specializing in sports economic development and tourism, paid a visit to the Triangle from TSE’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. After a tour of the Triangle’s sports facilities, the executive commented, “Our company has been involved in numerous Olympic bids, and the Triangle, an area I was not familiar with, has more venues than 90% of those bid cities!” Our Triangle Sports Facility Guide therefore, tries to unveil what apparently has been something of a well kept secret—that is, our region has an incredible multiplicity of great venues. Consider that on certain fall dates, the region seats over 150,000 college football fans in four venues—on a single day! Or that during basketball season, we have weekends where men’s and women’s Division I college basketball is played in as many as six different venues ranging in capacity from 3,000 to over 21,500. But we are not just about collegiate sports. In fact, the Triangle has a widespread reputation as a leader in Olympic and amateur sports—especially large multi-sport events, such as the U.S. Olympic Festival, the Special Olympics World Summer Games, and the State Games of North Carolina, among others. A number of high-quality municipal venues add to the Triangle’s prestigious facility array. WakeMed Soccer Park and Cross Country Course, Cary Tennis Park, and the USA Baseball National Training Complex, all in Cary, have hosted a number of the nation’s top competitions. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center, the WRAL Soccer Center, Walnut Creek Softball Complex, and Pullen Aquatic Center, all in Raleigh, are national caliber as well. The challenge, therefore, in selecting the Triangle for a sporting event may not be finding a suit- able venue, but rather choosing the best venue from so many good choices. But what a great problem to have! We don’t think we’re exaggerating when we say, “We have it all in the Triangle.” Our goal is to make sure there is no need or desire to take a major sports event anywhere else. Give us a try and let us help find the ideal venue for your event or sports activity. We look forward to serving as your host and treating you to our famous Southern hospitality. Hill Carrow CEO, Triangle Sports Commission 3 The Triangle 4 Table of Contents Venue Summary Aquatic Venues 13 Koury Natatorium 14 Optimist Pool 14 Orange County Sportsplex 15 Pullen Aquatic Center 15 Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion 16 Triangle Aquatic Center 16 Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center 17 William H. Sonner Aquatic Facility 17 Arenas 18 Cameron Indoor Stadium 19 Carmichael Arena 19 Dean E. Smith Center 20 Dorton Arena 20 James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum 21 PNC Arena 21 McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium 22 Baseball Venues 23 Boshamer Stadium 24 Doak Field at Dail Park 24 Durham Athletic Park 25 Durham Bulls Athletic Park 25 Five County Stadium 26 Jack Coombs Field 26 Ting Stadium & Park 27 USA Baseball National Training Complex 27 Equestrian Facilities 28 Hunt Horse Complex at the NC Fairgrounds 29 Field Hockey Venues 30 Karen Shelton Stadium 31 Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium 31 5 Football Stadiums 32 Carter-Finley Stadium 33 Durham County Memorial Stadium 33 Kenan Memorial Stadium 34 O’Kelly Riddick Stadium 34 Wallace Wade Stadium 35 Golf Courses 36 Brier Creek Country Club 37 Devil’s Ridge Golf Club 37 Duke University Golf Club 38 Finley Golf Course 38 Lonnie Poole Golf Course 39 MacGregor Downs Country Club 39 North Ridge Country Club 40 Prestonwood Country Club 40 Raleigh Country Club 41 The Club at 12 Oaks 41 TPC at Wakefield Plantation 42 Ice Facilities 43 Polar Ice House of Cary 44 Polar Ice House of Garner 44 Raleigh Center Ice 45 Raleigh IcePlex 45 Triangle Curling Club 46 Indoor Multi-Purpose Facilities 47 Bill Koman Practice Complex 48 Card Gym 48 Carmichael Complex 49 C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium 49 Close-King Indoor Practice Facility 50 Eddie Smith Indoor Field House 50 Emery Gymnasium 51 6 Indoor Multi-Purpose Facilities Hermann Athletic Center 51 Kerr Scott Building 52 LeRoy T. Walker Complex 52 NetSports 53 Orange County Sportsplex 53 Pascal Field House 54 Raleigh Convention Center 54 The Factory: Polar Ice House of Wake Forest, MVP Sports 55 Wake Competition Center 55 Weatherspoon Athletic Center 56 XL Soccer World 56 XL Sports World 57 Indoor Single Sport Facilities 58 Badminton NC 59 NC Volleyball Academy 59 Triangle Badminton Club 60 Triangle Rock Club 60 Triangle Table Tennis 61 Triangle Volleyball Club 61 Open Water Facilities 62 Falls Lake 63 Lake Crabtree 63 Lake Wheeler 64 Harris Lake 64 Jordan Lake 65 Outdoor Multi-Purpose Facilities 66 Buffaloe Road Athletic Park 67 Capital City BMX at Lions Park 67 Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex 68 Fred G. Bond Metro Park 68 George Williams Athletic Complex 69 7 Outdoor Multi-Purpose Facilities MAC Sports & Entertainment 69 Meredith Athletic Field & Track Complex 70 Middle Creek Park 70 Paul Derr Complex & Dail Soccer Stadium 71 Parrish Womble Park 71 Southern Sand Volleyball Complex 72 Thomas Brooks Park 72 Soccer Venues 73 Cedar Fork District Park 74 Dorrance Field 74 Fleming Loop Park 75 Koskinen Stadium 75 Method Road Soccer Complex 76 Soccer.com Center 76 WRAL Soccer Park 77 WakeMed Soccer Park 77 Softball Venues 78 Anderson Stadium 79 Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Complex 79 Duke Softball Stadium 80 Walnut Creek Softball Complex 80 Tennis Facilities 81 Ambler Tennis Stadium 82 Cary Tennis Park 82 Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center 83 Dr. Younge Tennis Courts 83 J.W. Isenhour Complex 84 Lakemont Swim & Tennis Club 84 Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center 85 North Hills Tennis Club 85 Raleigh Racquet Club 86 8 Tennis Facilities Seven Oaks Swim & Racquet Club 86 Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center 87 Track & Field/Cross Country Specific Facilities 88 Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium 89 Ransen-Hamrick Cross Country Course at Finley Fields 89 UNC Track & Field Complex 90 WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course 90 9 Maps: City/Town Maps 91 Downtown Raleigh 92 North Raleigh 93 Durham 94 Downtown Durham 95 Greater Cary (including Apex & Morrisville) 96 University Maps 97 Duke University - East Campus 98 Duke University - West Campus 99 North Carolina Central University 100 NC State University - Main Campus 101 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - On Campus 102 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Off Campus 103 Park Maps 104 Cary Tennis Park 105 Fred G. Bond Metro Park 106 Middle Creek Park 107 Ting Stadium & Park 108 USA Baseball National Training Complex & Thomas Brooks Park 109 WakeMed Soccer Park & Cross Country Course 110 Lake Maps 111 Falls Lake 112 Harris Lake 113 Jordan Lake 114 Lake Crabtree 115 Lake Wheeler 116 Additional Facility Maps 117 Hunt Horse Complex 118 NC State Fairgrounds 119 Soccer.com Center 120 10 Venue Summary (Seating Capacity) Aquatic Venues Football Stadiums Koury Natatorium (2,000) Carter-Finley Stadium (57,5830 Optimist Pool (300) Durham County Memorial Stadium (8,500) Orange County Sportsplex (300) Kenan Memorial Stadium (50,500) Pullen Aquatic Center (500) O’Kelly Riddick Stadium (10,000) Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion (1,000) Wallace Wade Stadium (40,000) Triangle Aquatic Center (1,000) Willis R.