Foote Field is a multi-purpose sports facility on the University of Alberta South Campus in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, built as a legacy facility for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. It was named for University of Alberta alumnus, former varsity track athlete, and philanthropist Eldon Foote, who donated $2 million toward the construction costs.
 Sun setting behind Foote Field. | |
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| Location | 11601 68 Avenue, University of Alberta South Campus, Edmonton, Alberta |
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| Public transit |    South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station |
| Owner | University of Alberta |
| Capacity | East Field: 3,500 West Field: 1,500 |
| Surface | East Field: PureGrass West Field: Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 8, 2001[1] |
| Construction cost | C$10.5 million[1] ($16.9 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Tenants | |
| Alberta Golden Bears/Alberta Pandas (U Sports) (2001–present) FC Edmonton (NASL) (2011) | |
Design
editFoote Field features two separate athletic fields on either side of a multi-purpose indoor facility. The East Field is a fully lit stadium that serves as home for the Alberta Golden Bears football. It features a CFL-sized surface, press box, electronic scoreboard, and has a capacity of 3,500 spectators. The East Field also features a four-lane, 125 m warm-up runway. In 2007, the field's older Astroturf surface was replaced with a newer type of hybrid artificial surface made by Astroturf LLC, called PureGrass.[3]
The West Field is designed for track-and-field training and competition. It features a 400 m Beynon Sports running track, as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, hammer, shot put, and javelin. Inside the track is a natural-turf soccer field. Like the East Field, the West Field features a press box, electronic scoreboard, and has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
Between the two fields is a multi-purpose indoor facility, which includes locker rooms, press box, and concession area. Other indoor facilities include classroom space, meeting rooms, and a high-performance weight-training area. The fitness centre is for the use of high-performance student-athletes only.
References
edit- ^ a b "Foote Field is ready for heavy traffic". University of Alberta ExpressNews. Retrieved 2009-09-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ AstroTurf: University of Alberta Excited About Their New PureGrass Pitch Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 30 November 2009
External links
edit- U of A Foote Field page Archived 2016-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Aerial view image of Foote Field
