Modern Ithaca College Athletic Facilities

By nmarch1
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    Ithaca College's Athletic Facilities

  • Butterfield Stadium

    Sport(s): Football, Track and Field
    Named for: Jim Butterfield (in 1992)
    Original Name: South Hill Field
    Renovations: The current bleachers were installed in 1978, along with the track. The press box was installed in 1960, with renovations in 1985 and 1998. The latest scoreboard and message board were installed in 2004.
    Fun Fact: Jim Butterfield was one of only three coaches to have his home field named for him while he was still coaching.

  • Hill Center Pool

    Sport(s): Swimming and Diving
    Named for: Location (Inside the Laurence S. Hill Center)
    Original Name: None

  • Ben Light Gymnasium

    Sport(s): Basketball, Volleyball, Gymnastics and Wrestling
    Named for: Ben Light
    Original Name: None
    Renovations: The floor was resurfaced in 1997.

  • Freeman Field

    Sport(s): Baseball
    Named for: James A. "Bucky" Freeman
    Original Name:None
    Renovations: Field-level dugouts added in 1990 along with a press box, batting cage, and hillside bleachers. A new scoreboard was added in 2006.
    Fun Fact: Freeman Field hosted the baseball portion of the 1989 Empire State Games.

  • Haskell Davidson Boathouse

    Sport(s): Crew
    Named for: Haskell Davidson
    Original Name: Haskell Davidson Boathouse

  • Soccer Field Built

    After construction forced the soccer teams to play off-campus at Cass Park in 1987, a soccer field was added in the upper terraces in time for the 1988 season.

  • Kostrinsky Field

    Sport(s): Softball
    Named for: Dorris Kostrinsky
    Original Name: Upper Terrace Field (renamed in 1997)
    Fun Fact: Kostrinsky Field has hosted the NCAA Northeast Regionals 11 times.

  • Upper Terrace Field

    Sport(s): Men's Lacrosse
    Named for: None
    Original Name: Upper Terrace Field
    Fun Fact: The field was the site of the first Empire 8 Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament.

  • Butterfield Track resurfaced

    The track, which opened in 1978, was last resurfaced in 1997.

  • Ithaca College Fitness Center

    Sport(s): None
    Named for: None
    Original Name: None The Fitness Center containts a weight room, aerobics room and two gymnasiums.

  • Carp Wood Field

    Sport(s): Soccer, Women's Lacrosse
    Named for: Carlton "Carp" Wood
    Original Name: One of the many original "Upper Terrace Fields."
    Renovations: Press box and a section of stadium seats were added when the field was renamed.
    Fun Fact: The 1998 Women's Soccer Final Four was hosted at Carp Wood Field.

  • Higgins Field

    Sport(s): Field Hockey (Lacrosse in 2011)
    Named for: Marty Higgins
    Original Name: Higgins Field
    Fun Facts: Higgins Field is the first synthetic surface field at Ithaca College.

  • Fitness Center (Future Commemoration)

    Sport(s): Track and Field, Swimming and Diving
    Named for: None
    Original Name: None