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Samford Track/Soccer Complex
Earlier this year, the Samford track and field and soccer programs moved into their new home, the Samford Track and Soccer Complex. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility began in August 2010 and was finished during the summer 2011. The stadium includes locker rooms, a ticket office and a high-tech press box. With the addition of the facility, Samford has already hosted the 2011 SoCon Track and Field Championships and is slated to host the SoCon championships in soccer in 2012. Samford University dedicated its new track and soccer stadium Friday, April 22, hours before student-athletes christened it with SoCon track and field championship competition. Athletics director Martin Newton, acknowledging that the university provides an excellent "broad-based education and athletic experience for all Samford students," noted that athletics is sometimes called the "front porch to a university." "We are proud to have this front porch on Lakeshore Drive. It will contribute to helping Samford student-athletes compete at the highest level in the Southern Conference," said Newton. The complex, which includes a nine-lane track with a regulation soccer field inside the track, is located just across Lakeshore Drive from the campus. Newton, who was named athletics director in March, added that Samford's greatest asset is its people. "And the finest student athletes in the country are here at Samford," he said. The complex has a seating capacity of 1,200, with 360 chair-back seats. A 300-square-foot press box sits atop the grandstand. A 5,000-square-foot support building houses concessions, ticket booth, restrooms, storage and locker rooms.
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