Ahearn Field was the first on-campus athletic field for
Kansas State University
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public insti ...
in
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city and county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States, although the city extends into Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Pottawatomie County. It is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue ...
.
It was used from 1911 to 1922 by the
football team
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,
baseball team, and track team.
[ It was named in honor of former coach Mike Ahearn.
The field opened with a high school track competition held on April 15, 1911.][ A covered wooden grandstand was built at the Athletic Park in 1906, along with a small locker room.][ These structures were both transported to Ahearn Field in 1911 and used at the new site.][ The grandstand was located at the south end of the field, facing north (approximately the current location of the K-State Alumni Center).][
Memorial Stadium was opened at the same site in 1922, at which time the alignment of the football field was shifted from east–west to north–south, and the old grandstand was removed.][
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Sports venues completed in 1911
University and college buildings completed in 1911
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