Beaty–Richmond Field at Carl Smith Stadium is a 3,086-capacity
stadium
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in
Wise, Virginia
Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia. The population was 2,970 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in 1924, after Hen ...
, used mostly by the
UVA Wise Cavaliers
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football
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and
women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse (or girls' lacrosse), sometimes shortened to lax, is a field sport played at the international level with two opposing teams of ten players each (12 players per team at the U.S. domestic level). Originally played by indigenous ...
teams.
The stadium is named for Carl Smith, a Wise native who donated large sums of money to the university system, and the field is named for Lelia Maude Beaty Richmond, another Wise native who was a supporter of the school.
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Wise, Virginia
Sports venues completed in 1999
1999 establishments in Virginia
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