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Gene Bissell Field at JRI Hospitality Stadium is a
stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
located on the campus of
Kansas Wesleyan University Kansas Wesleyan University is a Private university, private Christian university in Salina, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1886, it is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It has about ...
in
Salina, Kansas Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,889. In the early 1800s, the Kanza tribal land reached eastward from the middle of the Kansas Territory. In 1858 ...
. The facility is part of the Graves Family Sports Complex and serves as home field for the
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes are the athletic teams that represent Kansas Wesleyan University, located in Salina, Kansas, in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing ...
football, soccer, and track and field teams.


History

The Bissell Field replaced the former Glenn L. Martin Stadium, built in 1940 and demolished in 2014. The stadium had been home to the Coyotes football, soccer, and track teams until 2007, when the university ceased to use it due to its condition. The stadium was dedicated to
Franklin Gene Bissell Franklin Gene Bissell (April 12, 1926 – January 28, 2016) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University from 1952 to 1961 and again from 1963 to 1978, compiling a record of 115– ...
on October 2, 2015, prior to the inaugural game at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the KWU campus signifying the long-lasting impact that Bissell had on students, athletes, faculty and the community. The field is circled with a collegiate track and includes a grandstand which seats over 1,900 spectators.


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* College football venues in Kansas College soccer venues in the United States Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football Soccer venues in Kansas Sports venues in Salina, Kansas Sports venues completed in 2015 {{Kansas-struct-stub