The James G. Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Track is a 4,500-seat dual-purpose

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

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

campus in

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. The stadium is home to the

Florida Gators women's soccer The Florida Gators women's soccer team represents the University of Florida in the sport of college soccer. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They ...

team and the men's and women's

Florida Gators track and field The Florida Gators track and field program represents the University of Florida in the sport of track and field. The program includes separate men's and women's teams, both of which compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic As ...

teams. The facility was renamed in honor of university alumnus James G. Pressly, Jr. The track was named in honor of

Percy Beard Percy Morris Beard (January 26, 1908 – March 27, 1990) was an American college and international track and field athlete who specialized in the high hurdles event, and won an Olympic silver medal. Beard later became a nationally prominent ...

, a 1932 Olympic silver medalist and the former Gators track and field head coach for twenty-seven years. In anticipation of the new Florida Gators soccer team, James G. Pressly Stadium was completed renovated in 1995. The stadium seating facilities and field received a $750,000 facelift and the

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and

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pits were moved from the infield to outside of the Pearcy Beard Track. This move made the

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of the right proportions, and had an area of approximately 115 yards by seventy yards. Over 2,500 bench seats were added to the existing 2,000-seat concrete

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, bringing the total capacity to 4,500. The Florida Gators soccer team ranked eighth overall in the nation for its 2007 total attendance of 16,889, or an average of 1,299 spectators per game.Stadium description and statistics at gatorzone.com
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McKethan Stadium Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field was the college baseball stadium of the University of Florida, serving as the home field for the Florida Gators baseball team until being replaced by Condron Ballpark in 2020. McKethan Stadium was locate ...

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''Gatorzone'' ProfileFlorida Gators Soccer information about the stadium
{{Florida Gators women's soccer Buildings at the University of Florida College soccer venues in the United States Florida Gators women's soccer Florida Gators track and field venues Soccer venues in Florida Tourist attractions in Gainesville, Florida 1995 establishments in Florida Sports venues completed in 1995

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