From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rice Track/Soccer Stadium
Rice Track/Soccer Stadium
the stadium hosted a WUSA exhibition match between
the Washington Freedom (featuring Mia Hamm) and the
Atlanta Beat. The event set the current stadium record
with more than 5,000 tickets sold. The stadium hosted
another WUSA exhibition in 2003 and has hosted two
conference soccer tournaments: the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament in 2002 and the Conference USA
Tournament (won by Rice) in 2005. The WAC Outdoor
Track & Field Championships were held there in 2002 and
again in 2004. Following Rice’s move to Conference USA
in 2005, the C-USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
were hosted at the facility in 2007.
The stadium has also served as a practice venue for
soccer teams visiting Houston, including the United
Rice Track/Soccer Stadium behind fence and sign. States men’s national team, Everton of the Premier
League, the Colorado Rapids and the Republic of Ireland
Track/Soccer
Rice Track/Soccer Stadium is a stadium in Houston, women’s national football team.
Texas. It is primarily used for track and field and soccer The stadium has also hosted a series of summer all-
for the Rice University Owls. It sits on the location of Rice comer track and field meets for more than 20 years, and
Field,
Field Rice’s old football stadium that was used prior to notable athletes including Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson,
the opening of Rice Stadium in 1950. The venue held less Joanna Hayes and Bryan Bronson have competed.
than 37,000 people for football. Today, it holds approxi-
mately 5,000 people. Part of the grandstand from the vis-
itor’s side of the old football stadium is used as the cur- External links
rent grandstand, although the bleachers were removed. • Venue information
Today, there are about 100 permanent seats on the stone Coordinates: 29°42′47″N 95°24′07″W / 29.712954°N
terracing. 95.401907°W / 29.712954; -95.401907
The soccer field was installed in 2000-2001 after Rice
added women’s soccer as a varsity sport. In October 2002,
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