The centerpiece of the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex, Hornet Stadium was built in 1969 and renovated by Fred Anderson in 1992. The stadium has hosted World League football, the Canadian Football League, the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials in 2000 and 2004, and the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The track was replaced with an eight-lane 400-meter Mondo surface in 1999 leading to the 2000 trials.
The Nest
Capacity: 1,200
Serving as the home to volleyball, gymnastics, and men's and women's basketball, the Hornets Nest was built in 1955 as a multi-use venue for physical education classes and Sacramento State athletics. Located on campus in Yosemite Hall, The Nest's playing floor was recently named Colberg Court in honor of former volleyball coach Debby Colberg.
Hornet Soccer Field
Capacity: 1,500 • Surface: Baby Bermuda grass
Hornet Soccer Field became a permanent stadium in July of 2002. It is currently home to both men’s and women’s soccer. Located just west of Yosemite Hall, Hornet Soccer Field boasts an international size playing surface that has hosted the Women’s Professional Soccer League’s Sacramento Storm and has been the training site for Mexican professional teams.
Sacramento State’s Hornet Field opened in 1953 and was renovated in 2002. Over that span of 50 years home plate has never moved. The renovation included permanent stadium seating with 150 VIP chairbacks and 1,100 general admission seats, sunken dugouts and a new Barco scoreboard.
Hornet Field was the site of the NCAA Division II West Regionals in 1986 and 1988. The Hornet clubhouse was redesigned in 2007 and includes a player lounge and coaches offices. The infield apron was rebuilt in 2007 and a rubberized surface was added around home plate.
Shea Stadium was built in the Fall of 1986 by the hard work of Irene Shea, who had just agreed to take over the program as head coach, and assistant coaches Jim Beitia and Alan Segal. The new field included a new concrete backstop, a permanent outfield fence, new concrete dugouts and a re-done playing surface. It was the site of the 1987 NCAA Division II West Regionals where over 1,000 fans attended the 2-day event.
In 2002, Shea Stadium was renovated to include permanent stadium seating with 106 VIP chairbacks and 800 general admission seats. The project also included new sunken dugouts and an enclosed, lighted two-lane batting cage.
Rio Del Oro Racquet Club
The home of Sacramento State men's and women's tennis is located just off campus on Scripps Drive. The facility features 24 tennis courts (19 lighted). The Hornets also have the ability to train and compete at the Sparetime Indoor Tennis Center in Gold River, Calif., and also used the Gold River Racquet Club to host the Big Sky Conference Championships in 2007 and 2008.
Sacramento Aquatic Center
The site of five NCAA National Championships (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008) Lake Natoma has been one of, if not, the premier rowing center in the nation. The Sacramento State women’s rowing team has full access to the water, pontoon boats, boathouse, locker room, weight room and an erg loft thanks in part to the Aquatic Center and the University’s Associated Students Inc.
Lake Natoma is the holding basin between Folsom Dam and Nimbus Dam which leads to the start of the lower American River.
The Sacramento State Aquatic Center has also hosted the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships, Pacific 10 Conference Championships and the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships.
The NCAA Championships will return to Lake Natoma in 2010.
Eli and Edythe Broad Fieldhouse
The newest facility on the Sacramento State campus, the Broad Fieldhouse was completed in the spring of 2008. The facility features lockerooms and coaches offices for the Hornet football and track & field programs as well as a new 6,000 square-foot weight room, equipment room and training room. The facility also provides large meeting rooms that can be divided for small groups.
