- Richardson Stadium
Richardson Stadium is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose
stadium inDavidson, North Carolina . It is home to theDavidson College Wildcatsfootball andtrack and field teams . The stadium incorporates both Stephen B. Smith Field and Irwin Belk Track. It has also hosted theNCAA Men's Soccer Championship on three occasions from 1992-1994. Every autumn the stadium acts as the start and finish of the Davidson freshmancake race , where incoming students run a course around the college in competition for cakes baked by inhabitants of the local community. The facility opened in 1923 after being donated to the college by Lunsford Richardson, Jr., Davidson class of 1914, and his brother Henry Smith Richardson, Davidson class of 1906, in memory of their father, Lunsford Richardson, Sr., Davidson class of 1875. It was later renovated in 1998 and again in 2005 with the latter providing upgraded amenities including expanded seating, a newpress box ,weight room , and visitor'slocker room .Occasionally the stadium will host
Charlotte Eagles Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches when their stadium isn't big enough for demand.
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