NORTH CAMPUS FIELD |
The UW-La Crosse softball squad calls North Campus Field its home during the season. The softball complex, located North of UWL's main campus off East Avenue, was renovated in 2013-14 featuring new dugouts, new batting cages, a new scoreboard and a new seating grandstand with a seating capacity of 530. The Eagles played their first home games at the complex April 5, 2014, earning a doubleheader sweep of UW-Eau Claire.
UWL's baseball team plays its home games at Copeland Park in La Crosse, but utilize North Campus Field for practice.
Along with use by the Eagles' softball and baseball teams, the fields are utilized by the Stars of Tomorrow Youth Baseball Tournaments, and La Crosse Parks and Recreation summer leagues.
North Campus Field also includes intramural fields and the outdoor adventure/ropes course.
For more information on the ropes course, please contact: TJ Mickschl.
For questions regarding North Campus Field (softball, baseball), please contact: Carly Sprouse, Interim Coordinator of Facilities & Events
MITCHELL HALL FIELD HOUSE |
The Mitchell Hall Fieldhouse is the most popular area of Mitchell Hall with its 40,000 square feet accommodating a climbing wall, golf and batting cages, 12 volleyball courts, 12 badminton courts, 4 double and 2 single tennis courts, as well as a 200 meter indoor track.
Mitchell Hall was constructed in 1965 to accommodate significant growth in the preparation of physical educators and to meet the expanding needs of the intercollegiate athletic program. On a typical day, this facility opens at 5 a.m. and is fully utilized until 11 p.m., making it one of the busiest buildings at UW-L.
The offices of the College Dean, Director of University Graduate Studies, the Departments of Exercise and Sport Science, and Health Education and Health Promotion, La Crosse Exercise and Health Program, Intercollegiate Athletics, Sports Camps and Clinics, Adventure Programs, the Wisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WAHPERD), and Recreational Sports are housed in Mitchell Hall.
Driving Directions
From the West: Exit Interstate I-90 at Onalaska Highway 157 (Exit 4). Turn right on Highway 157 and then right again onto Highway 16. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
From the North: Highways 61 on the Minnesota side of the Mississippi and 53 on the Wisconsin side both junction with Interstate I-90.
If traveling south on Highway 61, go east on I-90 to Highway 157 (Exit 4). Turn right onto Highway 157 and then right again onto Highway 16. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
If traveling south on Highway 53 (go over I-90 at Exit 4). Follow Highway 157 to Highway 16. Turn right on Highway 16. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
From the East: Travelers heading west to La Crosse on Interstate I-90 exit at Onalaska-La Crosse Highway 16 (Exit 5). Turn left onto Highway 16. Drive 4.8 miles and right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
From the South: Highway 14, 61, and 35 enter the city on the South. Follow the green "UW-La Crosse" signs north on Losey Boulevard to Highway 16 (3.0 miles). Turn left on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.
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