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O'Brien Stadium

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Former names
  
Lincoln Field

Renovated
  
1999

Opened
  
1970

Phone
  
+1 217-581-2106

Surface
  
Pro-Grass

Construction cost
  
$1.7 million

Capacity
  
10,000

Location
  
100 Grant Avenue Charleston, IL 61920

Operator
  
Eastern Illinois University

Address
  
Grant Ave & 4th st, Charleston, IL 61920, USA

Owner
  
Eastern Illinois University

Similar
  
Lantz Arena, Roy Stewart Stadium, Pemberton Hall, Fortera Stadium, Graham Stadium

Eiu o brien stadium athletic training room


O'Brien Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Charleston, Illinois. It is home to the Eastern Illinois University Panthers football and track and field teams. The stadium also plays host to the IHSA State Finals in track and field every year. The stadium features a nine-lane track and in 2004 an artificial turf field was installed.

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In 2009 a state of the art scoreboard was installed on the north end of the field with a video board and new sound system.

The record attendance for O'Brien field was 12,600 on November 9, 1980 vs. Northern Iowa. The all-time record at O'Brien Stadium is 146-65-3 as of 2011.

Redbirds arrive at eiu s o brien stadium


References

O'Brien Stadium Wikipedia