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War Memorial Fieldhouse

Coordinates: 41°18′42.34″N 105°34′12.42″W / 41.3117611°N 105.5701167°W / 41.3117611; -105.5701167
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War Memorial Fieldhouse
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Coordinates41°18′42.34″N 105°34′12.42″W / 41.3117611°N 105.5701167°W / 41.3117611; -105.5701167
OwnerUniversity of Wyoming
OperatorUniversity of Wyoming
Capacity5,000
Opened1951
Tenants
Wyoming Cowboys (Indoor Track and Field & Wrestling)

War Memorial Fieldhouse is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Laramie, Wyoming.[1] It opened in 1951 along with War Memorial Stadium. It currently hosts the school's wrestling and indoor track and field programs.[1][2]

It was home to the University of Wyoming Cowboys basketball team from 1951 until 1982 when it was replaced by the Arena-Auditorium.

Its highest attendance was 10,580 spectators in 1953 in a game against Brigham Young University.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "War Memorial Fieldhouse". gowyo.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "War Memorial Fieldhouse". wy.milesplit.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ McDaniel, Rodger (September 2018). The Man in the Arena [The Life and Times of U.S. Senator Gale McGee]. Lincoln, NE: U of Nebraska Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-1640120907. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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