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E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
University of Richmond sports stadium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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E. Claiborne Robins Stadium is an 8,217-seat stadium at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.[6] It is home to the Richmond Spiders football, men's and women's lacrosse, and women's track and field teams.
The men's soccer team played there until 2012, when the university discontinued the program.[7]
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Known for many years as the Soccer/Track Complex, the original 2,000-seat facility was renamed First Market Stadium in 2001 following a sponsorship from First Market Bank (now Atlantic Union Bank).[8]
In 2002, the stadium's track was completely rebuilt.[9] In 2003, it was named the Fred Hardy Track in honor of the longtime Spiders coach.[10] The playing surface was changed from natural grass to FieldTurf, an artificial turf, in 2004.[11]
Due to the age and off-campus location of City Stadium, where the Richmond Spiders football team played its home games, demand grew for an on-campus football facility.
The university and donors committed more than $25 million to a renovation of First Market Stadium, including a $5 million grant from the Robins Foundation in early 2008.[12][13]
Renovations on the stadium began on December 20, 2008, coincidentally the day after the Spiders football team won the 2008 NCAA Division I Football Championship – the school's first national title in any sport.[14]
On September 16, 2009, the stadium was renamed E. Claiborne Robins Stadium to honor the legacy of E. Claiborne Robins Sr and his historic philanthropy to the school.[13]
The football team began play at Robins Stadium in the 2010 season, they won their first game 27-21 in overtime over Elon University.[15]
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