page_title: Emporia State Hornets
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Emporia State Hornets / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: The "Victory Joe" Bell Tower
context_page_description: The Emporia State Hornets are the athletic teams that represent Emporia State University. The women's basketball and softball teams use the name Lady Hornets. The university's athletic program fields 15 varsity teams in 11 sports all of whom have combined to win 50 conference championships as well as three national championships. Corky the Hornet serves as the mascot representing the teams, and the school colors are black and gold. Emporia State participates in the NCAA Division II and has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association since 1991.
  The university's athletic director is Kent Weiser. The Hornet football team has been coached by Garin Higgins since 2007. Toby Wynn was named head coach of the Lady Hornets basketball program in 2018. The women's basketball program is the school's only NCAA championship, which the team won during the 2010 tournament. The men's basketball team is currently coached by Craig Doty, a three-time championship coach.
context_section_description: Francis G. Welch Stadium serves as home to the Hornets football team. The stadium, who is named for long-time Emporia State coach and athletic director Fran Welch, opened in 1947 and since then has gone under a few renovations. Improvements done in 1994 include installation of a new scoreboard and fence as well as remodelling of entrance areas, concessions, and washrooms. In 1997, the Hutchinson Family Pavilion was added. It hosts multiple levels of enclosed sky-boxes, theatre-style seating, and a media area. The current seating capacity of the stadium is 10,000. Zola Witten Track is also in the facility, used by the track teams.
  Since 1940, home basketball games have been played at William L. White Auditorium, a 5,000-seat arena which is named after William Lindsay White, son of William Allen White. In addition to serving as home to the men's and women's basketball teams, the auditorium has been used by the Hornets volleyball team since the program started in 1973. In 2008, a new scoreboard and video screen were installed, and the arena floor was refinished and a refreshed logo added. Interior painting in a new color scheme was completed throughout the building.
  Trusler Sports Complex is home to the baseball and softball teams. The baseball team competes on Glennen Field, named after Dr. Robert E. Glennen, thirteenth president of Emporia State University. In 2009, artificial turf was installed in the formerly dirt infield. The Lady Hornets compete on Turnbull Field, which is named in honor of J. Michael Turnbull, president and trustee of the Trusler Foundation.
  The Hornet tennis teams compete on the George Milton Tennis Courts. George Milton was the longtime tennis coach for Emporia State, having served from 1966 to 1999.
caption: The Silent Joe Bell Tower
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