Wartburg College dedicated its newest building, the Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion, on Sunday, May 1.
Rick Willis, the director of athletics; Kirk Artist, head men’s soccer coach; Tiffany Pins, head women’s soccer coach; and Joel Holst, head baseball coach, attended the ceremony at Hertel Field during the baseball team’s double-header against Loras College.
The recently completed pavilion will serve baseball, soccer and lacrosse fans with a concession stand, centrally located restrooms and an emergency shelter. It also includes a team meeting room and training area that can accommodate batting cages and soccer nets.
The pavilion’s name recognizes the generous bequest of 1952 graduate Lotus Knief, which she made in honor of her father, Elmer Knief, who played baseball at Wartburg and graduated in 1918.
“The new pavilion will enhance the experience and opportunities for hundreds of our student-athletes and their fans,” Willis said. “It is a great addition to this widely utilized area of campus.”
Donors to Wartburg’s outdoor athletic facilities made the Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion and many other projects possible as part of the college’s $75 million Transforming Tomorrow campaign, including the installation of FieldTurf at Hertel Field, the replacement of the FieldTurf at Zimmerman Field, the resurfacing of the outdoor track, a video scoreboard at Walston-Hoover Stadium, the addition of a second bullpen and other improvements at Lynes Field and the addition of a competition lacrosse field.
Rick Willis, the director of athletics; Kirk Artist, head men’s soccer coach; Tiffany Pins, head women’s soccer coach; and Joel Holst, head baseball coach, attended the ceremony at Hertel Field during the baseball team’s double-header against Loras College.
The recently completed pavilion will serve baseball, soccer and lacrosse fans with a concession stand, centrally located restrooms and an emergency shelter. It also includes a team meeting room and training area that can accommodate batting cages and soccer nets.
The pavilion’s name recognizes the generous bequest of 1952 graduate Lotus Knief, which she made in honor of her father, Elmer Knief, who played baseball at Wartburg and graduated in 1918.
“The new pavilion will enhance the experience and opportunities for hundreds of our student-athletes and their fans,” Willis said. “It is a great addition to this widely utilized area of campus.”
Donors to Wartburg’s outdoor athletic facilities made the Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion and many other projects possible as part of the college’s $75 million Transforming Tomorrow campaign, including the installation of FieldTurf at Hertel Field, the replacement of the FieldTurf at Zimmerman Field, the resurfacing of the outdoor track, a video scoreboard at Walston-Hoover Stadium, the addition of a second bullpen and other improvements at Lynes Field and the addition of a competition lacrosse field.