Having received a facelift with new stadium seating in 2020 as part of the Transforming Tomorrow Campaign, Harms Stadium at Hertel Field is the home of the Wartburg baseball program. The venue also features FieldTurf infield, installed in 2013, and is named after Dr. Elmer W. Hertel in recognition of his contributions to Wartburg athletics. 

The 2020 stadium upgrades will honor Ray and Gracia Harms. The Wartburg College Board of Regents approved the naming of Harms Stadium at Hertel Field to honor Ray Harms, a 1951 graduate, and his wife, Gracia. Ray was a member of the Knights baseball team and taught religion and Greek at Wartburg for 36 years, retiring in 1994. Ray died in 1998, and Gracia remained a fixture in the community until her death in 2018. The leadership gift was provided by their son, Matt Harms, a 1981 Wartburg graduate. The funds helped provide permanent seating for 500 for baseball, including 100 chair seats and improved handicap accessibility. A new press box, with technology enhancements and improved sight lines.

Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion was built in 2016 and serves 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 donors made the Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion possible as part of the college’s $75 million Transforming Tomorrow campaign.

Lynes Field is the home of Wartburg Softball and is just off of main campus adjacent to The W. New stadium seating was added in 2020 as part of Wartburg’s Transforming Tomorrow Campaign. Lynes Field has also hosted the Iowa Conference postseason tournament along with a pair of NCAA Division III Regionals. 

Max Cross Country Course is a 130-acre course built on rolling hills adjacent to campus. The site hosted the 2010 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships as well as NCAA Regionals in 2011, 2018, and 2019. Additionally, it hosts several high school invitationals. 

Improvements to the start and finish areas of the course were made during the summer of 2020 as part of Wartburg’s Transforming Tomorrow Campaign.

Just north of Walston-Hoover Stadium, the Meirink Family Tennis Facility provides outdoor courts for the men’s and women’s tennis teams. A 2020 Wartburg Fund the Fortress project supported the resurfacing of the outdoor tennis courts used by the Wartburg tennis teams, local high school students, and the Waverly community. The project surpassed its goal of $20,000 and was completed during the summer of 2020. 

Recently upgraded in 2019 as part of the Transforming Tomorrow Campaign, the Wartburg soccer field received several enhancements. Temporary bleachers at the men’s and women’s soccer venue were replaced with permanent aluminum bleachers to seat up to 400 spectators with 100 of the spaces having seat backs. The exterior of the bleacher structure will allow for signage to celebrate the tradition of success within the men’s and women’s programs.

The ongoing Outdoor Athletic Facilities Project will also feature a fence around the playing field, lights installed on the multipurpose turf practice field, and a hard-surface parking area adjacent to the Knief Pavilion.

In the fall of 2020, two Wartburg alumni and community leaders in the Madison, Wis., area were recognized with the naming of the soccer field. The Wartburg College Board of Regents approved the naming of Salzwedel Field to recognize Jack and Sarah Salzwedel, both 1982 graduates. The Salzwedels made the $750,000 challenge gift that spurred completion of the Outdoor Athletic Facilities project.