Balch Fieldhouse is a 4,000, at one point seating 7,000, seat multi-purpose

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. It opened in 1937. It was home to the

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opened in 1979. The Fieldhouse includes an annex that is home to the University of Colorado's Track and Field and Cross Country and Sports Information Offices. The fieldhouse is where the track and cross country teams meet for practice during the winter. Track meets are also regularly held by Colorado during the indoor track season.

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also holds meets on the weekends for athletes participating in club track and field. The past 3 years, in November it has played host to the Boulder Qualifier for

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, where about 40 teams compete for a chance to advance to the state tournament.

References

* Buffzone.com (2016-01-17). "Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run". ''The Denver Post''. Retrieved 2020-03-30. * "Facilities". ''University of Colorado Athletics''. Retrieved 2020-03-30. Defunct college basketball venues in the United States Colorado Buffaloes basketball venues Basketball venues in Colorado College indoor track and field venues in the United States Indoor track and field venues in the United States Sports in Boulder, Colorado Buildings and structures in Boulder, Colorado Athletics (track and field) venues in Colorado {{Colorado-stadium-stub