Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium, known simply as Wickes Stadium, is a 6,800-seat

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located in Kochville, Michigan and is a part of the

Ryder Center Ryder Center for Health and Physical Education is an athletics and recreational complex located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan, United States. It was built in 1985 and is home to SVSU Cardinals sp ...

sports complex on the

Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university in University Center, Michigan in Saginaw County. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on in Saginaw County's Kochville Township, approximately north of ...

campus. It is home to the

Saginaw Valley State Cardinals The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (SVSU Cardinals) are the athletic teams that represent Saginaw Valley State University, located in University Center, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Cardinals compete a ...

football team. The Cardinals compete at the

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level as a member of the

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. Wickes Stadium can also be used for other events, including high school football,

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ceremonies, and soccer. It is named for Harvey R. Wickes, one of the founders of SVSU.

Renovation

Wickes Stadium underwent a major renovation in the summer of 2011. The university added a brand new lighting system which allowed the Cardinals to play their first night game in the program's history. A new video board was also added alongside a state-of-the-art

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field surface. Saginaw Valley State is one of only four universities in the

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to use this synthetic field turf.

References

External links

Ryder Center webpageSVSU athletics page
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