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Summer 2003 | Volume 26, Number 3 | Athletics | |
| Problem Solved: FieldTurf Installed
at Interbay
Stadium in Time for First Home Matches MUD WILL NO LONGER be a factor in the Falcons’ home soccer matches. That’s because Interbay Stadium’s playing grass surface was replaced with FieldTurf this summer. Both the Seattle Pacific University men’s and women’s teams will begin training on the state-of-the-art artificial surface in August, with the first home games in September. Interbay has been the home of SPU since 1997, and while the stadium portion of the facility has been the envy of many college soccer programs, the original field was unable to endure the wear and tear, particularly during the latter stages of each season. FieldTurf, the same surface that was previously installed at Husky Stadium and Seahawks Stadium, will ensure optimal field conditions throughout the year and enable more community youth teams to have access to Interbay. Both Seattle Pacific soccer teams could be playing games at Interbay well into November, when the NCAA tournament gets underway. The women Falcons, who were conference champions and 13-4-2 in their second year of play, welcome back 10 of 11 starters, including their top four scorers. New coach Chuck Sekyra signed four recruits, two of them Division I transfers. Cliff McCrath begins his 34th year as men’s coach needing just five wins to become collegiate soccer’s all-time victory leader. McCrath enters the season tied at 541 wins with Wheaton’s Joe Bean. SPU also retains the nucleus of last year’s team, which went 11-6-2. |
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 From the President Americans today are searching for a new tone for their lives. “We are talking here about another set of values — not the giddy sense of entitlement that emerges out of exuberant times,” says President Philip Eaton.
A Gift at Any Age Like Grandfather, Like
Grandson The Retiring Class of 2003 Still Exploring
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