West Texas A&M University Athletics

As part of the Buffalo Sports Park, The Pitch was completed in 2010 and is the home of the West Texas A&M men’s and women’s soccer teams. The playing surface, which is surrounded by an all-weather running track, is made completely of AstroTurf GameDay 3D synthetic turf for a perfect playing surface year-round. The Pitch features seating for a capacity of 1,500 and has a full size press box with three separate rooms that accommodates home and visitor radio and television personal with ventilation and wireless access. Buffalo Sports Park holds a special distinction as being the largest all-artificial surface sports complex in the United States with competition playing facilities for track & field, soccer, baseball and softball. The Pitch hosted the 2012 Lone Star Conference Women’s Soccer Championship, won by the Lady Buffs.

Directly to the east of The Pitch sits the Buff’s and Lady Buff’s locker room facility that features three full size locker rooms, coaches offices, laundry facilities, a training room and lounge area.

The West Texas A&M Track and Field Complex was completed in 2010 as part of the Buffalo Sports Park.  The track is a double-bend European style track with long gradual curves and a Beynon BSS 1000 running surface which is conducive to some very fast times. There are four multiple-direction horizontal jump pits and runways on the east side of the stadium.  The throws area is on the northwest fields of the Buffalo Sports Complex.  The stadium can seat up to 1,500 spectators.  The Lone Star Conference Championship was held here as part of the LSC Spring Sports Festival in 2013.

“This facility has been an amazing benefit to our program," said track and field head coach Darren Flowers. "The track is great to train on and always produces some of the fastest times in the nation. I think if people take a look at some of the facility records that have been produced here over the last few years, they will see that the atmosphere and quality of competition brings out the best in our student-athletes.”

For stadium records for the WTAMU Track & Field Complex, click here.
 
DIRECTIONS

The Buffalo Sports Complex lies on the north end of campus and is located off of Russell Long Blvd. The Pitch and WTAMU Track & Field facility sit directly east of the Bain Athletic Center, south of the football practice fields, north of Jarrett Hall and directly southwest of Wilder Park and Schaeffer Park.

From Amarillo (North): Travel south on I-27 towards Canyon and take exit 110 to merge onto US-60 W/US-87 S toward Canyon/Hereford. Drive for 2.9 miles and continue to follow US-87 S before taking a left on Russell Long Blvd (the first stop light after entering town). Drive .6 miles and facilities will be on the left side.

From Hereford (West): Traveling east on US-60 E after entering Canyon, follow signs for US-87 S/Canyon/WTa&M and merge onto US-87 S. Then turn left at the first light onto Russell Long Blvd. Drive .6 miles and facilities will be on the left side.

From Lubbock (South): Traveling north on I-27 towards Amarillo, take exit 106 toward TX-217/Canyon/Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Take the left onto 4^th Avenue and proceed 1.3 miles. Turn right onto Russell Long Blvd and drive .6 miles (passing First United Bank Center on your left, intramural softball fields and Jarrett Hall on the right) and the facilities will be on the right side.

From Palo Duro (East): Continue following TX-217 W until it becomes 4^th Avenue after passing under the I-27 overpass.  Turn right onto Russell Long Blvd and drive .6 miles (passing First United Bank Center on your left, intramural softball fields and Jarrett Hall on the right) and the facilities will be on the right side.