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Balch Fieldhouse is a 4,000, at one point seating 7,000, seat multi-purpose arena in Boulder, Colorado. It opened in 1937.^[1] It was home to the University of Colorado Buffaloes basketball teams until the CU Events Center 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.^[2] Track meets are also regularly held by Colorado during the indoor track season. USATF 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 FIRST Lego League, where about 40 teams compete for a chance to advance to the state tournament.

References

^ "Facilities". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
^ Buffzone.com (2016-01-17). "Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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.

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[1] "Facilities". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

[2] Buffzone.com (2016-01-17). "Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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-'''Balch Fieldhouse''' is a 4,000, at one point seating 7,000, seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Boulder, Colorado]].  It opened in 1937.  It was home to the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] [[Colorado Buffaloes|Buffaloes]] [[basketball]] teams until the [[Coors Events Center]] opened in 1979.
+[[File:Balch Fieldhouse (39076250431).jpg|thumb|Front entrance of the fieldhouse]]'''Balch Fieldhouse''' is a 4,000, at one point seating 7,000, seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[Boulder, Colorado]].  It opened in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cubuffs.com/facilities/balch-fieldhouse/7|title=Facilities|website=University of Colorado Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref>  It was home to the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] [[Colorado Buffaloes|Buffaloes]] [[basketball]] teams until the [[CU Events Center]] opened in 1979.
-The Fieldhouse is home to the University of Colorado's Track and Field and Cross Country 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. [[USATF]] also holds meets on the weekends for athletes participating in club track and field.
+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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/01/16/balch-fieldhouse-bowing-out-ending-a-long-run/|title=Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run|last=Buffzone.com|date=2016-01-17|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> Track meets are also regularly held by Colorado during the indoor track season. [[USATF]] 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 [[FIRST Lego League]], where about 40 teams compete for a chance to advance to the state tournament.
-{{Geolinks-US-streetscale|40.009435|-105.267928}}
+== References ==
-[[Category:Indoor arenas in the United States]]
+{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Defunct college basketball venues]]
+* Buffzone.com (2016-01-17). "Balch Fieldhouse bowing out, ending a long run". ''The Denver Post''. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
-[[Category:Colorado Buffaloes basketball]]
+* "Facilities". ''University of Colorado Athletics''. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
-[[Category:Sports venues in Colorado]]
+{{Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball navbox}}
+{{coord|40.009435|-105.267928|type:landmark_region:US-CO|display=title}}
+[[Category:Defunct college basketball venues in the United States]]
+[[Category:Colorado Buffaloes basketball venues]]
+[[Category:Basketball venues in Colorado]]
+[[Category:College indoor track and field venues in the United States]]
+[[Category:Indoor track and field venues in the United States]]
+[[Category:Sports in Boulder, Colorado]]
+[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Colorado]]
-== External links ==
-*[http://tbp.colorado.edu/FLL/ Boulder FLL Qualifier]
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