Hilken Community Stadium Explained

Hilken Community Stadium
Location:Portland, Oregon
Coordinates:45.5713°N -122.6373°W
Broke Ground:2011
Opened:2012
Owner:Concordia University (formerly)
Surface:Nike Grind
Cost:US$7.5 million
Capacity:1,000
Tenants:Concordia Cavaliers baseball team (2012–2020)
Concordia Cavaliers men's soccer team (2012–2020)
Concordia Cavaliers women's soccer team (2012–2020)
Concordia Cavaliers softball team (2012–2020)
Northeast United Soccer (2012–present)

Hilken Community Stadium is an American football, baseball, soccer and softball stadium located in Portland, Oregon. It served as the home of the Concordia Cavaliers football, baseball, soccer and softball teams. Concordia closed in the spring of 2020. Northeast United Soccer and Central Catholic High School baseball team also play at Hilken Community Stadium.,since 2012. At the time of construction, the 1,000 seat stadium cost US$7.5 million. The field's turf is known as Nike Grind, which is made out of approximately six million recycled shoes.[1] The university named the stadium after Robert and Virginia Hilken who donated US$1.5 million towards the construction.[2] One million dollars was donated by the community.[3] While the stadium is owned by Concordia University, 50 percent of the activities of the field are designated for community activities like Special Olympics.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bingham. Larry. New in Northeast: Concordia University's Hilken Community Stadium (video). The Oregonian. February 2, 2014. Portland, Oregon. May 1, 2012.
  2. Web site: Bingham. Larry. Concordia University names new stadium in Northeast Portland for longtime benefactors Robert and Virginia Hilken. The Oregonian. February 2, 2014. Portland, Oregon. February 8, 2012.
  3. Web site: Bingham. Larry. Concordia University breaks ground on $7.5 million athletic complex to benefit school and Northeast Portland community. The Oregonian. February 2, 2014. Portland, Oregon. February 24, 2011.
  4. Web site: Bingham. Larry. Concordia University closes in on final stages of new athletic complex in Northeast Portland. The Oregonian. February 2, 2014. September 13, 2011.