Athletic Facilities

Weary Center for Health and Fitness 

Opened in 1995, the Marion and Marian Weary Center for Health and Fitness serves as the primary training, fitness and competition facility for Nebraska Wesleyan Athletics. The Weary Center houses Snyder Arena, the Weary Natatorium, the Gardner Strength Complex, cardiovascular and machine weight rooms, Knight Fieldhouse, a racquetball court, locker rooms, offices and meeting spaces. 

The Weary Center serves as the training and fitness facility for all NWU varsity sports and hosts intercollegiate basketball, volleyball, wrestling and swimming competition, as well as various intramural activities. The facility also serves as a primary location for courses in physical education, sport management, exercise science and athletic training, while hosting university events throughout the year. 

Abel Stadium 

Abel Stadium is home to Nebraska Wesleyan football, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's outdoor track and field. The stadium seats 2,500 spectators and features a FieldTurf playing surface, Universal Sport Lighting for evening competition, a video replay board and an expanded press box. 

The stadium's playing surface was renovated in the summer of 2024, providing an updated synthetic turf surface for competition and training. Abel Stadium also serves as a practice site for other NWU teams and hosts community and youth athletic events. 

Woody Greeno Track 

Woody Greeno Track is an eight-lane, all-weather track located within Abel Stadium. Named in honor of legendary Nebraska Wesleyan coach Woody Greeno, the track has served as the home of NWU outdoor track and field competition for decades. 

The track was completely renovated in 2010 with a Mondo surface and continues to host Nebraska Wesleyan's outdoor track and field meets. 

Weary Field 

Weary Field is the competition surface inside Abel Stadium and serves as the home field for Nebraska Wesleyan football and men's and women's soccer. The FieldTurf surface provides a durable, all-weather playing surface for collegiate competition and year-round athletic training. 

Universal Sport Lighting allows for evening practices and competitions. The field also accommodates practices for a variety of NWU athletic teams and community athletic events. 

Harold G. Chaffee Field 

Located north of the Weary Center, Harold G. Chaffee Field is a lighted practice field used by Nebraska Wesleyan athletic teams for training and practices. 

The field was named in 2003 in honor of legendary NWU coach and athletic director Harold G. Chaffee, who served the university in numerous coaching and administrative roles from 1967 through 1995. Chaffee coached football, cross country, track and field, golf and tennis during his career at Nebraska Wesleyan and served as athletic director from 1976-82. 

Snyder Arena 

Located inside the Weary Center, Snyder Arena is the home of Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's basketball and volleyball. The arena has a seating capacity of 2,350 and also hosts wrestling competition, camps, clinics and university events throughout the year. 

Knight Fieldhouse 

George A. Knight Fieldhouse is a multipurpose indoor athletic facility that serves as a primary training and competition site for Nebraska Wesleyan indoor track and field and tennis. The facility also hosts wrestling, other athletic practices, camps, clinics and intramural activities. 

Constructed in 1976 and remodeled in 1995 as part of the Weary Center, Knight Fieldhouse features an indoor running track, three basketball courts, three volleyball courts and four regulation tennis courts. The facility also includes a batting cage and other training areas. The six-lane indoor track was resurfaced with a Mondo surface in 2005. 

Wrestling Athletic Practice Facility 

Opened in 2017, the Nebraska Wesleyan Wrestling Athletic Practice Facility is a 5,400-square-foot training facility located just north of Abel Stadium. The facility features two practice mats, an exercise area, athletic training room, student-athlete locker room and coaches' office. 

The facility provides Nebraska Wesleyan wrestling with a dedicated space for daily training and preparation. 

Sandhills Global Youth Complex 

Opened in 2025, the Sandhills Global Youth Complex is the home of Nebraska Wesleyan baseball and softball. Located at 2100 North 1st Street in Lincoln, the complex features two championship-caliber facilities with synthetic turf playing surfaces, professional-grade dimensions, LED stadium lighting, dugouts, press boxes, concessions and shaded concourse areas. 

NWU Baseball Championship Stadium seats 604 and features dimensions of 325 feet down the lines, 365 feet to left and right-center and 385 feet to center field. NWU Softball Championship Stadium seats 354 and features dimensions of 200 feet down the lines and 225 feet to center field. Both facilities feature ADA-compliant seating and parking. 

The Sandhills Global Youth Complex also serves the broader Lincoln community as a venue for youth and collegiate baseball and softball. Nebraska Wesleyan played its first games at the complex in March 2025.