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Fuhrer Field House

  • Includes:
    • a 200-meter regulation track
    • remodeled locker rooms
    • a high-performance arena floor
    • dedicated concessions area
    • classroom and lounge spaces
  • Located on the northeast end of the Doane campus, Fuhrer Field House is home to indoor track & field.
  • Athletic training facilities large enough for several athletes to receive rehab treatments at the same time.
  • Used as practice space for baseball, softball, and tennis as well as other sports and student recreation when other facilities are not available.

Fuhrer Field House is a 55,000 square-foot multipurpose sports and fitness complex that allows for four regulation-size basketball courts, seven volleyball courts and two tennis courts, a baseball/softball batting cage, and a 160-meter competition running track. The Dutcher Fitness Center provides a weight-training venue for all students. Fuhrer Field House underwent a major renovation in 2001. Changes included new bleachers that surround the court and allow for seating for 1,900 fans, a new Mondo track surface, as well as new lighting and sound systems. In 2005, a newly expanded Athletic Training Room was opened, featuring more than 5,000 square feet for treatment, staff offices, a physician's exam room, and new equipment.

Plans for expanding Fuhrer are underway. Drawings call for the addition of more than 75,000 square feet, including five practice floors, a performance gymnasium with seating for 1,200, a fitness center, an eight-lane swimming pool and whirlpool, and nine locker rooms.

Al Papik Field and Lauritsen Outdoor Track

  • Al Papik Field is home to the football and soccer teams and was renamed from Simon Field on September 14, 2013.
  • Lauritsen Track surrounds the field and is home to the outdoor track & field team.
  • A new outdoor, polyurethane track was installed as part of a renovation in 2010. New turf was installed in 2011.
  • Located on the northwest end of the campus.
  • Both the track and turf field are used by the Crete community and Crete High School.

Directions to Doane Campus
1014 Boswell Avenue Crete, NE 68333
Doane College Campus Map (PDF)

Doane's main campus in Crete, Nebraska (population 5,000) is located approximately 25 miles southwest of Lincoln and 75 miles southwest of Omaha.

Regionally, the college is located approximately:
    * 200 miles (3.5 hours) from Kansas City, MO
    * 200 miles (3.5 hours) from Des Moines, IA
    * 480 miles (7 hours) from Denver, CO
    * 450 miles (7 hours) from St. Louis, MO
    * 500 miles (8.5 hours) from Chicago, IL

FROM I-80:  Take exit 388 South 14 miles (Hwy. 103) to Hwy. 33.
Right 2 miles to Boswell Avenue.
Follow Boswell Avenue south to 13th St.

FROM LINCOLN:  Take Hwy. 77 south approx. 12 miles to Hwy. 33.
Take Hwy. 33 west 14 miles to Boswell Avenue.
Turn left on Boswell to 13 St.

FROM THE WEST:  Hwy 6 and Hwy. 34 to Hwy. 33 (junction between Friend and Dorchester).
Follow Hwy. 33 through Crete (13th St.), up the hill to Boswell Avenue.

*** To get to Fuhrer Field House, turn left at 13th St., and watch for signs on the right.***