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When Tigers Roared

Gross Memorial Coliseum

Seating capacity: 6,814
Constructed: 1973
Indoor Track
Surface: Rubber

Gross Memorial Coliseum is celebrating its 32nd year during the 2004-05 season. The 6,814-seat arena was finished in August of 1973 at a cost of seven million dollars. The Tigers made the move across campus from Sheridan Coliseum which seated 2,000. Paul ìBuschî Gross is the namesake of the Coliseum. Gross coached basketball at FHSU from 1930 to 1946 and totaled 150 wins and 88 losses in 14 seasons.

Prior to the start of the 1996-97 season several changes were made to GMC. The major renovation was the installation of a new permanent wood floor. Other additions included the construction of new locker rooms and the remodelling of two existing locker rooms. The sound system was upgraded with the addition of 16 speakers and a new sound board which allows for programming of music, messages and sound effects. Prior to the 1997-98 season two new message boards were installed.

M.C. Cunningham Hall is part of the total Health, Physical Education and Recreation/Athletic complex at Fort Hays State. Cunningham Hall houses HPER offices, classrooms, a swimming pool, four full-sized gymnasiums, eight handball/racquetball courts, a weight room, two dance studios, and a wrestling room.

Gross Memorial Coliseum is a multipurpose facility that hosts basketball games, volleyball matches, wrestling tournaments and concerts (seating for 10,000). It is also home to the KSHSAA State 1A Basketball Tournament, the KSHSAA State 3-2-1A Wrestling Championships, and the KSHSAA 2A-1A State Volleyball Championships. The Coliseum houses the FHSU athletic offices, a large athletic training room, locker rooms, concession stands, a press box and the Field Weight Room which features full nautilus equipment, free weights, and mirrors.