Thompson Field - Men's Soccer

Directions to Thompson Field
891 Washington St SW
Blacksburg, VA 24061

From the north or east, take Interstate 81 south to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.
From the south, take Interstate 81 north to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.
From West Virginia, take Interstate 77 south (West Virginia Turnpike) to exit 9. Exit and turn left onto 460 east. Follow 460 east to Blacksburg.
Once in Blacksburg, use the 460 bypass around the downtown area. Follow 460 bypass to the signal at Southgate Drive (Va. 314). Turn into campus, and proceed three-quarters of a mile on Southgate Drive. Turn left onto Spring Roud, just before Lane Stadium. Thompson Field will then be on the left.

The Virginia Tech men's soccer team calls Thompson Field its home. Located across from Lane Stadium, the Hokies' football home, Thompson Field was completed in the fall of 2003 and dedicated in 2008 in the name of Sandra D. Thompson, a longtime supporter of women's athletics at Virginia Tech.

The complex also serves as the home for Tech's women's soccer team and the lacrosse team.

The field features a bluegrass playing surface and measures approximately 75 by 120 yards. It is equipped with an underground irrigation system and a drainage system that allows for the field to be ready for play quickly following rainstorms. The complex also features a wireless scoreboard, and a permanent Hubble lighting system allows for night games.

The athletics department has made improvements gradually since the venue opened in 2003. In 2005, workers completed a new restroom facility for the field, and during the summer of 2008, a new game operations center was erected atop the stadium above the fans. The approximately 900-square foot facility includes two broadcast booths, two covered areas available for broadcasting and/or videographers' cameras, and a large working area for media covering the Hokies.

The climate-controlled facility also contains a state-of-the-art sound system and Ethernet capability. The Internet-ready facility allows Tech's official athletics Web site, hokiesports.com, to originate live audio broadcasts and live stats of the Hokies' matches from the press box. Above the grandstand is a wired camera deck, which is accessible to all media.

Between each team's bench area is the Sandy D. Thompson Press Box. Formerly the press operations center for the field, the facility is now used as a halftime room for game officials and as an auxiliary area for press and game operations.

Thompson Field, which has been expanded since it was opened, now features approximately 2,028 bench-back seats, where each fan has an unobstructed view of the playing surface. Spacious area around the field allows for nearly 1,500 more fans to watch games.

In 2007, Tech averaged 1,661 fans per game, the 15th-highest average in the country. On Oct. 6, 2006, the No. 19 Hokies set a single-match attendance mark when they took on No. 2 Virginia at Thompson Field, playing in front of 2,711 spectators. The Hokies also brought in large crowds during the 2008 season for home games, including 1,791 people against Duke on Sept. 12 and a crowd of 1,711 against Virginia on Sept. 26.

Adjacent to Thompson Field are two practice fields that allow Tech's soccer and lacrosse programs to train while reducing the wear and tear on the playing field. One of these practice fields features artificial turf, which allows for practicing during inclement weather.

The improvements over the years, the enthusiasm of the fan base and the play on the field make Thompson Field one of the best venues in the ACC to watch soccer.