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Bison Sports Arena - Check-in site

The Bison Sports Arena serves as the home for men's and women's basketball, wrestling, and indoor track and field. The BSA hosted 12 NCAA Division II championships--five in women's basketball, three in track and field, three in wrestling, and one in volleyball.

Opened in 1970 at an initial cost of $3.1 million, the arena has held as many as 8,000 fans for college basketball, but has since been reconfigured to seat 5,830 for basketball and wrestling, including 1,851 upper-level seats for indoor track and field.

The portable game-day basketball floor was replaced prior to the 2004-05 season, and the arena received further upgrades midway through the 2005-06 season with the addition of video scoreboards at center court and above each endline.  The game-day basketball setup includes three-sided shot clocks with game clock displays, and courtside tables with video display capability.

The 150,639 square feet of space in the Bison Sports Arena is divided into two levels. The men's and women's basketball teams compete on a wooden floor surrounded by telescoping bleachers, and the floor space can be converted into four synthetic basketball courts or six volleyball courts, surrounded by a six-lane, 200-meter flat oval track.

Offices, locker rooms and classrooms are also located on the main floor, including an athletic training room and a seven-lane swimming pool. The second level has an extensive weight training facility, racquetball courts, and the McCormick Wrestling Complex.

Ellig Sports Complex - Camp site

The Ellig Sports Complex includes the Schlanser Track, two soccer fields and four softball diamonds. Completed in 1997 at an original cost of $2.3 million, the complex is home to Bison soccer, outdoor track and field, and softball.

North Dakota State hosted five North Central Conference championship track and field meets at the Schlanser Track between 1997 and 2004, and the complex has also played host to the North Dakota Special Olympics and professional soccer exhibitions. The running track has a Pro-Turf surface over all nine lanes and is 400 meters in length.

Bleachers for up to 3,500 spectators, formerly at longtime NDSU football home Dacotah Field, line both sides of the track and natural-grass field. Restrooms and a concession stand are housed between the track and softball diamonds, and there is a soccer scoreboard above one end of the field.