Oct. 6, 2005

'Your name here' stadium

By Scott Howard-Cooper/Sacramento Bee staff writer
Published October 6, 2005

Greg Warzecka stands at the rim of what will be the next UC Davis football stadium, cocks his right hand to shield his eyes from the late-afternoon glare, and surveys the scene. He sees all the way to the future.

Never mind that the site is just dirt - a massive dirt hole surrounded by fields of dirt, interrupted only by wooden stakes speared into the ground as construction markers. The athletic director marshaling the biggest event in Aggies sports beams.

"Look at this," Warzecka says in prideful tone.

This opportunity is not merely a facility for the football and women's lacrosse teams beginning next fall. It's the linchpin of a massive fundraising effort that, if successful, could secure UCD's athletic future for a generation.

Read the the entire article at the Sacramento Bee here