Ahearn Field House Top 10 Crowds Attendance 1. 5,287 2. 5,225 3. 5,122 4. 5,035 5. 5,011 6. 4,958 7. 4,889 8. 4,568 9. 4,505 10. 4,327
Date 11/15/03 11/25/00 10/30/99 9/27/97 10/13/99 11/15/96 11/17/01 9/26/98 10/16/99 10/2/96
Terina Irsik
THE TERINA IRSIK MEMORIAL COURT WAS INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE 2004 SEASON INSIDE AHEARN FIELD HOUSE BY THE LATE KEVIN IRSIK AND FAMILY IN HONOR OF THEIR DAUGHTER, TERINA.
17 20-WIN SEASONS
Storied Ahearn Field House, situated on the Kansas State campus, shook for 39 years with the roar of 14,000 Wildcat fans as the legendary home of K-State basketball. Large, boisterous crowds, memorable K-State victories, and the ghosts of Wildcats past are enamored in the history of the Field House. Now, as the home of Kansas State volleyball, the roar of the crowd is heard again. In Ahearn Field House, Wildcat volleyball fans are treated to one of the most attractive volleyball facilities in the Midwest. Terina Irsik Memorial Court, named for a long-time KSU fan, sits in the south end of the field house with balcony seating on three sides and was installed prior to the 2004 season. The Field House can comfortably seat as many as 5,000 rabid Wildcat fans for volleyball, with 1,500 courtside bleacher seats that provide an intimate view of the action. As the Wildcat volleyball program has enjoyed its remarkable resurrection over the past 12 seasons, fans have poured into the Field House. Since 1997, Kansas State has annually ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams in home attendance, including a program-best seventh in 2003 with just under 2,000 fans per match. In 2003, the Wildcats attracted a program-best 31,223 fans for 16 home matches, for an average of 1,951, which ranked second among Big 12 Conference institutions and seventh nationally. In 2003, Kansas State hosted first- and second-round action of the NCAA Tournament at Ahearn Field House for the fourth time in school history. The Wildcats won both matches by a 3-0 score against Ohio and Arkansas. Press row and the scorers’ table surround the floor, created strictly for volleyball action. Two new scoreboards, one at each end of the court, were added in 1996 to help KSU’s tenacious home crowds follow the action. Ahearn Field House has been the home to the Wildcats for their entire 34-year history. In that over quarter-century timeframe the ‘Cats have posted a 261-137-5 record in “The Old Barn,” including an impressive 110-31 mark over the past 10 years.
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