JRI Stadium (Graves Family Sports Complex)

Gene Bissell Field at JRI Hospitality Stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex opened in October 2015 and replaced the former Glenn L. Martin Stadium as the home of Kansas Wesleyan Football, Soccer, Flag Football and Track and Field. The facility opened on October 3, 2015 with a Kansas Wesleyan football game against McPherson College won by the Coyotes 48-7. Since, the football program is 45-8 at home since returning from playing six-plus seasons at Salina Stadium. The complex has hosted numerous other community events including high school football and soccer games, high school soccer, the 9/11 Stair Walk, and the annual Salina Guns and Hoses charity football game. KWU has hosted numerous KCAC and NAIA National Championship games at the complex. The complex serves the greatest number of KWU student-athletes and the entire KWU campus community. The complex features Gene Bissell Field, named for legendary Hall of Fame coach and athletic administrator Gene Bissell. The field was initially dedicated Bissell Field in 1994 at the former Martin Stadium, and was rededicated in 2015 in Bissell’s honor. Also featured is the Olson Family Track, which played host to the 2019 KCAC Track and Field Championships; the Laha Practice Field, a full-sized fully-turfed and lighted practice area, and the Bradley Tennis Courts, which are used by KWU for practices, and developmental team matches and by Sacred Heart High School for its matches.

The Graves Family Sports Complex is comprised of the following individual facilities:
Gene Bissell Field and JRI Hospitality Stadium (Game field)
Laha Practice Field
Olson Family Track
Bradley Tennis Courts

KWU Team Records at the Stadium
Football: 45-8 overall, 3-2 in NAIA FCS Games
Women's Soccer: 57-19-6 overall, 10-0-1 in KCAC Playoff Games, 1-0-0 in NAIA Playoff Games
Men's Soccer: 46-30-6 overall, 7-1-2 in KCAC Playoff Games, 0-1-0 in NAIA Playoff Games
Flag Football: 19-4 overall

FIRST COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL GAME - October 3, 2015 - Kansas Wesleyan vs McPherson
Score: Kansas Wesleyan 48, McPherson 7
First Pass: Jake Curran to Albert Geason for 10 yards
First Run: Miles Balthazor for 8 yards
First Touchdown: Jake Curran to Albert Geason, 17 yards, 12:26, First Quarter
First PAT: Kelly Cordova (KWU), Kick Good
First FGA: Jake Weigel (McPherson), 36 yards, No Good | First FGM: Kelly Roberts (Friends), 41 yards, Good, 9:14 Third Quarter (10/10/2015 - KWU vs Friends)
First Kick Return for a TD: LonDarius Thomas (KWU), 69 yards, 3:50 Third Quarter (10/3/2015)

FIRST COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME - October 7, 2015 - Kansas Wesleyan vs Sterling
Score: Kansas Wesleyan 3, Sterling 0
First Goal: Cynthia Chavez, KWU, 6:27
First Assist: Noemy Castro, KWU, 6:27

FIRST COLLEGIATE MEN'S SOCCER GAME - October 7, 2015 - Kansas Wesleyan vs Sterling
Score: Kansas Wesleyan 4, Sterling 0
First Goal: Luke Walters, KWU, 24:28
First Assist: Cameron Meeker, KWU, 63:44

FIRST COLLEGIATE FLAG FOOTBALL GAME - February 28, 2021 (Inaugural game of the program) - Kansas Wesleyan vs Ottawa
Score: Ottawa 38, Kansas Wesleyan 6
First Pass: Sabrina Saldate (KWU), Intercepted
First Completed KWU pass: Sabrina Saldate to Reagan Martin, 5 yards
First Run: Madysen Carrera / Clara Beaudoin (Ottawa), 17 yards
First Touchdown: Madysen Carrera / Clara Beaudoin (Ottawa), 17 yards, 11:08, 1st Quarter
First KWU Touchdown: Sabrina Saldate to Marisa Rubino, 52 yard pass, 00:10, 1st Quarter
First PAT: Madysen Carrera - Pass Fail