University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Meeting & Event Facilities

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is located on 750 acres of rolling woodlands and natural prairies and bounded by another 250 acres of county park, including an 18-hole watered fairway public golf course and 18-hole professional disc golf course. UW-Parkside is the perfect location for your banquet, reception, meeting, camp, conference or workshop, offering approximately 65 individual classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms and auditoriums. Two commercial style theaters comfortably seat 400 and 685. Also, over 1,200 running feet of brick paved concourse are suitable for exhibit booths or displays. Our buildings are interconnected, protecting visitors from outdoor elements year-round. Food service is available for full line catering from simple box lunches to white linen served banquets. Also, an expansive Sports & Activity Center is an ideal site to host expositions, conventions, trade shows and job fairs.

Sports Facilities

The UW-Parkside has the facilities and staff to make any event a success. The Sports & Activity Center includes the Frank J. Petretti Fieldhouse and De Simone Gymnasium. The Wayne D. Dannehl Cross Country Course is known as one of the best in the United States.

Major Events Hosted

• NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships
• NAIA Cross Country Championships
• Foot Locker Cross Country Championships Midwest Regional
• NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
• NCAA Division I Fencing Championships
• Nike Softball Camps
• AAU Basketball Tournaments
• ATA (taekwondo) Regional Competitions
• Camp Kenosha: summer training site for Northwestern Wildcats Football

Sport No. of Surfaces
Track & Field: 1 200-meter Indoor/ 1 400-meter Outdoor
Basketball: 6 Courts
Volleyball: 9 Courts
Tennis: 4 Indoor
Soccer: 7 Fields
Baseball: 1 Field
Softball:  2 Fields
Disc Golf : 1 18-hole Course
Swimming: 1 25-yard Multi-Lane

De Simone Gymnasium

• 3 basketball/volleyball courts
• 25-yard multi-lane swimming pool
• Seating capacity of 2,200

Brand New Strength & Conditioning Center

• Wellness Center
• Weight room
• Locker rooms
• Concessions

Frank J. Petretti Field House

• 70,000 square feet
• 200-meter indoor track
• 3 basketball courts
• 6 volleyball courts
• 4 tennis courts
• Locker rooms
• Concessions

Wayne D. Dannehl Cross Country Course

• Over 100,000 athletes have raced the course
• A challenging and undulating route without sharp turns or narrow paths
• Spectators can watch runners pass at 4 or 5 locations
• Self-contained on a college campus, exclusively used for cross country
• The only “pure” cross country course in the nation
•  8 courses, ranging from 4-12K
•  Each course has a permanent finish area

Wood Road Soccer Complex

• Championship Field - 120 x 80 yards
• 6 other regulation fields
• Locker room facility
• Sheltered team benches
• Elevated Press Box
• Raised Bleacher Seating for 1,000 spectators
• Electronic Scoreboard
• Concessions

In addition, state-for-the-art wellness center and brand-new strength and conditioning center. Also, the Case Softball Complex features two diamonds and the “Red” Oberbruner baseball diamond has stadium-style seating.