Directions to "Luteville"
| Directions to Campus |
Pacific Lutheran University is located seven miles south of downtown Tacoma, Wash. Take exit 127 off Interstate 5 and go east on Highway 512. Continue on 512 for approximately two miles to Parkland-Spanaway Exit. Turn right (south) onto Pacific Avenue. Stay on Pacific Avenue until Garfield Street. Turn right onto Garfield. You will run right into campus.
From SeaTac Airport, exit terminal area and follow signs for I-5 South / Tacoma. Follow Interstate 5 south through downtown Tacoma to exit 127. Continue on 512 for approximately two miles to Parkland-Spanaway Exit. Turn right (south) onto Pacific Avenue. Stay on Pacific Avenue until Garfield Street. Turn right onto Garfield. You will run right into campus.
| On-Campus Athletic Facilities |
Follow the above directions, and then take a left on Park Avenue. Take a right on 125th Street. When 125th Street comes to a dead end, take a right on Yakima Avenue South. Yakima Avenue South will turn left onto 124th Street.
Olson Auditorium/Names Court
Located on the main campus. Names Court is the home of the PLU
volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. Olson Auditorium
has a seating capacity of 3,200 and has visitors and official's
locker rooms. Olson also features a 10,000-square foot Astroturf
fieldhouse. Parking for Olson Auditorium is available in the lot
adjacent to building 40 (labeled RFV) or in the parking lot next to
the tennis courts across from Memorial Gymnasium on 124th Street.
Buses can park in the back of the Olson parking lot closest to 10th
Street.
Memorial Gymnasium
Located on the main campus. Memorial Gymnasium is the part-time
home of the PLU volleyball team and a full-time intramural facility
and seats 1,100. (Parking for Memorial is available in the lot next
to the tennis courts across 124th Street from the gym.)
Swim Center
Located on the main campus. The Swim Center is the home to the PLU
swim teams. The PLU community enjoys an Olympic-style swimming
pool. Parking - see Olson and Memorial.
Names Fitness Center
Names Fitness Center is a 5,500-square-foot building which
features an indoor jogging track and state-of-the-art weight
training and conditioning facilities equipment.
Tennis Courts
Located on main campus. Six outdoor tennis courts are home to PLU
men's and women's tennis teams. The courts are located on the south
side of 124th Street directly across from the Swim Center/Olson
Auditorium. Parking is available in the lot next to the courts.
Baseball Field
Located on main campus. The PLU baseball field is a natural grass
facility featuring a pair of 70'-Astroturf batting cages. The
bleachers seat 300. The outfield fences are 345 feet to left, 370
to left center, 385 to center, 355 to right center and 320 feet to
right. Parking is available in the tennis court parking lot.
Softball Field
Located on main campus. The PLU softball field is a natural grass
facility. The bleachers seat about 300. The outfield fences are 200
feet to left, 205 to left center, 210 to center, 200 to right
center, and 195 feet to right. The field is on the south side of
124th street, west of the track. Parking is available in the Olson
Auditorium parking lot across from the field.
Soccer Field
Located on main campus. This natural grass field is home to the
men's and women's soccer teams. Portable bleachers seat about 200
spectators. The field is south of the softball field and west of
the track. Parking is available in the Olson Auditorium parking lot
across from the softball field.
Track and Field
Located on main campus. This natural grass field is surrounded by
an all-weather track. Some throwing events occur on the west side
of the softball field. Parking is available in the Olson Auditorium
parking lot across from the softball field.
| Off-Campus Athletic Facilities |
Sparks Stadium
Sparks Stadium is the home of Lute football. Sparks is located
approximately 10 miles east of the PLU campus in the city of
Puyallup. The stadium has an artificial surface and seats 4,500.
The stadium has locker rooms for visitors and official's. Visiting
team buses and officials can park in a fenced off area on the
visitor's side of the complex. Fans can park on the surrounding
streets or in specified lots. To get to Sparks stadium from
Interstate 5, take exit 127 and go east on Highway 512 for eight to
10 miles. Once in Puyallup, take the Meridian Street exit and turn
left onto Meridian. Follow Meridian to 7th Ave. SW turn left.
Sparks is located on the corner of 7th Avenue and 5th Street. 601
7th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371. The Puyallup School District
requests that fans not be allowed on the artificial turf of Sparks
Stadium after football games.
American Lake
American Lake is the practice and home competition site for
Pacific Lutheran rowing. From southbound and northbound I-5 take
the Thorne Lane exit (123). If you're traveling southbound, turn
right onto Thorne Lane, if northbound, turn left on Thorne Lane and
go across the freeway. At the Y in the road, stay left and proceed
straight ahead to Harry Todd Park.
