Morley Field Sports Complex is a sports complex in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. [1] The sports complex was named after John Morley, who served as a park superintendent in Balboa Park from 1911 to 1939. [2]
An archery range is located in the sports complex. [3] San Diego Archers runs events at the range. [4]
The sports complex offers multi-purpose ballfields, used for baseball, softball and Tee-ball. [3]
The Morley Field cross country running course is a 1.5-mile/5000 meter cross country course in the Morley Field Sports Complex. [5] The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships are held on the cross country course. The San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country team hosts meets at the course. [6]
The San Diego Velodrome is a banked 333.3-meter (0.2 mile) oval track cycling race track constructed in 1976. The track has 28-degree banked corners. [3] [7]
A disc golf course is located in the sports complex. [8]
The Balboa Park Golf Complex contains a public 18-hole golf course and 9-hole executive course. [9]
There are two separate facilities dedicated to lawn bowling: one each for bocce (Italian lawn bowling) and pétanque (French lawn bowling). [3] The bocce courts are located at the northeast portion of the sports complex. The Petanquedrome sits next to the east side of Bud Kearns Memorial Pool. [10] [11]
The Bud Kearns Memorial Pool is located in the sports complex. [12] The pool has 12 swimming lanes at a length of 44 yards and is "ideal for water polo." [13]
Maureen Connolly Brinker Stadium, a 1,500 seat tennis stadium dedicated on April 25, 1971 to beloved local tennis legend Maureen Connolly, anchors the Balboa Tennis Club, which includes 24 additional hard courts and other amenities. [14] [15]