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Location | La Grande, Oregon |
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Owner | Eastern Oregon University |
Operator | Eastern Oregon University |
Capacity | 1,200 |
Opened | 1958 |
Quinn Coliseum is a basketball and volleyball arena in La Grande, Oregon which serves as the home for the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers. It was constructed in 1958 with a "wing" architecture theme. [1] In 2007, Quinn Coliseum was renovated, which included a new bleachers, energy efficient lighting, and new indoor softball batting cages. [2] Quinn Coliseum hosted amateur boxing matches in the 1980s. [3] In 1986, a drowning occurred in the deep end of the pool facilities. John Norton, 45 of Baker, was discovered at the bottom of the pool by a lifeguard and was unresponsive to revive him. [4] Quinn Coliseum is currently being rebuilt by SERA Architects from Portland. [5]
Quinn Coliseum seats 1,200 people.