Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion

Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion was built in 2016 and serves baseball, soccer and lacrosse fans with a concession stand, centrally located restrooms and an emergency shelter. It also includes a team meeting room and training area that can accommodate batting cages and soccer nets. The pavilion’s name recognizes the generous bequest of 1952 graduate Lotus Knief, which she made in honor of her father, Elmer Knief, who played baseball at Wartburg and graduated in 1918. The donors made the Knief Outdoor Athletics Pavilion possible as part of the college’s $75 million Transforming Tomorrow campaign.