Holt Arena

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Holt Arena is a college sports stadium located on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. Completed in 1970, it is the oldest enclosed stadium on a college campus in the United States and the second-oldest overall. Only the Astrodome in Houston predates it, completed in 1965.

Holt Arena was conceived by Idaho State athletic director Milton W. "Dubby" Holt in 1966. Idaho State students voted to appropriate not more than $2.8 million to the project two years later. The arena was originally named the ASISU Minidome, and was renamed to honor Dubby Holt in 1988.

The arena is home to many of Idaho State's athletic teams, including the football and men's basketball teams. It also hosts high school football and other sporting events, rodeos, concerts, and other activities. In addition it was the site of the NCAA basketball tournament (sub-regionals) and the 1977 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament. The elevation of the playing field is 4560 feet (1390 m) above sea level.

Following the success of the Minidome in Pocatello, the University of Idaho in Moscow enclosed its football stadium, producing the Kibbie Dome, completed in 1975. The two arenas are opposite in geometry: the Kibbie Dome's roof arches from sideline-to-sideline, with vertical walls at the end zones. The roof of Holt Arena arches from end-zone-to-end-zone. The Walkup Skydome at Big Sky Conference member Northern Arizona opened in September 1977.


Current Football Stadiums in the Big Sky Conference
Bobcat Stadium (Montana State) • Holt Arena (Idaho State) • Hornet Stadium (Sacramento State) • Joe Albi Stadium (Eastern Washington) • Nottingham Field (Northern Colorado) • PGE Park (Portland State) • Stewart Stadium (Weber State) • Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona) • Washington Grizzly Stadium (Montana) • Woodward Field (Eastern Washington)
Current Basketball Arenas in the Big Sky Conference
Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (Northern Colorado) • Dahlberg Arena (Montana) • Dee Events Center (Weber State) • Holt Arena (Idaho State) • Hornets Nest (Sacramento State) • Reese Court (Eastern Washington) • Stott Center (Portland State) • Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona) • Worthington Arena (Montana State)


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