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Cheer on the Hornets and turn out to watch athletics competitions! All ESU students, faculty, staff and alumni can enter to win prizes by attending the home athletic events from 4/17- 4/19.

Cheer on the Hornets and turn out to watch athletics competitions!

Emporia State University Police have developed new processes for directing traffic out of the west side of campus after home football games in Welch Stadium. The new process involves three exits to Merchant Street that will determine the direction traffic takes.

Emporia State University is excited to make the first ESU Year of Celebration Announcement! FREE General Admission to all regular season Emporia State University athletic events for the 2025-26 academic year!

Enjoy a patriotic concert followed by a fireworks show to celebrate the Fourth of July in Emporia.

Emporia State University is excited to host three State championship games and more than 20,000 visitors at Welch Stadium on Nov. 29 and 30. The 4A, 5A and 6A title games held over Thanksgiving weekend are anticipated to generate more than $1.5 million in economic impact for our community.

Emporia State University’s baseball field will soon proudly bear the name Turnbull Field in honor of long-time Hornet baseball fan and ESU supporter Mike Turnbull. The name is in recognition of a $650,000 lead gift from the Turnbull Foundation in support of $1.3 million in improvements to the Hornet baseball facility. This project will support renovations for baseball at Emporia State’s Trusler Sports Complex, most notably funding new turf for the baseball infield and outfield.

Emporia State Athletics is on the move, and this season there will be more opportunities than ever before for fans to follow the Hornets. Emporia State has partnered with Emporia’s Radio Stations, Inc., to create the Hornet Sports Network (HSN) to bring live play-by-play coverage to Hornet fans across northeast Kansas, the Kansas City Metro area and the world.

Emporia State University and the Kansas Department of Transportation are teaming up to help every fan get home safe after athletic and other events on campus that include alcohol.

Enjoy a patriotic concert followed by a fireworks show to celebrate the Fourth of July in Emporia.