OSU Football Practice Fields Named in Honor of Winchester Family

With his wife, Rae, and daughters, Cowgirl Basketball alumna Abbie and 2016 OSU graduate Leigh Winchester Peterson, the Winchester family has donated over $5 million to the university. Their contributions span the Ferguson College of Agriculture, the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, and now OSU Athletics, with their latest gift securing the naming rights for the practice fields.

The Jerry Winchester Family Fields will be comprised of three outdoor fields. The outdoor facilities are a cornerstone of OSU’s training infrastructure, complementing the $19 million Sherman E. Smith Training Center, which opened in 2013. The Jerry Winchester Family Fields feature one artificial and two natural grass surfaces.

These fields are the first place the Cowboys, new and old alike, sharpen their skills in pursuit of a winning season following a tough 2024 campaign. The naming aligns with OSU’s $325 million facilities vision plan, unveiled earlier this year, to create an elite athletics village. The future athletic village will only magnify the Pokes as one of the premier athletic universities in the Big 12.

Winchester is a 2025 OSU Alumni Hall of Fame inductee and OSU Foundation Board of Governors member. He has long championed the university’s mission and its pursuit of excellence on and off the football field.

The dedication ceremony is set to draw distinguished alumni and fans alike. It is only a stepping stone in highlighting OSU’s efforts to revitalize its football program. As the Cowboys gear up for their season opener, the newly named fields stand as a symbol of the enduring connection between OSU and its diehard supporters. The Winchester family’s legacy is now right where it belongs. The Winchester name will forever be woven into the fabric of Cowboy football.