America_First_Event_Center Knowpia

America First Event Center
Location	351 University Boulevard; Cedar City, UT 84720
Coordinates	37°40′32″N 113°04′23″W / 37.67556°N 113.07306°W
Owner	Southern Utah University
Operator	Southern Utah University
Capacity	5,300
Opened	1985
Tenants
	Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA); (1985-present)

America First Event Center is a 5,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Cedar City, Utah. It was built in 1985. It is home to the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams. The America First Event Center is also the centerpiece venue for the Utah Summer Games.^[1] The arena was previously known as the Centrum Arena but was renamed in 2017 as part of a naming rights deal with America First Credit Union valued at $1.5 million over 10 years.^[2]

References edit

^ "Utah Summer Games to feature 3 new athletic events". St. George News. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
^ "SUU renames Centrum Arena after America First Credit Union". Deseret News. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

Tenants

Location	351 University Boulevard Cedar City, UT 84720
Coordinates	37°40′32″N 113°04′23″W / 37.67556°N 113.07306°W / 37.67556; -113.07306
Owner	Southern Utah University
Operator	Southern Utah University
Capacity	5,300
Opened	1985
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA) (1985-present)