Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium plans unveiled
Friends and family of Eliza Fletcher during a press conference announcing a new Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium Aug. 20. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The new stadium is another way to memorialize Eliza Fletcher, who was abducted and killed during her morning run two years ago.
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Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers women's soccer Eliza Fletcher Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium Liza’s Light University of Memphis Soccer and Track Stadium Fund Brooks MonaghanFrank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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