The 2025 Department of Defense Warrior Games at CC

July 18 – 26
Get ready to welcome more than 200 wounded, ill, and injured military athletes to campus for nine days in July as they compete in this annual adaptive sports competition. These courageous active duty and recently retired service members are embracing adaptive sports as a powerful step in their journey of healing, resilience, and recovery.
CC is proud to be the main venue for the 15th anniversary of the games as they return to Colorado Springs for the first time since 2018.
The Games are free and open to the public! Get excited Tiger community!
What to Know

- What: Powerlifting, cycling, wheelchair basketball, rowing, wheelchair rugby, track & field, archery, sitting volleyball, and swimming.
- Who: Teams include Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, and US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
- Where: Ed Robson Arena, Reid Gym, Cutler Quad (“Warrior Games Plaza”), Washburn Field, Autrey Field, Schlessman Pool, and Cascade Avenue for cycling races on July 19 (between Cache La Poudre and Boulder Streets). See the CC Campus Map and the Campus Accessibility Guide.
- Listen: Tune in live with the 2025 Warrior Games Livestream Broadcast.
Get Excited Tigers!
CC Day at the Warrior Games
Warrior Games Plaza (Cutler Quad and Worner Center)
Tuesday, July 22
noon - 2:30 p.m.
Here is some of entertainment we have planned:
- A quintet of CC Jazz musicians performing on the Warrior Games Plaza Stage (Cutler Quad)
- Fiber arts activations in Worner Center - weaving loom demo and make & take creations
- Pistachio Pete the balloon artist and magician
- Face painter from Zany Paint
- Josh & John's Scoop Bus - free ice cream for the first 100 CC ID holders!
- Poor Richard’s Pizza will offer this deal to CC supporters: $5 one-topping pizza slice at its downtown location on Tejon
- Outdoor wheel throwing
- Bedazzling sunglasses
- Button making
- Painting demos
- Small-scale weavings
- Tours of the Arts & Crafts space
- Projection of CC Fashion Show on the main level of Worner · BOGO tickets to the FAC production of
- FAC Museum Free Day, Friday, July 18
How will the Games Impact Campus?
Traffic and Road Closures
Friday, July 18
- Cycling Practice (5:30–10 a.m.)
- Cascade Ave. closed from Uintah St. to Boulder St.
- Dale St. closed from Cascade Ave. to Tejon St.
- Note: Dale St. will remain closed through Saturday, July 19 at 5 p.m.
- S3 lot access will be limited; enter via Tejon St. or the Cache La Poudre alley
- Kick-Off Event (4–9 p.m.)
- Cache La Poudre St. closed from Nevada Ave. to Cascade Ave.
- Tejon St. closed from Cache La Poudre St. to Dale St.
Saturday, July 19
- Cycling Event (5:30 a.m.–2 p.m.)
- Cascade Ave. closed from Uintah St. to Boulder St.
Parking Impacts
- Robson Arena Garage (July 17–26)
- Enter only from the east entrance.
- A parking attendant will be checking passes at the east entrance.
- Lot Closures
- C2 (Armstrong): Closed July 11–28.
- C1 East Residential and Center Section will be closed July 12-28. C1 pass holders can park in C1 West Residential or WC.
- W7 (Bemis School of Art): Closed July 13–26 (reserved for Warrior Games staff/participants).
- E3, E4, and Autry Field: Closed July 18–23 for Track & Field events.
- Parking for Admission Open House
- On Friday, July 25, guests will park in Robson Garage.
**If your regular parking lot is affected, you’ve been contacted via email with alternate parking options.
Campus Access & Security
- Warrior Plaza (Worner Center to Cutler Quad)
- This area will be barricaded throughout the Games.
- CSPD officers will monitor and block vehicle access in the loop in front of Montgomery Hall.
- Some buildings will have passive metal detectors, and there will be dogs on campus.
- Dining hall impacted: Rastall will be open for Warrior Games participants and staff, along with the public. The modified dining times are: 5:30 - 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., and 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Here’s How to Participate

- Interested in volunteering at the games?
Every volunteer who registers will be emailed available shifts. Some roles require the same individual to apply for multiple shifts. Some shifts will require training that will be available closer to the event.