First Look: South Competition and Performance Project
11/27/2017 9:09:00 PM | General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse, Rowing, Women's Track & Field
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The sparkling new home for nearly two-thirds of the University of Michigan's student-athletes was officially unveiled this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the South Competition and Performance Project on Saturday morning (Nov. 25), followed by an open house for student-athletes Monday afternoon (Nov. 27). The 280,000-square-foot facility provides state-of-the-art competition and training spaces, highlighted by an indoor track and field facility with a hydraulic track, a 2,000-seat lacrosse stadium, and the University's first indoor rowing tank.
Prior to Saturday's athletic events, key philanthropists for the fully-funded, $168 million project were welcomed by U-M president Mark Schlissel and Warde Manuel, the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics.
Michigan's student-athletes got their first look on Monday with guided tours of their competition venues, practice spaces and dedicated locker rooms along with informational sessions in the 20,000-square-foot strength and conditioning center and other specialized areas for performance nutrition and athletic medicine.
The facility provides unrivaled accommodations for men's and women's lacrosse, indoor and outdoor track and field, cross country, soccer and women's rowing in addition to added training facilities for wrestling, tennis and women's gymnastics.
The first public event at the new facility will be the Wolverine Invitational track and field meet on Jan. 13, 2018. The first lacrosse game is slated for Feb. 10 when the men play Cleveland State. The women's lacrosse team will host Butler on Feb. 16.
Rowing
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