The University of Minnesota Board of Regents on June 8 approved the construction of a new $15.5 million gymnastics performance center.
The new performance center will be built in the Athletes Village footprint, which will allow for student-athletes to study, train, eat and recover all in one location. The facility will be constructed on the south side of the department's indoor football field where two sand volleyball courts are currently located.
Construction on the project is scheduled to start in March 2024 and be completed by January 2025.
The Gophers will continue to use Maturi Pavilion for home meets during the competition season.
The gymnastics program currently trains at Peik Gymnasium on campus. Peik Gymnasium has been proposed for future demolition by campus leadership.
Construction of the new performance center will be paid for by athletic department revenues. — University of Minnesota Athletics
The University of Georgia has announced its plans to build a new track and field facility.
UGA said in a news release May 26 that the preliminary plans for the facility received unanimous approval from the University of Georgia Athletic Association Board of Directors.
Design plans for the new track and field facility — which will be located on South Milledge across the street from the soccer and softball complex — are scheduled to begin this summer. The new venue allows for Georgia student-athletes to have a place to train all year, while providing opportunities to host SEC and potentially NCAA national championship events.
There are also plans to build a new indoor facility, which will become the only indoor track and field complex in the state of Georgia. The name of the new venue will remain Spec Towns Track.
The current track and field space located off South Lumpkin Street will be converted to two full-length all-grass football practice fields. — Georgia Dogs
St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Ala., broke ground on an on-campus football stadium that is projected to be the centerpiece of an athletic complex that will eventually include a baseball field, softball field, track and soccer field.
The football field and lights could be installed by this fall, though the optimistic hope is that the Cardinals will be playing in their new facility to begin the 2024 season.
Interim principal and athletics director Paul Knapstein said the excitement for an on-campus facility has been building since he first considered returning to the high school game.
Rivers said the field will have natural grass and will feature fans as close to the action as possible. His desire is to start small with the seating capacity until overflow crowds make it necessary to add more seating.
The new stadium will be just outside the existing fieldhouse and locker room. — AL.com
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