ECU Opens $24.5M Isley Indoor Performance Center
East Carolina University Athletics on Friday opened the $24.5 million Isley Indoor Performance Center, a 90,000-square-foot, multi-sport indoor training facility.
The mammoth building off Charles Boulevard between Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and Clark-LeClair Stadium will offer a dedicated practice space to meet the training needs of ECU athletic teams and provide an area to host large gatherings, the university said.
It was funded by the Pirate Club with help from large gifts by the Isley Family, Bill Clark Homes and the Wornom Family. The Isley name is on the building, and the field inside is named after the Wornoms.
Ball State Opens $7.8M Eric Foss Championship Performance Center
Ball State officially opened its new Eric Foss Championship Performance Center Oct. 22 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, completing a $7.8 million project supported by alumni giving and university investment.
The event, which was during the university’s 100th Homecoming week, was the first time guests were invited into the 11,000-square-foot facility.
Moore County Schools Details $600K, County-Funded Athletics Facilities Upgrade
Moore County Schools leadership presented their spending plan at two of the three high schools in the district for the $600,000 funding that was earmarked for athletic facility improvements during a recent Moore County Board of Commissioners meeting.
The money for Pinecrest and North Moore was equitably distributed after the same amount was directed to Union Pines for its main stadium playing field upgrades to artificial turf ahead of this school year.
"We wanted to ensure, and you wanted to ensure, that we spent these monies toward something that would give a return on investment and a savings as we move forward, just as that turf did for Union Pines," said district Superintendent Jenny Purvis, referencing a spring meeting with the county.
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