New Projects: ODU Practice Facility | McNiff Fitness Center

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(Rendering Courtesy of Old Dominion University)
(Rendering Courtesy of Old Dominion University)

Ten years after an initial proposal, Old Dominion University has broken ground on an $8.4 million basketball practice facility (pictured). The 24,000-square-foot facility, which will be named for donors Burnett and Blanche Mitchum, will include two full courts, lounges, locker rooms and meeting spaces for both the men’s and women’s teams, and a shared sports medicine and weight-training facility. The facility is being constructed adjacent to the L.R. Hill Sports Complex, which is undergoing a $5 million expansion and renovation. The 17,000-square-foot expansion of the facility, which houses ODU’s football, field hockey and women’s lacrosse programs, will include a strength and conditioning facility nearly triple the size of the existing weight room, more office spaces, an expanded locker room, and a dedicated space for academic advising and tutoring. Both projects are expected to be completed by next summer.

Fargo, N.D.-based TNT Kid’s Fitness & Gymnastics broke ground on a sensory gym last month. The $5.5 million expansion will add 2,300 square feet of play area specifically designed to provide sensory stimulation for children with conditions such as autism. Wisconsin-based Fun Factory Sensory Gym is designing and installing the equipment, which should be open for use by 2016. The new gym is part of a larger expansion by TNT, which is currently only using half of its 40,000-square-foot facility.

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