{"id":33745,"date":"2018-07-27T11:59:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T17:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=33745"},"modified":"2018-08-07T08:23:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T14:23:33","slug":"mountain-lion-fieldhouse-to-open-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=33745","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Lion Fieldhouse to open this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mountain Lion Fieldhouse is expected to be complete by the first day of classes this fall.<\/p>\n

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Skylyn Webb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Skylyn Webb, clinical psychology graduate student and 2018 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Champion, looks forward to seeing what a home facility will do for the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter joining the team, I had really had no idea what was going to happen \u2013 I ended up training really hard and was able to win a national championship and compete at the USA Track & Field championships,\u201d Webb said. \u201cHaving this really makes the future dreams I have, which are pretty big, seem achievable because we have this top-of-the-line facility to train in everyday and get me and the team where we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The facility will host its first competition in the 2018-19 season.\u00a0The track is 200 meters with eight sprint lanes, two long\/triple jump pits and a pole vault pit on the infield of the oval. The facility also includes a large, caged area for the shot put and weight throw located on the south end.<\/p>\n

The fieldhouse has been a dream for many for the last 15 years, according to Nathan Gibson, executive director, Athletics.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo see this facility come to fruition and having a home for our track & field and cross-country programs, as well as a place for all of our sports to train, is huge,\u201d Gibson said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things we\u2019re going to be able to do in here and I couldn\u2019t be more excited and happy with the way it\u2019s turned out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Webb hopes to win another NCAA National Championship and for the women\u2019s team to win another RMAC Championship, then compete for USA Track & Field upon graduation this spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really fun to be able to build a facility, but for me the best part is being able to see your student-athletes walk in here for the first time and compete for the first time,\u201d Gibson said. \u201cI\u2019m really excited to see that this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction began on the baseball and indoor track facility in late June 2017 with a combined project budget of $13.3 million. \u00a0Bryan Construction is the general contractor for the facilities and DLR Group is the architect of record.<\/p>\n