Anyone in Columbia who has driven by the Athletics Village at the Roost lately has seen firsthand the construction progress being made. Summer is hot but it's a great time to get a lot of work done while student-athletes are not competing.
We asked Jeff Davis, Associate Athletics Director for Operations and Facilities, to give fans an update on all the athletics construction and renovation projects happening right now. As many of our coaches have said, including most recently Coach Spurrier at SEC Media Days, the facilities improvements of recent years have had a big impact on our success. Great facilities help attract top student-athletes as well as provide support for them once they're here, so thank you to all the fans and donors who have helped make these improvements possible. Putting funding back into facilities is really paying off for South Carolina Athletics on and off the field.
Watch the video below for footage and updates on the progress of the Athletics Village, Colonial Life Arena basketball locker room renovations, work on Williams-Brice Stadium for the upcoming season, and more. Also, check out a few more tidbits about our projects below the video.
Here are a few additional notes from Jeff about our on-going projects:
Williams-Brice Stadium:
The ADA seating in the lower South End Zone at Williams-Brice for patrons with disabilities is being modified for this fall. Davis explained that ingress and egress to the area will be much easier for those patrons.
The renovations to the assistant coaches locker rooms in Williams-Brice are the final piece of the interior renovations for football (lobby, locker room, players lounge, sports medicine, etc.) first put in motion a few years ago.
Williams-Brice is undergoing a lot of preventive maintenance this summer, including electrical upgrades that will modernize the infrastructure and re-painting of the lower bowl.
Future projects at Williams-Brice including the video board and renovations of the practice fields are currently in the approval process.
Athletics Village:
The tennis complex is set to be complete in late August and will be the home of both our men's and women's tennis teams. You can hear more from men's tennis coaches Josh Goffi and Matt Lucas in this video update on the tennis complex in particular.
The parking garage will serve not only the athletics staff and coaches and student-athletes in the Athletics Village, but also provide additional parking for the general university on this side of campus.
In addition to the current renovation of the playing surface for softball at Beckham Field, a future project for the complete renovation and expansion of Beckham Field has been approved. We are currently in the process of reviewing proposals from architects and construction is planned to start after the 2012 season.
Completed areas of the Athletics Village include the anchor building, the Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center, the Roost Athletic Training Center renovations, and the upgrades and modifications on the South Energy Plant that included a new boiler and chiller to provide heat and air conditioning for the Athletics Village as well as helping the infrastructure of the south side of the university campus.
The Athletics Village's landscaping and hardscaping will be another important aspect of making it a very appealing and attractive area, as well as unifying the look with the rest of campus. The trees, brick pavers, fencing, and brick columns, etc. will all mirror other areas of campus:
I can't wait to see the finished products!
-Brittany
Special thanks to Jeff Davis, Angela Padgett, Jennifer White, and Kevin O'Connell for their help with this post.
We asked Jeff Davis, Associate Athletics Director for Operations and Facilities, to give fans an update on all the athletics construction and renovation projects happening right now. As many of our coaches have said, including most recently Coach Spurrier at SEC Media Days, the facilities improvements of recent years have had a big impact on our success. Great facilities help attract top student-athletes as well as provide support for them once they're here, so thank you to all the fans and donors who have helped make these improvements possible. Putting funding back into facilities is really paying off for South Carolina Athletics on and off the field.
Watch the video below for footage and updates on the progress of the Athletics Village, Colonial Life Arena basketball locker room renovations, work on Williams-Brice Stadium for the upcoming season, and more. Also, check out a few more tidbits about our projects below the video.
Here are a few additional notes from Jeff about our on-going projects:
Williams-Brice Stadium:
The ADA seating in the lower South End Zone at Williams-Brice for patrons with disabilities is being modified for this fall. Davis explained that ingress and egress to the area will be much easier for those patrons.
The renovations to the assistant coaches locker rooms in Williams-Brice are the final piece of the interior renovations for football (lobby, locker room, players lounge, sports medicine, etc.) first put in motion a few years ago.
Williams-Brice is undergoing a lot of preventive maintenance this summer, including electrical upgrades that will modernize the infrastructure and re-painting of the lower bowl.
Future projects at Williams-Brice including the video board and renovations of the practice fields are currently in the approval process.
Athletics Village:
The tennis complex is set to be complete in late August and will be the home of both our men's and women's tennis teams. You can hear more from men's tennis coaches Josh Goffi and Matt Lucas in this video update on the tennis complex in particular.
The parking garage will serve not only the athletics staff and coaches and student-athletes in the Athletics Village, but also provide additional parking for the general university on this side of campus.
In addition to the current renovation of the playing surface for softball at Beckham Field, a future project for the complete renovation and expansion of Beckham Field has been approved. We are currently in the process of reviewing proposals from architects and construction is planned to start after the 2012 season.
Completed areas of the Athletics Village include the anchor building, the Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center, the Roost Athletic Training Center renovations, and the upgrades and modifications on the South Energy Plant that included a new boiler and chiller to provide heat and air conditioning for the Athletics Village as well as helping the infrastructure of the south side of the university campus.
The Athletics Village's landscaping and hardscaping will be another important aspect of making it a very appealing and attractive area, as well as unifying the look with the rest of campus. The trees, brick pavers, fencing, and brick columns, etc. will all mirror other areas of campus:
I can't wait to see the finished products!
-Brittany
Special thanks to Jeff Davis, Angela Padgett, Jennifer White, and Kevin O'Connell for their help with this post.
great job. i can't wait to see more.
also i am ready for your Q and A with our freshmen athletes.
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