LOCKER ROOM PROJECT AT FRANK M. LINDSAY FIELD

LOCKER ROOM PROJECT

AT FRANK M. LINDSAY FIELD

“The facility represents something truly invaluable to our sport. Track & Field doesn’t typically have a social & cultural center, outside of just meeting at the track. Our sport is unique in that we are several teams within a team, and there aren’t enough opportunities to bring the various event groups together. This new space would create a sense of unity within our event groups, providing a venue through which we would truly cement the future of the program. It would allow us to host large-scale meets and provide the support that our Track & Field athletes need to be successful.”

Andrew Craycraft

Director of Track & Field/Cross Country

Millikin University’s plan to build a new locker room at Frank M. Lindsay Field aims to directly benefit the heart of our athletic programs: student-athletes.

With their success and futures in mind, Millikin’s investment will renew our commitment to Big Blue teams and athletes, and act as a draw for the next generation of MU student-athletes.

There is no doubt that additional locker room space is needed for our athletic programs to continue to grow and thrive. The construction of this new facility will solve several existing issues while also allowing Millikin to host CCIW and NCAA competitions. Congestion in Griswold’s locker rooms will be alleviated and the immediate needs of Big Blue football and men’s and women’s track and field teams will be met. The new facility will offer Millikin home teams field-level access and is designed to feature 120 lockers with the ability to convert to two 60-locker spaces with a divider.

Competitive sports remain an important part of Millikin’s ongoing mission of Performance Learning, especially during the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic. Since August 2020, it has been my goal to secure as many contests as possible and to make those contests meaningful for our student-athletes.

Gathering funding for the construction of this facility will go a long way toward achieving this goal, and we need your help. You can make an impact on the future of Big Blue athletic programs and studentathletes by supporting the Frank M. Lindsay Field Locker Room project.

TIMELINE GOALS

RAISE $2 MILLION BY DEC. 2021 BREAK GROUND SPRING 2022 COMPLETION BY FALL 2022

— Dr. Craig White, Athletic Director

NORTHWEST PERSPECTIVE

“In this day and age where facilities are king, a new locker room will allow Millikin to be more often in the hunt for the quality young men that make such a positive impact on campus through athletics and their participation in the community. This project will signify a renewed commitment by the University to all student-athletes, showing that they are an integral and treasured part of the Millikin experience.”

— Dan Gritti, Head Football Coach “The addition of the Locker Room at Frank M. Lindsay Field would help the athletic department and our program immensely, as the incoming studentathletes would see that the University sees the athletic department and the student-athletes as important contributors to life on campus and something they are committed to improving.”

— Paul Anderson, Head Men’s Soccer Coach

“We’re very excited for the new locker room project as it will give the athletes a comfortable area to prepare for games and training.”

— Ian Doherty, Head Women’s Soccer Coach

SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE

SUPPORT