HOYT FAMILY ATHLETIC COMPLEX

from Fall Magazine 2020

GETTING BACK TO CAMPUS

The Hoyt Family Athletic Complex immediately became a valuable asset for the Wesleyan athletic program when it opened in the fall of 2020. William & Angela Hoyt are the benefactors of the Hoyt Family Athletic Complex, and their son, Bo, is a Wesleyan graduate from the class of 2004.

The Hoyt Family Athletic Complex will benefit current and future generations of Wesleyan families by addressing the campus’s greatest athletic space needs. The addition of a centrally located fieldhouse provides necessary locker room space for varsity softball and cross country in the fall and varsity, JV, and middle school lacrosse in the spring. Included in the fieldhouse are public restrooms, an athletic training room, a concession stand, and a large covered porch that gives Wesleyan the necessary space for students to use daily and for parents and guests to enjoy during school-hosted events.

Wren Stadium at Agape Field is the new home for the softball program and includes a new batting cage. The lacrosse team has a permanent stadium for the first time in school history, and both stadiums received upgraded LED lighting.

COMPLETED FALL 2020!

In a year that has been dominated by challenges and disappointments, our team getting to enjoy these beautiful, state-of-the-art facilities has been a tremendous bright spot.”

This project also added a synthetic turf field to give teams an all-weather surface for year-round practice. The addition of 50 much-needed parking spaces in front of the fieldhouse creates a perfect place for students to be picked up after practices and games.

The softball team already enjoyed the use of Wren Stadium. “The new softball facility is remarkable and truly unmatched at the high school level. What we get to enjoy is superior to many college facilities,” says Mary Stephenson, head softball coach and high school dean of student life. “To say the girls were excited when the facility opened would be a major understatement. They were elated! In a year that has been dominated by challenges and disappointments, our team getting to enjoy these beautiful, state-of-the-art facilities has been a tremendous bright spot.”

Looking to the spring, Connor Breslin, head lacrosse coach and eighth grade boys chair, is excited about what the facilities mean for the lacrosse program. “We are very grateful for our new lacrosse facilities, which are bar none the best in the state. The players are excited about a locker room that they can call home, and the updated field surfaces will allow us to improve despite the tough weather conditions we face in January and February.”