Washburn Indoor athletic facility

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Meet the yet to be named Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility.

This $20 million state-of-the-art facility was unanimously approved by the Washburn Board of Regents in December 2017 and has since received more than $6 million in donations for its construction. The facility will be located in the southwest end of campus along 21st Street between the baseball and softball fields. Once built, the facility will have two distinct areas. One side will be a 100-yard turf field for use by Washburn’s football, soccer, baseball and softball teams. The other side... well, that’ll be specifically for the cross country and track & field teams. Separated by drop down netting, the indoor track & field side will rival most NCAA Division I facilities, let alone Division II. This climate controlled facility will allow student-athletes complete freedom to train at optimal levels throughout the year. Other features of the track & field side include a 60-meter runway located in the infield, along with designated lanes for jumps and pole vault all surrounded by a 200-meter banked track - the only one in Division II and one just 28 in all of the NCAA.

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