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W&J Student Handbook / Campus Life / Athletic Facilities

Athletic Facilities
Henry Memorial Center includes the main gymnasium with a seating area for 2,400 spectators and the swimming pool. The main gym floor is used for competition by the basketball teams, the wrestling team, and the volleyball team. It is also extensively used for intramural sports and recreation.

The swimming pool has a separate racing pool, diving pool, and a pool gallery for 500 spectators. The pool is home to the men’s and women’s swimming teams and the water polo teams. The Henry Memorial Center also provides a small back gym, two racquetball courts, and two squash courts.

Swanson Wellness Center -  6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Monday thru Friday)
Noon - 9:00 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)

Henry Memorial Gym Hours -  Daily: 6:00a.m. - midnight (Monday - Friday)
Noon - 9:00p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)

Pool Hours -  Noon - 2:00p.m. and 7:00p.m. - 9: p.m. (Monday thru Friday)
Noon - 1:30 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)

**Gym and pool may not be available on certain days/times due to varsity athletic games and practices**

In the fall of 2002, a new fitness center opened in the Old Gym. It contains strength and conditioning equipment as well as an extensive aerobic area. Hours are posted each fall.

Cameron Stadium is located at the intersection of South Main Street and Park Avenue. With a seating capacity of approximately 5,000 this is the site of intercollegiate home football games, men’s and women’s soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey. The multifunctional facility has an eight-lane, all-weather track for use by the track teams. There are also intramural activities held on this field.

The home site for the Washington & Jefferson College softball team, Brooks Park, underwent major renovations in 2004.  It is dedicated solely to the use of the softball team and has been revamped into one of the most impressive sites in Division III.  Brooks Park is enclosed by an outside fence and is handicapped accessible with ramps leading to the bleachers.  The dimensions of the field are 200 feet down the lines marked by foul poles and 205 feet to straight away center field.  It has a bullpen on both the home and away sides of the field.  It has a sport-specific scoreboard and a flag pole that is located behind the right field fence.

The field has dugouts for both home and away teams and has a storage facility on the end of the left field dugout.  Brooks Park also has a press box located behind home plate from which the scoreboard and the new public address system are operated.

The most recent addition to the athletic facilities at Washington & Jefferson College are Ross Memorial park and Alexandre Stadium.  Alexandre Stadium host the College's men's and women's soccer teams in the fall and men's lacrosse team in the spring season while Ross Memorial park serves as home to the W&J baseball team.

The playing surface is entirely made of FieldTurf, a synthetic playing surface that W&J has used at Cameron Stadium since its renovation in 2001.  A FieldTurf representative indicates that Ross Memorial park and Alexandre Stadium combined represent the largest continuous artificial playing surface in the world.  The 233,000 square foot playing surface accommodates two full soccer/lacrosse fields.  When not in use for soccer or lacrosse, this facility can be converted for use by W&J baseball.  The baseball outfield overlaps one of the two soccer fields.  By erecting a removable fence and revealing the base areas, the facility can be converted for use by baseball for games and practices.

Four hundred chair back seats surround Ross Memorial Park in addition to a press box, state-of-the-art scoreboard, and public restrooms.  Also, behind the backstop of the baseball field is a two-level structure that houses public restrooms on the bottom level while the upper level will boast a training room, press box area, and a president's box.

Intercollegiate Athletics and Intramurals
At W&J College there is athletic activity for all who want to participate. An extensive intramural program provides events ranging from tennis to flag football. Varsity sports provide men and women with opportunities to take part on 23 different College teams including: football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s water polo, field hockey, volleyball, and women’s tennis in the fall; men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, and men’s and women’s swimming in the winter; and baseball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s water polo, men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s and women's lacrosse.

Please see our Athletics Calendar for events details.