About Recreation Center: The 80,000 square foot exercise mecca offers a 50-foot climbing wall with two arches for bouldering, a strength training area, fitness and cardio equipment areas, an elevated 1/8 - mile jogging track, a four-court gymnasium, two group exercise rooms, locker rooms with saunas, and a first aid room. The facility also houses the University Recreation department and their administrative offices, and Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals.

Awards and Honors: NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facility Award

The Recreation Center received an Outstanding Sports Facility Award at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) annual conference in 2007.

The NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facilities Awards honor the creative, innovative designs of new, renovated, or expanded collegiate recreational facilities. Each winner is considered a standard or model by which other collegiate recreational facilities should be measured, and from which others can benefit. Judges evaluate each facility for its architectural design, functionality, and how well it meets its intended purpose.

NIRSA Creative Excellence Awards 2006/2007 - Web Site 2nd place

NIRSA Creative Excellence Awards are designed to recognize the innovation and creativity of NIRSA members and acknowledge their outstanding accomplishments in marketing recreational sports, fitness, facilities, and programs.

NIRSA Creative Excellence Awards 2007/2008 - REC Magazine 2nd place