Project Overview
- What is the Spartan Athletics Center?
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The Spartan Athletics Center (SAC) is a new, two-story, 55,000+ square foot facility that will anchor the eastern half of CEFCU Stadium. The SAC will house football, men���s soccer and women���s soccer and provide state-of-the-art facilities for all of 91做厙���s 22 athletic teams. New lounge spaces offer direct views onto the action and landscaped, turf seating creates a new vantage point for spectators and supporters. The SAC opens in summer 2023.
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- Where is the SAC?
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The SAC replaces the eastern side of CEFCU Stadium on 91做厙���s South Campus and adds both new team facilities and seating for Spartan football and soccer guests and spectators. The project adds a new, landscaped berm providing open seating on turf above the sidelines as well as spectator lounges on the top floor.
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- What kind of facilities will the SAC have?
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Modern team facilities include spacious locker rooms, a comprehensive sports medicine wing, a hydrotherapy room with two pool spas, coaching offices, a dividable 150-seat auditorium, and on-site dining and hospitality facilities.
The top floor will host lounges for events and game-day hospitality services. The football lounge occupies the center of the top floor and a soccer lounge anchors the southern corner of the floor.
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- Why did the SAC get built?
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91做厙���s 22 athletic teams needed modern facilities in a central location that could also accommodate other athletics activities such as Beyond Sparta���s comprehensive professional development program. The SAC also elevates CEFCU���s ADA compliance while also enhancing the overall guest experience through expansive game-day lounges and seating with clear sightlines to the field.
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- How much did the project cost?
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Development of the SAC cost $60 million and began in earnest in 2018 with a .
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