Thanks to the generosity and leadership of K-Staters worldwide, Kansas State will officially move forward and break ground on the indoor practice facility, Morgan Family Arena and Olympic training facility on Wednesday prior the Marquette men's basketball game.
The ceremonial shovel turning, featuring President Richard Myers, Athletics Director Gene Taylor, and other special guests, will begin Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Morgan Family Center and Olympic training center and wrap up with the ceremony for the indoor practice facility. Both ceremonies are open to the public.
The new indoor football center, which will include an accompanying outdoor practice field, will provide an enormous recruiting and operational advantage for the football program and allow it to operate in a more efficient manner throughout the year. This new facility will feature a full outdoor turf practice field, 130-yard indoor turf practice field, accessibility to the Vanier Family Football Complex and a limestone exterior to match stadium and campus architecture.
The volleyball arena will dramatically enhance the student-athlete and fan experience at K-State volleyball matches. The arena will include a seating capacity of approximately 3,100, two practice courts with retractable seating, two video boards, team meeting rooms, locker room, team theater and coaching offices.
Attached to the new volleyball arena will be the new Olympic performance center, which will improve the student-athlete experience, training and strength and conditioning opportunities of multiple Wildcat teams. The facility will feature a 14,000 square foot strength and conditioning center, 8,000 square foot second level multi-use turf area, plyometric ramp, sports medicine rehab space, hydrotherapy recovery area, nutrition and refueling station, office space for athletic training and strength staffs along with a state-of-the-art Mental Health and Wellness space which will house all of the necessary tools for overall wellness and performance enhancement.
--from Kansas State University