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12,600-foot Humphreys Peak and the San Francisco
Range, " Andrew Kelly, DLR Group's sports design leader,
said in an issued statement.
Other features include the country's largest highaltitude
training chamber on a collegiate campus. It can
simulate atmospheric conditions ranging from sea level
to 12,000 feet, allowing student-athletes to train at higher
elevations and recover faster at sea level. The Scott
and Franci Free Academic Center increases dedicated
academic space from 700 square feet to more than 7,000
square feet and offers individual study areas, three
classrooms, a computer lab, and academic staff offices.
The Jennifer Marie Wilson Strength and Conditioning
Center more than doubles the size of the Lumberjacks'
weight training area to 11,500 square feet, while the
Michael E. Nesbitt Athletic Training Center features
three hydrotherapy recovery pools. NAU athletics
programs are also partnering with the University's
College of Health and Human Services to conduct realtime
research on student-athletes in the Sims-Treharne
Collaborative Research Lab.
Mid-February the NAU Athletics Twitter account
officially unveiled the new facility. In a Twitter video Vice
President of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Marlow gave a
speech to every student-athlete about the purpose of the
new building.
A major point Marlow made in his speech was that not
a single coach or administrator will be moving into the
new space. No new offices were made to house anyone
other than student-athletes and those who directly
support them; this includes academic support, medical
trainers, strength and conditioning resources, and
nutrition staff.
The idea of a new athletic facility has been one the
university has been exploring for a long time. Back in
2018, NAU Athletics entered a feasibility study with
Nations Group, a project management strategy group that
has specialized in building athletic facilities across the
country. While fairly vague results from the study were
published, the findings were enough for NAU Athletics to
move swiftly toward creating a new space.
The timing of the new center's opening is certainly
not without thought or planning. NAU Football is on the
cusp of starting its spring practice season where recruits
and veteran players will use the building's new digs and
prepare for its spring game.
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