University of Richmond Athletics
Princeton Review Ranks Richmond’s Athletic Facilities No. 10 In Country
08/20/2018 | General
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond received numerous accolades in the 2019 Best Colleges book by the Princeton Review this August and the school's athletic facilities were ranked No. 10 in the country by the publication. Richmond was joined in the top 10 by prestigious schools including Alabama, Auburn, Purdue, Georgia Tech and Florida State.
Richmond was the only school in the state of Virginia ranked in the top 20 and the only school in the Atlantic 10 or Colonial Athletic Association in the rankings. These rankings are based on student rankings from the top 384 colleges and universities in the country.
Richmond's facilities are among the best in the country and the Spiders continually add to their collection of high-class facilities. Just this summer, Richmond finished phase one of the Blandford-Everett Student-Athlete Performance Center which included a new football locker room, weight room, sports medicine facility, nutrition station and equipment rooms. Additionally, the men's lacrosse locker room is being renovated on the West Side of Robins Stadium in conjunction with this summer's renovations.
Additionally, Richmond updated Crenshaw Field with new AstroTurf for the field hockey program and finished the renovations of the Westhampton Courts for Spider tennis. Ground was broken this summer for the new golf practice facility at Independence Golf Club and fundraising began for the new $15 million dollar basketball practice facility early in 2018.
All of these additions are on top of the Spiders' two crown jewels in Robins Stadium and the Robins Center. Robins Stadium is in its ninth season of existence and the 8,700-seat facility is still one of the finest in the area. The stadium is home to Spider football, soccer, track and field, men's and women's lacrosse.
Robins Center was originally built in 1972 but received a $17 million dollar renovation in 2013-14. The renovations to the main arena of the Robins Center included new state-of-the-art LED lighting, midnight blue painted ceiling, four 15 feet by 32 feet video boards, scoreboards, refurbished seats, new premium seating options, new terrace hospitality areas, a refinished/newly painted court and renovated restrooms.
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Richmond was the only school in the state of Virginia ranked in the top 20 and the only school in the Atlantic 10 or Colonial Athletic Association in the rankings. These rankings are based on student rankings from the top 384 colleges and universities in the country.
Richmond's facilities are among the best in the country and the Spiders continually add to their collection of high-class facilities. Just this summer, Richmond finished phase one of the Blandford-Everett Student-Athlete Performance Center which included a new football locker room, weight room, sports medicine facility, nutrition station and equipment rooms. Additionally, the men's lacrosse locker room is being renovated on the West Side of Robins Stadium in conjunction with this summer's renovations.
Additionally, Richmond updated Crenshaw Field with new AstroTurf for the field hockey program and finished the renovations of the Westhampton Courts for Spider tennis. Ground was broken this summer for the new golf practice facility at Independence Golf Club and fundraising began for the new $15 million dollar basketball practice facility early in 2018.
All of these additions are on top of the Spiders' two crown jewels in Robins Stadium and the Robins Center. Robins Stadium is in its ninth season of existence and the 8,700-seat facility is still one of the finest in the area. The stadium is home to Spider football, soccer, track and field, men's and women's lacrosse.
Robins Center was originally built in 1972 but received a $17 million dollar renovation in 2013-14. The renovations to the main arena of the Robins Center included new state-of-the-art LED lighting, midnight blue painted ceiling, four 15 feet by 32 feet video boards, scoreboards, refurbished seats, new premium seating options, new terrace hospitality areas, a refinished/newly painted court and renovated restrooms.
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