$31.5 million Student-athlete development facility at Rice Stadium, Texas

Specifications:

Name:

$31.5 million Student-athlete development facility at Rice Stadium, Texas

Location:

Houston, Texas

Company:

Rice Stadium

Estimated Cost:

$31.5 million

Source:

rice.edu

Introduction:

Rice University Board of Trustees has approved a proposal to build a student-athlete performance and development building in the north end of Rice Stadium with investment of $31.5 million.

Features:

This building will provide new all-sport strength-and-conditioning, sports medicine and football facilities for the Rice Owls.

The $31.5 million project includes a 60,000-square-foot, two-story structure that will house a weight room, a home team locker room, coaching and staff offices, an auditorium, a football team lounge and areas for training and sports medicine that include hydrotherapy, plunge pools and exam rooms. The weight room and sports medicine areas will be available to student-athletes from all sports at Rice.