Alumni Healthful Living Center
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| Alumni Healthful Living Center | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1215 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01119 |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Owner | Western New England College |
| Operator | Western New England College |
| Tenants | Western New England College (NCAA) 1993-Present |
| Capacity | 2,000 for basketball, volleyball, wrestling |
The Alumni Healthful Living Center is a sports complex on the campus of Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is the home to the Western New England College men's and women's basketball teams, women's swimming team, wrestling team, and women's volleyball team.
The Alumni Healthful Living Center is a 123,000 square-foot fitness and recreational facility. The facility houses a 2,000-seat field house, with floors marked for basketball and volleyball; an eight-lane, competition-quality indoor pool; racquetball and squash courts; an indoor track; a fitness center with state-of-the-art workout equipment; and a free weight facility.
Western New England College's Downes Athletic Hall of Fame, the Athletic Department, and Health Services are located in the building.
The fieldhouse is known as "The Cave" for the boisterous student section.[1]
[edit] Memorable Moments
- October 1, 1999 - First class inducted into Downes Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
- March 1, 2006 - Alumni Healthful Living Center hosts a quarterfinal game of the ECAC Division III New England Women's Basketball Tournament.[3]
- December 9, 2006 - Western New England College unveiled a new banner displaying the names of the players in the school’s 1,000-point club between games of its basketball doubleheader.[4]
- February 22, 2007 - Final varsity athletic event held in the facility under the auspices of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).[5]
- March 4, 2007 - Men's Basketball wins its first ECAC Division III New England Championships.[6]
- September 27, 2007 - Women's Volleyball defeats Anna Maria College, 3-0, in Western New England College's first varsity athlete contest in the Alumni Healthful Living Center under the auspices of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC).[7]
