Owensboro Living
Subscribe
  • Features
  • Culture
  • Lifestyle
  • Flavor
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Owensboro Living
  • Features
  • Culture
  • Lifestyle
  • Flavor
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Owensboro Living
No Result
View All Result
Home The Buzz Events

New Track and Field Complex for KWC and OPS

by Owensboro Living
July 28, 2015
in Events, The Buzz
0
0
New Track and Field Complex for KWC and OPS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

“The best things happen when private and public entities work together,” Kentucky Wesleyan College President Bart Darrell told a packed Rogers Hall, which was full of faculty, media, and guests for a press conference held in Kentucky Wesleyan’s Winchester Building. Darrell announced a state-of-the-art track and field complex which will be a collaboration between Owensboro Public Schools, Kentucky Wesleyan College and Owensboro Health.

The complex will be built between Owensboro Middle School North and South campuses on South Griffith Avenue, where their current track is located. The new venue will be called the Owensboro Health Track and Field Complex and will be used by both OPS and Kentucky Wesleyan.

“Owensboro Public Schools and Kentucky Wesleyan are already neighbors, “ Darrell commented. “So this facility is a perfect fit.”

Kentucky Wesleyan Athletic Director Rob Mallory said both Owensboro High School and Kentucky Wesleyan will host home track meets, as well as potential KHSAA, Great Midwest Athletic Conference, and NCAA Division II post season events.

“For the college, this was our next step in building a quality track and field program,” Mallory said. Kentucky Wesleyan hired acclaimed track coach Tony Rowe last year.

Dr. Nick Brake, Superintendent of Owensboro Public Schools, added, “We believe in producing world-class facilities for our students. We are very excited about this new partnership with Kentucky Wesleyan. I love the thought of red, black, and purple.”

“For the first time ever, Owensboro and Daviess County will be able to host collegiate track and field competitions,” Darrell announced. “We are very grateful to have such an engaged community partner in Owensboro Health.”

The Owensboro Health Track & Field Complex will include a high-quality synthetic track surface, plus field event venues, a steeplechase pit, a runway for long and triple jumps, a javelin area, pole vault runway, and shot put and discus/hammer throw event pads, at a cost of approximately one million dollars. The RBS Design Group is serving as the architect for the project.

President Darrell thanked Owensboro Public Schools for reaching out to Kentucky Wesleyan, and Owensboro Health President and CEO Phillip Patterson for partnering to make it happen. “This facility is about more than just sports. We’re excited to be able to serve the community in this way,” he said.

There is no timetable for completion at this time.

Next Post

Academy Back to School Shopping Spree

Uncle Lee’s Announces New Owners

Uncle Lee's Announces New Owners

Dream Makers Academy Football Camp

Dream Makers Academy Football Camp

FEATURED POST

The Eric Group Brings Big-Time Entertainment to Area

May 1, 2025

Blending big flavor, big dreams, and community connection

May 8, 2025

From Afghanistan to Owensboro

May 8, 2025
Homepage

Best of Owensboro 2025

May 8, 2025

EDITOR PICK'S

Bravery Beyond Bullets

May 8, 2025

Rock Bottom to Redemption

May 8, 2025

Wynonna Judd 

May 1, 2025

All Aboard for Adventure

May 1, 2025

Blending big flavor, big dreams, and community connection

May 8, 2025

What We’re Eating Now

May 1, 2025

Brushstrokes of the Bluegrass

May 8, 2025

STAY CONNECTED

  • 1.7k Followers
  • 2.4k Followers
Facebook Twitter Youtube

Category

  • Culture
  • Events
  • Features
  • Flavor
  • From the Desk of
  • Lifestyle
  • People
  • Places
  • Senior Living
  • The Arts
  • The Buzz
  • The Dish
  • The Last Word
  • The Pulse
  • The Scene
  • The Style

Owensboro Living

2624a New Hartford Rd
Owensboro, KY
270-297-1600

About Us

OwensboroLiving.com is the companion to the bi-monthly FREE magazine, Owensboro Living magazine. Here, get news on your phone, tablet, or computer. No subscription is necessary!

Copyright © 2022 Owensboro Living Magazine, a Tanner Publishing Magazine. All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • The Buzz
  • Features
  • The Pulse
  • The Dish
  • The Style
  • The Scene
  • Contact

Copyright © 2022 Owensboro Living Magazine, a Tanner Publishing Magazine. All Rights Reserved