“The expansion of the sports performance facility will better position DAPER to meet the needs of our varsity student-athletes as well as expand training and teaching opportunities for the broader student population.”
The renovated Sports Performance Center in the DuPont Athletic Building (W31) is being designed to address the needs of our intercollegiate teams that compete at the nation’s highest levels, while also welcoming newcomers to train and learn. Tripled to 8,000 square feet, the renovated space will include new equipment and a turf sprint surface, as well as enhanced teaching areas and cohesive MIT branding. Beyond everyday use, the new facility will be a valuable recruiting tool for attracting incoming student-athletes, embodying the culture of athletic excellence at MIT.
The updated and expanded strength and conditioning facility will feature new equipment befitting MIT’s elite athletic stature.
There will be more open space for groups to train, with shock-absorbing floors and a turf sprinting area.
New equipment will include double and single half-racks, a functional trainer, sleds, air bikes, and timing systems.
On a larger scale, to continue to make a positive impact on our campus culture and to encourage healthy habits, we must strengthen well-being education and services, making fitness resources available to all students. Creating dynamic spaces that promote student health and wellness, in addition to providing necessary resources to our varsity teams, is critical to MIT’s goal of advancing overall student well-being.
Support the Sports Performance Center
Your philanthropic support will help us achieve the promise of the renovated Sports Performance Center for our student-athletes and the entire MIT community.
Gifts of all levels are deeply appreciated. Naming opportunities start at $100,000. Yet to be raised: $1.9M
View a complete list of current capital fundraising priorities.
To learn more about supporting the Sports Performance Center, contact Candace Crabtree at ccrabtre@mit.edu or 617.715.2838.