A FUTURE SO
BRIGHT
JACKSONVILLE LACROSSE CENTER (JLC)
5 ASPIRE INVESTMENT PROJECTS
T H AT S H O W U S T H E F U T U R E O F J U
B O L D N E W AT H L E T I C S
Representing nearly twenty-five percent of the student body, student-
athletes are leaders in all areas of campus, earning more academic
and leadership recognition than any other representative student body.
ASPIRE has helped the University meet the demand of these exemplary
students by creating or renovating athletic facilities.
“We looked hard for the highest impact opportunities to improve the
lifestyle and the academic/athletic performance of student-athletes,”
said President Cost. “Everything from their locker room, their study
spaces, their tutoring areas, the places they naturally gather, to where
they eat. We are creating physical spaces so that current athletes
benefit while future students and their families can see we are
literally putting our money into what we believe is the modern Division
I student athlete.”
Over the past 10 years, JU has executed construction and renovation
projects for the athletics department that include the Jacksonville
Lacrosse Center (JLC), Historic Swisher Gym, D.B. Milne Field, Autrey
Track Complex, Southern Oak Stadium, C.P. Cost Baseball Pavilion,
Pruitt Softball Complex, Nimnicht Fitness Center and more. These
projects were made possible through volunteer leadership and
generous donations.
The JLC (pictured above) broke ground this summer and is a $1.875
million facility that includes a 8,600 sq. ft. building that will serve as the
new home for both the men's and women's lacrosse programs. It will
be located adjacent to the grandstand on the north end of D.B. Milne
Field and is scheduled to open Fall 2018.
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