Funding secured for HAPC

[calpoke25]

Make no mistake, this building is for Wyoming football. There's not going to be some influx of Croatian Olympic runners coming to train here, or Jamiacan bobsled teams. It was originally marketed as that kind of thing but at this point it is clearly and blatantly a football-centric facility. No doubt other UW teams will utilize it but it's not going to be some revenue-generating, Olympic training center destination.

[WYCowboy]

Make no mistake, this building is for Wyoming football. There's not going to be some influx of Croatian Olympic runners coming to train here, or Jamiacan bobsled teams. It was originally marketed as that kind of thing but at this point it is clearly and blatantly a football-centric facility. No doubt other UW teams will utilize it but it's not going to be some revenue-generating, Olympic training center destination.

[ragtimejoe1]

I'm very grateful for the upgrades. I am. However, the ironic thing is that the more we've spent on buildings, the worse our records have been.

[poke_addict]

Make no mistake, this building is for Wyoming football. There's not going to be some influx of Croatian Olympic runners coming to train here, or Jamiacan bobsled teams. It was originally marketed as that kind of thing but at this point it is clearly and blatantly a football-centric facility. No doubt other UW teams will utilize it but it's not going to be some revenue-generating, Olympic training center destination.

Evanston sponsors the Jamaican bobsled team which is really awesome. They have since the 2002 Olympics which they helped with housing and give them access to the local rec center. They are also only 45 minutes away from Park City where they can actually practice runs. They seem to really like Wyoming but no chance they would leave Evanston. That town Loves them and just makes sense for them to be there.

I agree its going to be Just a much bigger version of the RAC. A football facility that other athletes will get to use just like before. I do like the sound of outside athletes coming in but I feel like UW or the city of Laramie would have to sponsor them to get here. Kind of like what lax said we would need more facilities to draw those kind of athletes to Laramie. There aren't very many Olympic athletes that make good money. So it's not like they can go train wherever they want. They would need financial support. I don't see them charging any of our pokes in the pros either if they were to come in on their off season.

[LanderPoke]

I don't see why a bunch of athletes/teams couldn't come in and train in the summer and just stay in the dorms or other university housing. Making it into a destination for high-altitude training doesn't seem far-fetched to me.

Runners would go up to Happy Jack and run around..

Soccer/basketball/other teams would use the IPF and north forty fields

Swimmers would be SOL

and of course all would use the new world class weight room and strength facilities.

[joshvanklomp]

So, I wish they'd say what all "training" facilities they're going to have in this thing. It seems like it's a new training facility in name only and it's just an expansion of a current building. Bigger weight room? Blah. What are the supposed training facilities these Olympians going to utilize? They going to stay in a hotel the whole time? Seems like you'd need more of a high altitude Olympic village with condos and such to truly become some sort of high altitude destination

The first floor will maximize efficiency and create a welcoming environment with the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center centrally located so it can be accessed by all student-athletes.

The first floor will also have the Football Strength and Performance Center, a tiered War Room for full team meetings and other campus uses, and an expanded football locker room, as well as a Heritage Hall honoring the history and traditions of Cowboy football.

The existing football coaches’ office suite and position meeting rooms on the second floor will be reconfigured and enlarged to increase efficiencies for the student-athletes and the coaches within their busy daily schedules.

The second floor also will focus on key programmatic elements for the success of all UW’s student-athletes. The Training Table will integrate technology for customizing each meal to meet the individual nutritional needs of every individual student-athlete. The arrangement of the space will allow for team meals, as well as more casual and intimate dining.

The Academic Center also will serve student-athletes in a state-of-the-art learning environment for all sports to take advantage of staff support and tutoring. The space will support greater accessibility for every student-athlete.

http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2015/04/uw- ... enter.html