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Tulane Facilities
- The James W. Wilson, Jr. Center for Intercollegiate Athletics
- Louisiana Superdome
- Fogelman Arena
- Turchin Stadium
- Directions to Tulane Facilities
- Goldring Tennis Stadium
- Golf Facilities
- McWilliams Complex
- Westfeldt Facility
- Tad Gormley Stadium
Home of Tulane Athletics for nearly 15 years, the James W. Wilson Jr. Center for Intercollegiate Athletics is a central location and gathering place for the Green Wave?s more than 320 student-athletes. Nearly all of Tulane?s intercollegiate athletic facilities are located within a stone?s throw of the Wilson Center in the McWilliams Athletic Complex ? a compact area located on the end of Ben Weiner Drive, adjacent to the Claiborne Avenue end of campus.
A $7.2 million facility, the Wilson Center opened in 1990 and houses all on-campus football facilities, including the training room, weight room, equipment room, locker and meeting rooms and academic support area. The Wilson Center also houses offices for each Tulane coach, as well as the Athletics Ticket Office and Gift Shop. All of Tulane Athletics? administrative offices are located in the Wilson Center as well.
Two centerpieces of the Wilson Center are the Henry Frnka Weight Room and the Bubba Porche Training Room, both located on the first floor along with the Student Services Area and the Gift Shop and Ticket Office.
The Wilson Center also features Ben Weiner Hall, which showcases the success of all Green Wave teams, past and present. Dedicated in November 2001, Weiner Hall features trophies, game balls and medals of teams and players of the 16 varsity teams Tulane currently fields as well as programs of the past. Another area of the Wilson Center dedicated to honoring Green Wave players is the Hall of Fame room which features paintings of nearly all of Tulane?s All-Americans and is home to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame while also serving as a meeting and press conference area.
Directly behind the Wilson Center is the George G. ?Sunny? Westfeldt Practice and Competition Facility which is used by the women?s soccer, track and field and football teams for competition (soccer) and practice (track and field, football). Over the summer of 2001, new fields and a new track were installed at the Westfieldt Facility, resulting in a much-improved and more durable surface for all Tulane student-athletes.
The facility, which includes the Danny Thiel Track and the Barney Mintz Auxiliary Field, is fully lit with a grandstand which comfortably seats 1,200 fans. Thiel Track has hosted a number of quality track meets featuring teams from around the gulf South, and Mintz Field provides Green Wave teams an 80-yard, astroplay surface on which to practice. In addition to Tulane teams and events, the Westfeldt Facility is the home of the New Orleans ShellShockers minor league soccer team, and has hosted other soccer events.
Other components of the McWilliams Complex are Turchin Stadium and the Theresa Sofio Hitting Facility, home of the Green Wave baseball team, and Goldring Tennis Complex, which features six state-of-the-art, lighted tennis courts. Both facilities are scheduled for renovation in the near future. Turchin Stadium will undergo its first major renovation since its construction in 1990. The changes will increase seating capacity to almost 5,000 while adding many amenities, including a courtyard area outside the main entrance.
The addition to the Goldring Tennis Complex is expected to benefit many areas of the athletics department year-round. Initiated by an anonymous lead gift to the department, the planned addition includes stands, locker rooms and a large meeting and viewing space between the tennis complex and the Westfeldt Facility, which would be used by the department and additional groups during the year.
Goldring was the site of the 2001 Conference USA Men?s and 2003 C-USA Women?s Tennis Championships, and hosted an NCAA Tennis Regional for the first time in 2003. Turchin Stadium played host to the 2001 New Orleans NCAA Baseball Regional and has hosted three conference baseball championships ? the Metro tournament in 1992 and the C-USA tourney in 1997 and in 2003.
In the center of the Tulane campus is Fogelman Arena, home of the Green Wave men?s and women?s basketball and volleyball teams. In 2002, Fogelman underwent a facelift as the entire arena received a new coat of paint, the floor was redesigned, and, for the first time, air conditioning was installed in the arena. Now, the Tulane volleyball and men?s and women?s basketball teams practice and play in air-conditioned comfort while Tulane fans enjoy the best in Conference USA competition. One of the most difficult arenas for opposing teams to play in due to the Green Wave fans? close proximity to the court, Fogelman Arena served as the host site of the 1999 Conference USA Women?s Basketball Championship and the 2003 C-USA Volleyball Tournament.
The volleyball and basketball teams all practice and play the majority of their home games in Fogelman, but all three squads play select games in the New Orleans Arena, located a short five-mile drive from campus. The New Orleans Arena, which opened in 1999, serves as the home of the NBA?s New Orleans Hornets. Tulane served as host institution for the 2004 NCAA Women?s Basketball Final Four in the Arena.
The newest team on the Tulane campus, women?s swimming and diving, has a top-notch facility located adjacent to the Westfeldt Facility in the Reily Student Recreation Center. The 50-meter by 25-yard Olympic sized pool underwent an overhaul last summer in preparation for the swim team?s debut. New lane lines, a state-of-the art Daktronics timing system and scoreboard and new starting blocks were installed as part of $50,000 in renovations.
