University of Connecticut Athletics
A Sneak Peak At UConn's Newest Athletic Facilities
4/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
STORRS, Conn. (April 27, 2006) -- Construction on UConn's two newest athletic facilities -- The Burton Family Football Complex and The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center -- is continuing in an impressive fashion. Both facilities are scheduled to open this July.
The will serve as the on-campus home of UConn football and will complement Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The lead gift for the facility is a $2.5 million contribution by Robert G. Burton, the chief executive officer of Burton Management Group, LLC, of Stamford, Connecticut. Burton’s son, Michael, was the captain of the 1999 Husky football team. Burton has also donated in excess of $1 million to establish two endowed scholarships for UConn student-athletes.
The Burton Family Football Complex will house coaches’ offices and will also include athletic training and sports medicine facilities, locker rooms, team meeting rooms, video facilities and academic resource areas for the Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes.
Thanks to alumnus Mark R. Shenkman, the University of Connecticut will soon join the ranks of major universities nationwide with an indoor training facility that will be utilized by the football program, recreational services and other varsity sports. Shenkman's $2.5 million gift, one of the largest ever to the UConn Division of Athletics, will help build an intercollegiate, intramural and recreational facility that will serve the entire UConn community.
The 85,000 square foot will rival similar facilities at other large universities that have traditionally been dominant in college football. Featuring a 120-yard long synthetic playing surface, an 18,000 square foot strength and conditioning area, and state-of-the-art video capabilities, the indoor training center will provide UConn’s football team with the most technologically advanced training equipment.
Here is a sneak peak into the progress of the construction of various parts of both buildings.
These two photos are views of the lobby of The Burton Family Football Complex, which will house displays on the past, present and future of UConn Football.
The interior view of The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center is an impressive site.
The Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes will enjoy state-of-the-art facilities.
A view of the strength and conditioning area in The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center.
UConn football student-athletes will enjoy their own cafeteria and kitchen (below) at The Burton Family Football Complex.
A team meeting room in The Burton Family Football Complex.
Tile work with the UConn Varsity C is in place in both facilities.
Head coach Randy Edsall's office in The Burton Family Football Complex.
A looks at UConn's new state-of the-art athletic training facility.
One of the main corridors of The Burton Family Football Complex.
