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Facility Information and Hours > Activity Courts and Track

Activity Courts

The users of the Payne Center facility enjoy hours of basketball, badminton, and volleyball in the activity courts. The courts are also used for special events such as banquets, job and organizational fairs, and expos.

The 27,000-square - foot gymnasium space houses four multipurpose courts. The gymnasium features a 50 percent resilient neoshock Conner AGA maple floor system, providing one of the safest sports floors made in the world today. There are four sanctioned high-school-sized basketball courts, four internationally sanctioned volleyball courts, and six internationally sanctioned badminton courts laid out within the gymnasium space. Other features of the gymnasium include two sets of permanent bleachers with a seating capacity of more than 400 people, eight custom-designed scoreboards, three partitioned netting devices with in-floor sleeve volleyball standards, recreational and competitive lighting systems, and a fully programmable sound system for each court.

Track

The length of the exercise track is one-eighth of a mile and is elevated above the activity courts. The wraparound view of the Payne Center's exercise track provides the participant with an inviting environment to walk or jog year-round. The rubberized surface material is a lifetime product that provides the ultimate in safety for our users. The four lanes of the exercise track allow for multiple use, whether walking or jogging as an individual or with a partner. Each turn of the track offers the user many different views including the exterior surroundings of the Payne Center. Additional features of the track include two resting stations with drinking fountains and spittoons.

Equipment Issue

Check out equipment issue for all of your workout needs! Using your student ID or REC card, check out everything from towels to racquetball goggles. Things included in equipment issue's checkout list:

   • Towels
   • Basketballs
   • Footballs
   • Frisbees
   • Volleyballs
   • Table tennis equipment
   • Racquetball and squash equipment
   • Locks for lockers