LSU Gymnastics Training Facility

The LSU Gymnastics Training Facility is a gymnastics facility located on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA.[1][2] The facility, opened in 2016, serves as the stand-alone practice facility for the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team.[3][4]

LSU Gymnastics Training Facility
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
 United States
Coordinates30°41′55″N 91°18′44″W
OwnerLouisiana State University
OperatorLSU Athletics Department
Construction
Broke ground2014
Opened2016
ArchitectGraceHebert Architects
Tenants
LSU Tigers women's gymnastics (NCAA)

The training facility is a 38,000 square foot facility with approximately 18,000 square feet of practice space in the gym area.[1] The practice area features four competition-style beams, three vault runways with various surfaces for landings, four sets of uneven bars and a floor exercise area.[5] The facility also includes the team locker room, coaches locker rooms, training room, cardio area, dance studio, team squad room, a video review room with theater seating that is also the team meeting room.[6] It also includes an equipment storage area, a multi-purpose room that hosts team functions and a roof-top terrace.

The facility won multiple awards for interior design when it opened in 2016. It was awarded the 2016 Award of Recognition International Interior Design Association and 2016 Design Excellence Silver Award American Society of Interior Designers.[7]

  • LSU Gymnastics Training Facility main entrance
  • LSU Gymnastics Training Facility lobby
  • LSU Gymnastics Training Facility gym area
  • LSU Gymnastics Training Facility roof top terrace

See also

References
  1. "Training Facility". lsugym.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  2. "Fierce competitive streak carried LSU's Breaux to national prominence". shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  3. "LSU stadium, tennis, gym construction updates". wbrz.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  4. "LSU gymnasts practicing in new facility; completion expected in February". theadvocate.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  5. "The Palace". lsugym.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  6. "LSU gymnastics breaks ground on a new training facility". nola.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  7. "LSU Gymnastics Training Facility-Baton Rouge, Louisiana". gracehebert.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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