Centenary Athletics to hold ribbon-cutting for new fieldhouse, practice field May 9

Shreveport - Centenary Athletics will hold a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of its new fieldhouse and football practice field on Thursday, May 9, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The celebration includes a reception and student-athlete-led tours of the new facilities. It is free and open to the public.

Centenary president Dr. Christopher L. Holoman, athletic director David Orr, and head football coach Byron Dawson will speak at the event inaugurating the new 4,700 square foot fieldhouse that houses locker rooms for Centenary's football team along with its women's soccer and softball teams. The facility, which also includes coaches' offices, looks out over the new 76,500 square foot turf practice field. Adjacent to the Gold Dome and to Mayo Field, home of Centenary's football, lacrosse, and soccer teams, the field house and practice field are the latest addition to Centenary's revitalized athletic complex located on Kings Highway.

"The expansion of new sports and increased enrollment of student-athletes have provided the opportunity to expand and revitalize Centenary's athletic facilities," said Athletic Director David Orr. "Centenary Athletics has outgrown its current facilities, especially related to coach and student-athlete spaces. With the addition of the fieldhouse, which hosts coaches' offices and locker room for the newly added football program, we also took advantage of the opportunity to add coaches' offices and locker rooms for two current and longstanding women's sports, soccer and softball."

Orr explained that the new football practice field will also be multi-purpose, able to accommodate other sports as well as student activities, athletic camps, and community events.

"The opportunity to bring football back to Centenary after almost an 80-year hiatus has given Centenary and the Athletic Department opportunities beyond just football to improve our facilities," said Orr. "We have expanded access all across the board and added new ways to welcome and serve our community."

The ribbon-cutting event will also serve as the official re-launch of Centenary's "C Club," Centenary's athletic booster club. C Club supporters can choose to allocate funds to specific athletic teams or to the athletic department as a whole, and can choose from a variety of individual and corporate affiliation levels. For more information or to donate, visit gocentenary.com/gocentenary/C_Club.

"I'm very proud that we are bringing the C Club back to the Athletics Division," said Collin Taylor, Centenary's development officer for athletics. "This booster club is only going to add to the excitement at Centenary. By giving to the C Club, alumni and donors will support the teams and programs they so dearly love and also receive some limited-edition Centenary swag. You can immediately make an impact by giving today."

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