Allen Athletics and Recreation Center

A true showpiece of the Wabash College athletic program, the Allen Athletics and Recreation Center provides state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to Little Giant athletes as well as Wabash students, faculty, and staff. (Hours of Operation)

The facility shows the Wabash dedication to lifetime fitness and wellness by providing the 6,700-square-foot Class of 1952 Fitness Center that rivals any facility in Division III. A combination of Cybex and Hammer Strength equipment, as well as free weights and aerobic fitness equipment, allows users to tailor a workout to their specific needs.

The Center also includes the massive Knowling Fieldhouse, named for Bob Knowling '77, chairman and CEO of Internet Access Technologies. The fieldhouse includes a 200-meter indoor track, along with baseball and golf practice areas. It also includes four multi-purpose courts for basketball, volleyball, and other intramural activities.

The Class of 1950 Natatorium is home to Wabash's successful swimming and diving program, and serves as a place for the casual recreational user to pursue lifetime fitness. The facility features an eight-lane, 40-meter pool with movable bulkhead, allowing for simultaneous swimming and diving practice. Swimmers can swim at both 25-yard and 25-meter distances.

The Max E. Servies '58 Wrestling Room is used by Little Giant wrestlers for wrestling practice, as well as aerobics, martial arts, and yoga studies. The additions of a 115-seat classroom, new locker rooms, training and equipment rooms, racquetball courts, and aquatics facility provide Wabash students with the most up-to-date fitness and wellness equipment available.

Chadwick Court, century-long home to the Wabash basketball team, was renovated in 1999, and features seating for 1,800 “Chadwick Crazies.” Not only has Wabash won a Division III National Championship in the famed building (1982), but won back-to-back conference titles in 1997 and 1998.

The $20 million Allen Center is a key component of the Colleges' Campaign for Leadership, and is named for longtime trustee Robert E. Allen '57, former CEO and President of AT&T Corporation. Bob and his wife, Betty, provided a gift of $10 million to begin the construction and renovation of the College's athletic facilities.

BASEBALL - Mud Hollow Field

Little Giant baseball players practice and play at legendary Mud Hollow Field. Rich in tradition and pride, Mud Hollow feels like a baseball field. There's the bright red wooden backstop that cracks loudly when a foul tip strikes it. The left field line fills with students and parents for every home game, Sphinx Club members have cook outs with burgers and brats, and the entire atmosphere is electric. New dugouts, scoreboards, sound system, an infield tarp, and grass infield bring the age-old tradition of the field into modern times. And the view from home plate — looking out to the College — is spectacular.

BASKETBALL - Chadwick Court

Nothing brings 1,800 screaming Wabash fans to their feet faster than hearing alumnus John Horner lead the spelling of “W-A-B-A-S-H” during a timeout of a Little Giant basketball game at Chadwick Court.

The home of Wabash basketball since 1917, Chadwick Court was completely renovated prior to the 1999-2000 season. A new main court, a regulation auxiliary court with separate scoreboards, new main scoreboards, new media table and sound system, and new locker room facilities provide a completely modern, yet historic facility.

What hasn't changed at Chadwick Court is the passion and enthusiasm shown by the "Chadwick Crazies" who pack the stands for each home game. Fans from eight months to 80 years of age sit side by side to cheer the Little Giants to another winning season game after game, and follow the team on the road with the same fervor.

It may not be the biggest basketball arena, but Wabash fans will put Chadwick Court up against any college basketball arena around the nation excitement and fun at each and every home game. But don't just take our word for it. All-American guard Josh Estelle, who played at 9,000-seat New Castle Chrysler Arena, says, “It was definitely way more electric playing at Chadwick than playing at the Chrysler gym.”

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD - Huntsman Outdoor Track & Knowling Fieldhouse

Wabash track and field athletes enjoy the comfort of the Knowling Fieldhouse during the indoor season. The one-year-old facility features a 200-meter, six-lane indoor track, enclosed long jump and triple jump pits, and an automatic timing system. Wabash hosted its first indoor meet last season, and will host two more this year.

Once the season moves outside, the J. Owen Huntsman Outdoor Track is the home of the Wabash Relays, a 46-year track and field tradition at Wabash College. Completely resurfaced last year, the track is an eight-lane, seal flex surface that's hosted conference and Little State competitions, and even the Olympic Trials in the decathlon many years ago.

Distance runners say they don't need fancy facilities, just open roads. There are plenty of open roads around Crawfordsville, and our nationally recognized cross country team finds rural Montgomery County to provide a scenic backdrop for piling up the mileage. Little Giant harriers also enjoy the cool, wooded comforts of the Fuller Arboretum, where Wabash hosts the Wabash Hokum Karem at the start of every season. Wabash was the host of the 2001 North Coast Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships.

FOOTBALL - Hollett Little Giant Stadium

Since its dedication in the fall of 1966, Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium has served as home for the Wabash College football team.

Renamed in honor of the late Byron P. Hollett '36 in the fall of 1998, it is one of the finest NCAA Division III facilities in the nation. The stadium sits on the south edge of campus and creates a picturesque setting on colorful fall afternoons. The main grandstand faces the campus, with the College's Pioneer Chapel just beyond the vistors'
seating section.

The stadium has seating for 5,000 spectators, but extra bleachers are added for the The Monon Bell Classic versus DePauw, allowing for larger turnouts. A crowd of 11,504, the largest ever at the stadium, showed up on November 13, 2004 for that year's meeting between the two schools.

GOLF

What would it take to have the opportunity to play on some of the top golf courses in the Midwest, California, Hilton Head, Florida, Arizona, and Alabama?

Become a member of the Wabash golf team.

Each year, the Little Giants play on the top links in the Midwest and play against some of the top Division III teams in the nation in the North Coast Athletic Conference. In 2001 Wabash golfers played courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Pete Dye. Over the past four years, Wabash golfers have played in nine different states.

Wabash golfers also have the advantage of three very fine 18-hole courses available for practice within 10 minutes of campus: the Crawfordsville Country Club, Municipal Course, and Rocky Ridge Golf Club. A long and challenging course, Turkey Run Golf Course, is about 15 minutes from campus. And, indoor driving facilities in the Knowling Fieldhouse make practice just as much fun inside on cold, rainy days. Wabash served as host of the 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference Golf Championship, playing the two-day event at Attica's Harrison Hills Golf Course.

SOCCER - Mud Hollow Field

You can almost see the legendary players of Wabash College soccer running up and down the field at Mud Hollow during every Little Giant soccer match.

Wabash soccer started on Mud Hollow Field and has been home to All-Americans James Freeman '89 and Joe Sambou '89. Wabash Athletic Hall of Fame member Hagen Manker '73 earned his Outstanding Collegiate Athlete of America Award while prowling the Mud Hollow Field in 1972 in the early years of Wabash soccer.

Come be a part of history at Wabash and part of the same program that produced All-Conference players Michael Clump '97, Momodou Jagne '01, and Kebba Manneh '94 and add your name to the list of legends that played at Mud Hollow Field.

The Knowling Fieldhouse, a 120,812-square foot multi-purpose facility, is the perfect place for an organized or pick-up game of indoor soccer.

SWIMMING & DIVING - Class of 1950 Natatorium

Imagine a state-of-the-art facility packed with fans as you prepare to push off the starting blocks and into the water. That's what the Wabash College team enjoyed in its first season in the new Class of 1950 Natatorium.

The Natatorium includes:

• Eight-lane, 40-meter stretch pool with a five-foot movable bulkhead for both 25-yard and 25-meter competitions. The pool can also be configured for water polo and underwater hockey.
• Colorado timing system and scoreboard with 16 deck plates for starts from either the deck or the bulkhead. The scoreboard has a swimming, diving, and water polo interface.
• Cross-pool lanes that allow for sprint drills, videotaping, and power rack training.
• Balcony seating for 400 spectators with an additional viewing area from the Knowling Fieldhouse.
• 7,610 square-feet of deck space, two offices, and a classroom for instruction, team meetings, video analysis, and meet management.
• Two one-meter and two three-meter Durafirm diving standards.
• Fourteen-foot deep diving well with water agitators and bubblers under each of the four boards.
• Tumbling and twisting belts to assist in learning new dives.
• Four wall heaters located behind the boards for comfort between dives completes one of the outstanding NCAA Division III diving facilities in the nation.

TENNIS - Collett Tennis Center

With six outdoor courts and three indoor courts, the Collett Tennis Center provides ample practice and match space for the tennis team.

The Collett Center has been the site of the Kerry Seward Memorial Tournament since its inception, as well as an alternate site for the IHSAA Tennis Sectional and Regional matches. The Seward Tournament features some of the top teams and players in the region, and provides two days of outstanding collegiate tennis on the Wabash campus. The Center's indoor courts were completely resurfaced in 1999 to provide a top-notch competition facility. Six new outdoor courts
were completed in 1999.

WRESTLING - Servies Wrestling Room

Part of Wabash College's commitment to wrestling can be seen in the new Max E. Servies '58 Wrestling Room. The practice facility, made possible in part by a gift from Dr. K. Donald Shelbourne '72, was used for the first time during the 2000 season. The room can be used for wrestling practice as well as aerobics, martial arts, and yoga studies.

The Servies Wrestling Room isn't the only addition to program. Wabash also dedicated part of the Chadwick Court renovation as an upgrade to the wrestling meet facilities. Two new mat lifting systems allow wrestling competition mats to be easily stored during basketball games, and quickly lowered and put into place for wrestling meets and tournaments. Three new media tables, two new scoreboards and controllers, and a redesigned bleacher section allow space for four matches to take place at the same time. .