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Texas Woman’s University will construct a $30 million brand-new athletics facility, the university announced.
What’s happening
The university received a $10 million donation from an alumna that will go toward the on-campus athletics facility, according to a news release. The venue is expected to break ground in 2027.
Dawn Chaney, who played three sports at TWU in the 1960s, made the donation to the project. The new facility will bear her name.
“We are incredibly grateful to Dr. Chaney for this impactful gift,” TWU Executive Director of Athletics Sandee Mott said. “This complex will strengthen our ability to recruit and retain top talent, expand program opportunities, and ensure that Pioneer Athletics competes with excellence for generations of student-athletes to come.”
The athletics complex will be 30,000-35,000 square feet and will support the university’s growing athletics program as well as the needs of student-athletes, the release states.
The athletics complex will include an auxiliary practice gym, locker rooms for five teams, an expanded weight room that can accommodate up to 40 athletes, indoor batting cages and dedicated space for the school’s wrestling and stunt programs.
Other amenities include offices for coaches and athlete meeting spaces, a student-athlete lounge and study hall, and a sports medicine clinic with certified trainers.
“I am excited to support this new athletics complex because it will provide student-athletes with the resources, facilities and opportunities they deserve to excel in competition, in the classroom and in life,” Chaney said.
Zooming out
The new athletics facility groundbreaking will follow the opening of TWU’s Health Sciences Center, according to previous reporting.
TWU held a ribbon-cutting Feb. 12 to commemorate the $107 million facility’s opening, which includes advanced simulation labs, state-of-the-art classrooms, clinical training areas, therapy training areas, outdoor learning and therapy spaces and collaborative work spaces.
State funding contributed $100 million to the new facility, which was approved by the Texas Legislature in 2022, per previous reporting.
