Texas State University cuts ribbon on expansion of University Events Center and Strahan Arena
Left to right: Lisa Strom, head coach of womenu2019s golf; Danny Kaspar, head coach of menu2019s basketball; Zenarae Antoine, head coach of women's basketball; Larry Teis, director of athletics; Karl Benson, Sun Belt Conference commissioner; Denise Trauth, Texas State University president; Tony Plunkett, head tennis coach; Ty Harrington, head baseball coach.n
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Texas State University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 6 for a 81,000-square-foot, $62.5 million expansion of the University Events Center and Strahan Arena at 700 Aquarena Springs Drive, San Marcos.
Designed by the national architecture firm Sinks Combs Dethlefs, the addition provides 1,800 more seats to the arena as well as expanded locker rooms, offices and support spaces.
Texas State needs a larger-capacity space to accommodate a
steadily increasing student population, the school said in a statement.
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