Overview
Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex
- 362,000 square feet
- The entire facility accounts for roughly 10% of the total square footage around the campus
- The Spoelhof complex includes six classrooms, including a “wet classroom” in the pool
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Facilities
Van Noord Arena
- Seating chart (pdf, 260KB)
- The arena seating capacity is highly flexible, depending on bleacher configuration, but is approximately 5,000 for major events
- 40% of the seats are bleachers, and 60% of seats have backs
- Four full-sized basketball courts when bleachers are retracted so that men and women, junior varsity and varsity can practice concurrently
- Two weight room facilities
- Fitness Center for the general student body, faculty and staff is 10,000 square feet
- Athletic weight room for members of Calvin’s 17 varsity teams is 8,000 square feet
- Athletic training room (VN137) provides state-of-the-art treatment and rehabilitation to student-athletes.
- 10 locker rooms for students and staff
- Two concession stands, including juice and smoothie bar
- The 38'H x 80'W climbing wall in the main lobby—by EntrePrises Corp. (world leader in climbing walls)—contains many innovative features
- Hospitality suite overlooking arena floor with seating for 40
- First game held January 7th, 2009
Venema Aquatic Center
- Olympic-sized, 50-meter pool with moveable bulkheads accommodates multiple events at the same time
- Pool accommodates 22 lanes at 25 yards each for laps or racing
- Pool has 850,000 gallon capacity
- High-tech pool filtration system
- Spectator seating capacity is 500
- Pool is 15 feet at diving end, four feet deep in the middle for swimming lessons and instruction and seven feet deep at the starting blocks
- Pool has four diving boards: two at one meter and two at three meter
Huizenga Tennis & Track Center
- Multi-sport use: tennis, track, baseball, softball, volleyball
- Over two acres inside for multi-use capability
- Heated and ventilated; not air conditioned
- 4 full-sized tennis courts
- The 200-meter Sturrus track features:
- 6 race lanes (Beynon BSS 1000 Sport Surface)
- 8 straight-away lanes
- two sand pits
- competition and a practice pole vault lane
Hoogenboom Health & Recreation Center
- 3 full-sized courts for recreational basketball
- 38'H x 80'W climbing wall
- Human performance lab
- Dance studio and dance "loft"
- Health services exam rooms, travel services and offices for campus-wide services
- 5 classrooms
- Locker rooms, equipment storage, and laundry
Mailing Address
Name
Department
Calvin College
3195 Knight Way SE
Grand Rapids MI 49546-4406
