Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Is Pleased to Have Your Team Visiting Our Bloomington Campus
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Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is pleased to have your team visiting our Bloomington campus. This booklet contains information to assist you with your stay in Bloomington. The hotel property you may contact will be more than happy to answer your questions about rates. Teams coming to Bloomington during a home football weekend may experience higher rates than regular weekends. You'll find that several of our athletic teams and athletic trainers from our Sports Medicine Office send out additional sport-specific literature about home events hosted by Indiana University - including locker room locations, medical services and personnel for events, practice times, etc. Please feel free to contact any of us with Indiana University Athletics if we can assist you during your planning and stay in Bloomington. We wish the best of success to you during your season. INDIANA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Assembly Hall 1001 East 17th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47408-1590 812/855-2794 FAX 812/856-5155 IU & Bloomington Indiana University is highly regarded across the nation as a research and educational center. IU draws its faculty and graduate students from among the most gifted members of the international academic community. Moreover, the University strives to provide excellent educational opportunities at all levels of instruction, including the undergraduate program. Bloomington, Indiana, is the home of Indiana University's main residential campus. With over 65,000 residents, Bloomington might be small in comparison to other large university cities, but the community is a mix of small town friendliness and big city diversity. Indiana University at-a-Glance • Indiana University is one of just 62 members of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious organization of higher learning in the United States. • Indiana University, one of the oldest public universities in America, was founded in 1820, only four years after Indiana achieved statehood. • More than 22 major schools are located on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses. Of those schools, IU has 37 nationally ranked undergraduate academic departments and 22 nationally ranked graduate programs. • Over 850 degree programs are offered on the University's eight campuses, and over 14,000 degrees are conferred annually. • The Bloomington campus has over 36,000 students, ranking as one of the nation’s largest universities. Students come from every state and over 125 foreign countries. • Noted alumni include NBC sportscaster Dick Enberg, actor Kevin Klein, NBC News' Jane Pauley, Academy Award winner Steve Teisch who wrote "Breaking Away" and both the director and writer of the movies "Hoosiers" and "Rudy", David Anspaugh and Angelo Pizzo. Bloomington at a Glance • Bloomington twice has been honored as an All-American city based on its quality of living. Money magazine has picked Bloomington in its Top 60 places in all of the United States to Live. • Bloomington is located in the wooded and rolling hills of southern Indiana. It is within easy driving distance of Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville. Indianapolis is north of Bloomington and less than an hour away. • Bloomington is situated near three major recreational lakes – Monroe, Griffy and Lemon. Lake Monroe, the largest man-made lake in Indiana, is one of the state's most popular attractions. Surrounded by the Hoosier National Forest, Lake Monroe offers 125 miles of shoreline and two lakeside resorts • The arts and culture are a big part of Bloomington. From music, song and dance at Indiana University to performances of the newly renovated Buskirk-Chumley Theater or the John Waldron Arts Center to the Fourth Street Arts Festival, Lotus Music Festival or at the many area theatres and clubs, there’s something for everyone in Bloomington. Driving to IU Before following suggested directions, consult a map and plan for any construction delays. From Chicago, IL Bloomington is located 228 miles southeast of Chicago. By automobile, the trip takes approximately four hours. Take the I-90 Skyway to I-65 south. Take I-65 to I-465 in Indianapolis. Proceed on I-465 west and south to Ind. 37 south. Stay on Ind. 37 south for roughly 45 miles to the second Bloomington exit, Ind. 45/46 Bypass, which leads into Bloomington. From Dayton, OH Dayton is located east of Bloomington and is approximately three hours away by automobile. Take I-70 west to Indianapolis, then I-465 south and west. Follow I-465 to Exit 4, Ind. 37 south. Stay on Ind. 37 south for roughly 45 miles to the second Bloomington exit, Ind. 45/46 Bypass, which leads into Bloomington. From Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati is located 120 miles east of Bloomington and is approximately two hours and fifteen minutes away by automobile. Take I-74 west to the Greensburg, IN exit (Exit 134). Follow Ind. 46 west through Columbus, IN and Nashville, IN into Bloomington. From St. Louis, MO St. Louis is 240 miles west of Bloomington. By automobile, the trip takes just over four hours. Take I-70 east to Exit 11, Terre Haute, IN. Follow Ind. 46 east through Spencer and Ellettsville to Ind. 37 in Bloomington. Take Ind. 37 south to the Ind. 45/46 Bypass and then into Bloomington. From Louisville, KY Louisville is located 110 miles southeast of Bloomington, Indiana. By automobile, the trip takes about two hours. Take I-65 north to Exit 68, Columbus, IN. Follow Ind. 46 west through Nashville, IN and into Bloomington. Athletic Facilities Armstrong Stadium . Soccer Located off Fee Lane and adjacent to the E.C. (Billy) Hayes Track, Armstrong Stadium has been home to the IU soccer program since 1981. The complex has received major improvements since 2000 with construction of new poured-in-place concrete bleachers seating 5,000 spectators on the south side and a 50-seat press box, a new computerized Daktronics scoreboard and sound system and a complete upgrading of the Musco field lighting meeting the highest standards for television. The original north bleachers and two- level press box were removed during Winter 2001 with construction to follow for 5,000 additional concrete seats once funding is secured through a fund raising campaign. The stadium's natural grass playing surface, measuring 75 yards by 117 yards with several yards of natural grass surrounding the playing field for player safety, received a new bluegrass surface during the 1999 summer. IU Cross Country Course . Cross Country Located at the corner of 10th street and the by-pass, the IU Cross Country course has been home to four NCAA Championships. The starting line is approximately 300' wide narrowing to 30' at the 500m mark. This area is level to slight downhill, followed by another 250m of uphill before the first turn. The first 1000m finishes with a left turn and 250m slightly downhill. The second 1000m begins with a left turn uphill 150m, to a right turn level 250m with a left bend and then a 100m downhill followed by a 100m uphill into a right turn and 400m downhill on to a level area. The third 1000m begins with a 100m left turn into a downhill 50m to 150m uphill to 150m downhill and 550m of slight uphill ending on a left turn. The fourth 1000m is a slight uphill 500m followed by a right bend into a 200m sharp downhill to a sharp 100m uphill and finishing on a slight downhill 200m with a left turn. The fifth 1000m begins with a an uphill 150 with a left turn to a right turn and sharp downhill 100m to a sharp uphill 250m into a left bend to a 550m slight downhill. The 6k is a reverse of the 3k, followed by reverses 7k-2k; 8k-lk, the 9k will be the 4k, and the 10k will be the 5k. Memorial Stadium . Football Memorial Stadium, home of the Hoosier football team since 1960, is located at the corner of Dunn Street and 17th Street. Memorial Stadium has 52,180 seats. The stadium is one of only three on-campus lighted stadia in the Big Ten Conference that affords the Hoosiers plenty of television opportunities. Memorial Stadium’s playing surface is a brand new in 2003. It is a state-of-the art turf surface known as AstroPlay. A new $3 million Daktronics scoreboard system with 24-ft x 32-ft LED video board and sound system was installed for the 1999 season. John Mellencamp Pavilion . .Indoor Practices Located between Memorial Stadium and Assembly Hall, John Mellencamp Pavilion opened in April 1996 and has served as a model facility for others built around the country. The $5.9 million building contains a total of 91,000 square feet assignable space, and the playing surface is AstroTurf, allowing for use by football, field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer, baseball and softball. Assembly Hall . Basketball Assembly Hall, located west of the 17th Street and Fee Lane intersection, serves as the main office and support facility for the Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It has been home court for the Hoosier basketball program since 1971. Assembly Hall is one of the nation's largest on-campus arenas. The 17,466-seat arena has been sold out for men's basketball since the 1974-75 season. Sembower Field . Baseball Located east of Fee Lane and adjacent to Foster Quadrangle, Sembower Field is the site of all Indiana home baseball games. With a seating capacity of 2,000, Sembower Field provides a comfortable setting to watch exciting Hoosier baseball. Sembower Field underwent a face-lift with the addition of a 20-seat press box, dugouts and storage facilities in 1996. A new Daktronics scoreboard with message display was installed for the 2001 season.