PURDUE FORT2019-20 WAYNE ATHLETICS PURDUE FORT2018-19 WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE VISITORS GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION QUICK FACTS Institution Name Purdue University Fort Wayne General Information 1 Address 2101 E Coliseum Blvd. Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 Campus Map 2 National Aliation NCAA Division 1 Conference The Summit League MIVA (Men’s Volleyball) Directions 3 Founded September 17, 1964 Enrollment 12208 (Fall 2017) Facilities 4 School Colors Gold (PMS 110) and Black Nickname Mastodons Sta 7 Chancellor Ronald L. Elsenbaumer Director of Athletics Kelley Hartley-Hutton Contact Information - Trainers 10 Senior Associate Athletic Director Timothy Heron Senior Assoc. AD for Academics - Senior Woman Administrator Christine Kuznar Athletic Website www.GOMASTODONS.com Additional Information 11 Fax Number 260-481-6002 Phone Number 260-481-6643 Hotels 12 PRACTICE/COMPETITION VENUES Food and Catering 17 Hilliard Gates Sports Center Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (o-campus venue) Men’s Basketball Transportation 19 Athletics Center Fieldhouse Indoor Track Mastodon Field Baseball Fort Wayne Softball Field Softball Hefner Soccer Complex Men’s and Women’s Soccer Pine Valley Country Club (o-campus venue) Men’s and Women’s Golf GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION Department of Athletics 260-481-6643 Department Fax Number 260-481-6002 Athletic Administration 260-481-5445 Ticket Oce 260-481-6555 CONFERENCE INFORMATION THE SUMMIT LEAGUE MIVA 101 W. 69th. St., Suite 201 mivavolleyball.com Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Phone: 630-516-0661 thesummitleague.org PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE 1 CAMPUS MAP CAMPUS DIRECTIONS From North • I-69 S • Take exit 312B/A onto Coldwater Rd. South/North • Keep LEFT and continue onto Coldwater Rd. South • Keep LEFT at the fork of the ramp • Merge onto IN-327 S. • IN-327 S becomes IN-327/ Coldwater Rd. • Turn LEFT onto US-30/US-24 (East Coliseum Blvd.) CAMPUS MAP • The campus will be on the left hand side after passing the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Continue for two (2) lights turning left onto Crescent Ave. • Heading North on Crescent Ave turn left into the campus • Proceed and turn right at the roundabout and the Hilliard Gates Sports Center will be to the left. From South (I-69N) • Take exit 312A onto US-27 heading towards Fort Wayne • Merge onto US-27 S • Turn LEFT onto US-30/US-33/US-24 • US-30/US-33/US-24 turns into Coliseum Blvd. • The campus will be on the left hand side after passing the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Continue for two (2) lights turning left onto Crescent Ave. • Heading North on Crescent Ave. turn left into the campus • Proceed and turn right at the roundabout and the Hilliard Gates Sports Center will be to the left. From East • I-469 N • Take exit 25 onto IN-37 heading towards Fort Wayne • Keep LEFT at the fork of the ramp • Turn LEFT onto IN-37 heading South • IN-327 S becomes IN-327/ Coldwater Rd. • Turn RIGHT onto Stellhorn Rd. • Continue on Stellhorn Rd. proceeding into Crescent Ave. • Heading South on Crescent Ave. turn right into campus • Proceed and turn right at the roundabout and the Hilliard Gates Sports Center will be to the left. Purdue University Fort Wayne is home of the Hilliard Gates Sports Center8, Mastodon Baseball Field1, 32 31 Fort Wayne Softball Diamond , and the Hefner Soccer Complex . From West The address of these facilities is: • Turn RIGHT onto US-30 E 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. • Take IN-69 N Fort Wayne, IN 46805 • Merge onto I-69 N • Take exit 312 A onto US-27 heading towards Fort Wayne • Merge onto US-27 S • Turn LEFT onto US-30/US-33/US-24 • US -30/US-33/US-24 becomes Coliseum Blvd. • The campus will be on the left hand side after passing the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Continue for two (2) lights turning left onto Crescent Ave. • Heading North on Crescent Ave. turn left into the campus • Proceed and turn right at the roundabout and the Hilliard Gates Sports Center will be to the left. PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE 2 PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE 3 FACILITIES FACILITIES Named in honor of longtime area sportscaster, Hilliard Gates, the Mastodon Field is the home of the Purdue Fort Wayne 68,106 square foot tri-level facility is located on the northeast end baseball team. Mastodon Field has undergone a of the Purdue Fort Wayne campus. The Hilliard Gates Sports center number of renovations in the last several years, is home of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon athletic program. The including a new brick backstop, seating for over 350 facility features a multipurpose gymnasium with a 2,300-seat and grandstand seating for 200, new hitting arena and three basketball/volleyball courts, a 1/9-mile indoor cages and a new wooden outeld fence. Major eld tartan-rubber track, racquetball/handball courts and a tness upgrades include a brand new pitcher's mound and a center. In 2010, a renovation project was completed on the locker laser-graded ineld with a new playing surface. The rooms for the basketball and volleyball programs. dimensions of Mastodon Field are 335 FT down the lines, 380 FT in the power alleys and 405 to dead The tness center includes state-of-the-art Life Fitness bikes, center. Mastodon Field plays host to not only Summit treadmills, elliptical EFX Cross Trainers, stairmasters, rowing League baseball action but also some of the nest club machines and Airodyne bikes. and travel teams in the tri-state area. The Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field is the home of the Mastodons' softball program. The eld boasts a symmetrical dimension of 200 FT in all elds including the power alleys. Recent upgrades to the facility include graphic windscreens, hitting cages, Daktronics scoreboard, and grandstand seating for fans directly The Athletic Center Fieldhouse is a multipurpose sport and tness behind home plate. In 2017, a new inning-by-inning facility attached to the Gates Sports Center complex. The 90,000 scoreboard was installed. square foot facility has a six lane, 200 meter, oval track with a Mondo Super X surface; the same surface on the track at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The eldhouse is equipped with a Lynx Timing System and digital scoreboard. Within the track, there are three recreational sized multipurpose courts. Also, there is a retractable The Hefner Soccer Complex is comprised of 19 bleacher seating for 1,000. full-sized soccer elds. A community gem, the complex plays host to numerous state, local and high school soccer tournaments. It is also the home of the Purdue Fort Wayne Smen's and women's soccer programs. Another facility highlight is the strength and conditioning room, Purdue Fort Wayne plays its home games on Hefner Stadium which features Nautilus and training equipment along with Field 1 with grandstand seating and television quality free-weights. The weight room received an upgrade during the lighting. summer of 2012, with the addition of a high-quality rubber-based oor system, including six weight stations. The facility also The entire complex is located across the St. Joe River from includes two other smaller workout areas adjacent to the strength the main campus and is accessible via California and conditioning room. Road near the Holiday Inn. PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE 4 PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE 5 FACILITIES ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum complex is the tri-state area's leading sports, entertainment and event venue, serving Northeast Indiana, Northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan. Owned and operated by the Commissioners of Allen County, the Memorial Coliseum stands as a living memorial to the nation's war veterans. Originally opened in 1952, expanded in 1992 and renovated in 2002, the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is one of the busiest and most unique venues of its size in the country. KELLEY HARTLEY-HUTTON TIM HEFFRON CHRISTINE KUZNAR The Coliseum is home to Purdue Fort Wayne men's Athletic Director Senior Associate Athletic Director Senior Associate Athletic Director for basketball team. The Mastodons play a number [email protected] [email protected] Academics - Senior Woman Administrator of women's basketball games at the Coliseum as 260-481-5445 260-481-6645 [email protected] well. 260-481-6192 The facility also annually hosts some of the hottest touring musical acts and family shows in the world. The Memorial Coliseum Expo Center is the largest multi-purpose exhibition hall in RACHEL NEWSTED NICK ANTONELLI the tri-state area, hosting numerous annual RACHEL HOLYCROSS Associate Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director tradeshows, meetings, banquets, receptions and for Compliance for Sports Medicine sales. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons were [email protected] [email protected] selcted to host the 2020 NCAA Division I Women’s 260-481-0281 517-896-0261 Basketball Regional at the Memorial Coliseum. ADDRESS 4000 Parnell Ave Fort Wayne, IN 46805 T: 260-482-9502 F: 260-484-1637 W: www.memorialcoliseum.com TICKET PRICING Regular Season DERRICK SLOBODA DERRICKAMANDA MORRISON TALLMAN Lower Arena - $13.00 Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director Upper Arena - $10.00 for Media Services for Equipment and Outdoor Events [email protected] [email protected]@pfw.edu Tickets may be purchased at the Memorial Coliseum 260-481-0729 260-481-5433 Box Oce or on www.ticketmaster.com PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE 6 PURDUE FORT WAYNE ATHLETICS VISITORS GUIDE 7 TEAM CONTACTS TEAM/OTHER CONTACTS BBASEBALLASEBALL