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Coming Soon!
A multi-million dollar capital campaign, Score One for AU, is underway to meet the extracurricular needs of AU students by enhancing our athletic facilities.
Already, significant improvements have been made to Merrill Field; The Connor’s Pavilion opened in October 2012; and other campus beautification projects have begun.
The University will also be constructing an addition to McLane Center dedicated to promoting health and wellness to open Fall 2013. The addition, at the north end of McLane, will house an indoor four-lane track and three basketball courts; men’s and women’s locker rooms; storage areas, and an elevator leading to the street level entrance of McLane. The recreation center will provide a training facility for the Saxon track teams and the courts will help accommodate the University’s intramural programs.
The Harrington Park Softball Stadium and Practice Field will open in the Spring 2013 on what is now Tucker Field. The new field will include spacious dugouts; a press box/equipment storage building; bleachers and home and visitor bullpens.
The new softball facility on Tucker will require construction of a new practice field. Currently the football, soccer and lacrosse teams practice on Tucker Field, which also plays host to countless intramural contests. To accommodate those activities, the University plans to build a new practice field, with lighting, adjacent to Merrill Field.
Merrill
Field
Merrill Field
is the home of Saxons football, men's and women's
lacrosse and men's and women's soccer teams and
is also used for intramural sports, including
softball, soccer, and flag football. Seating
capacity: 5,000.
In 1991 the press box at Merrill
Field was rededicated in memory of the late Johnny
Nelson, who spent 32 years publicizing AU teams
as Sports Information Director.
An 'AstroTurf
12' system was installed at Merrill Field in
the summer of 1999.
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 McLane Center
The James A. McLane Physical Education Center (named in honor
of former AU athletic director James A. McLane) is home to the AU men's and
women's basketball teams, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams,
and the women's volleyball team.
The Center is also the hub of intramural activity
on campus, including basketball, floor hockey, inner tube water polo, indoor
soccer, and racquetball.
The modern fitness center--located on the ground floor--is a focal point for
students, faculty, and staff. Offices for the Department of Athletics and the
Division of Athletic Training are also here. Check the hours
of operation.
In McLane Center:
- 2 Regulation size basketball courts, which are also used for volleyball
and several other indoor intramural activities
- 6-lane 25 yard pool, with
a separate diving well and 2 one-meter boards and 1 three-meter board.
Seating capacity in the gallery: 500. Colorado Timing System with display.
Underwater viewing window. Deep water playing field for Water Polo
- 2 Racquetball
and squash courts
- 4 Badminton and volleyball courts
- Athletic training room
- Complete fitness center
In Davis Gym:
The indoor track makes Davis Gym the home of the track and field
program. A basketball court and the football team's weight room are also
found in Davis.
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Jericho Hill Fields
The scenic mountain top of Jericho Hill is the training
site for Alfred University's men's and women's cross-country teams. The football
team occasionally practices on the grass, in season. Men's and Women's Rugby
(a club sport) also uses Jericho Hill Fields, and in winter, cross-country
skiers use trails on the mountain as well.
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William T. Brown Tennis Courts
Adjacent to the James A. McLane Center are
six regulation tennis courts. The courts are used for men's and women's varsity
tennis, intramurals and recreation for students, faculty, and staff. The two
courts nearest McLane have lights for night play.
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 Tucker Field
Located between the tennis courts, Main Street, and Kanakadea
Creek is Tucker Field, an all grass field that serves as a practice field for
football, soccer, and lacrosse in the fall. Intramural soccer teams play here
as well. Tucker is also home to the club sport of Ultimate Frisbee, played
by the toughest AU athletes in every season.
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 Bromeley-Daggett
Equestrian Center
Thanks to the generosity of Alfred University Trustee Rob Daggett, a 1981 alumnus
of AU, and Catherine Bromeley Daggett, a 1958 graduate of the University, AU has a new,
state-of-the-art equestrian facility that opened in August 2005.
The spacious new facility is located within a five-minute drive of campus on the Maris Cuneo Equine Park.
It has offices, classrooms, viewing areas, a 200 x 80-foot indoor arena
and two outdoor arenas, one 200 x 120-feet, and the other 100 x 100 feet.
The 50 stalls accommodate both University-owned school horses and horses
belonging to University students who want to board their own horses.
The University owns nearly 400 acres on Lake Road, so we have acres of
turnout fields. Horseback trails will wind through the woods and around
Foster Lake, which is also owned by the University.
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Swain Ski and Snowboard Center
Swain Ski and Snowboard Center, located in
northeastern Allegany County about 25 miles from the Alfred University campus,
is the men's and women's Alpine ski teams' home course. The teams practice
and host the annual AU Invitational meet at Swain.
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