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Additional Quotes From The Groundbreaking Press Conference
Groundbreaking Ceremony Press Conference Audio
Feb. 14, 2007
The University of New Mexico held the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new indoor practice facility this afternoon. Wednesday’s featured speakers included UNM Acting President David Harris, UNM athletics director Paul Krebs, UNM head football coach Rocky Long and Nick Geyer, a member of the UNM men’s golf team who represented the student-athletes.
Slated for completion in mid-July, the $7 million facility is being funded by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and members of the state legislature.
The new facility was designed by the Albuquerque architectural firm of Molzen-Corbin & Associates. The general contractor is The Jaynes Corporation of Albuquerque.
“We want to express a sincere debt of gratitude to Governor Richardson and those in the state legislature who supported the governor in funding this project,” said Krebs. “Our goal is to be a top program within our conference and nationally. To accomplish this goal, we need outstanding facilities. The indoor practicefacility will continue our commitment to providing first-class facilities for our coaches and student-athletes.”
“The indoor facility is a huge benefit for all of the UNM programs, especially from a recruiting standpoint,” said Rocky Long. We want to thank Governor Richardson again for making this possible. We’re extremely excited about watching the construction over the next several months.”
Project Description
The UNM indoor practice facility measures 210 feet wide by 410 feet in length for a total of 86,100 square feet. This size encompasses a full football field with a 7-yard run-out on both ends and sides. The building is approximately 76 feet tall with 70 feet clear height along the ridgeline.
It will be constructed of a steel truss supporting members with a polyclad fabric in tension stretched over the steel superstructure and also lining the inside of the structure. The bottom 12 feet of the outside will be clad with steel siding panels.
The building has steel doors for entries and exits as well as overhead coiling doors for convenience and ventilation during fair weather.
The facility will contain two filming towers, one at mid-field and one at the north end zone. The entire interior floor surface will be artificial turf.
Although the building fabric cladding has translucent properties, the building is designed to attain approximately 80 foot-candles indoors after dark.
Additional electrical components will be convenience power, access to the University’s telecom systems and fire detection.
Site work will include grading, stormwater management and paved access to the facility.