St. Louis, Mo. – Washington University in St. Louis Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the John M. Schael Director of Athletics Anthony J. Azama along with Chancellor Andrew D. Martin

and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Anna Gonzalez unveiled the brand new Sports Performance Center on Wednesday morning.
 
"The new state-of-the-art Sports Performance Center is evidence of the Chancellor's and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs' commitment to Healthy Excellence," said Azama. "This resource will impact generations of future WashU student-athletes who want to become and graduate scholar-champions. What a complete game changer!"
 
The SPC – which was announced in the spring – is a 7,000-square foot facility designed by Hastings and Chivetta Architects in St. Louis. The facility features 16 Samson rack stations, Eleiko plates and bars, a 30-by-5 yard turf flooring area, two belt squat lifting machines, nine glute/hamstring machines, medicine balls and a throwing wall, five plyo box sets and 16 side boards.
 
Additionally, the space has state-of-the-art Perch technology which uses cameras to track sets, reps, peak velocity, mean velocity, peak power, mean power, eccentric mean velocity and eccentric time. This will allow the sports performance team to quantify weight room performance and enhance each individual's workout.
 

The space also has a state-of-the-art air conditioning system that uses a desiccant wheel to remove humidity, save energy and make it comfortable for up to 80 athletes. There are also eight large-screen monitors, backpack cubbies and a nutrition cooler.