Ball State University has ceremonially opened a new athletic performance center. As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, Ball State says it brings new re
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First announced in 2024, the Eric Foss Championship Performance Center is named after the 1980 graduate, who provided some of the nearly $8 million for the project.
At the event, Foss said, “It gave me so much, and so, for me, to go and make sure that I’m giving back to the university, to other students who will walk this campus and have a chance to benefit from somebody who benefited as much as I did.”
Jeff Mitchell is Director of Athletics at Ball
Jeff Mitchell is Director of Athletics at Ball State. He says nearly every piece of equipment in the new space features interactive screens that will display statistics to help athletes and trainers build custom routines and stay safe.
“Some of the technology that we’ll use will actually be able to identify if a student athlete is at risk for injury, and so when we see that, then we tailor an exercise routine so that those student athletes can focus more on rehab.”
The about 11,000-square feet building sits in front of the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center and is accessible from Worthen Arena. It features multiple spaces that will be used exclusively by Ball State athletes, including recovery areas with massage chairs and a nutrition bar.
Originally planned to open in April, Mitchell said
Originally planned to open in April, Mitchell said weather delays were partially responsible for the later opening date.
The project joins other state-funded renovations of several on-campus buildings and the construction of a new arts performance center,
Thomas Ouellette is our reporter and producer. Contact him at thomas.ouellette@bsu.edu.
