The Wellness and Recreation Complex and the Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex opened September 2008 and were connected to the already existing Physical Education Complex and Art Linkletter Natatorium. The Wellness and Recreation Complex consists of the Wellness Center and the Field House, collectively. The Athletic Training/ Exercise Science Complex is conjoined to the Wellness Center and Recreation Complex and the Physical Education Complex.

The Wellness Center is a two-level, 47,840-square-foot building that offers cardio and weight-training space, a climbing and bouldering wall, four multipurpose teaching/activity spaces, fitness-testing laboratories, and more. The Field House is a two-level, 93,820-square-foot space, located adjacent to the Wellness Center. The facility incorporates a six-lane running track made of the same synthetic surface used at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 (a Mondo “FTX” running surface), four multipurpose courts, each with the ability to be closed off by a netting system, locker rooms, a fully equipped 9,000-square-foot strength and conditioning facility, concessions, restrooms, and storage facilities. The Fieldhouse provides multi-purpose space for classes, athletic team practices and competitions, and campus recreation programs. The Athletic Training/ Exercise Science Complex is a two-story, 18,900 square-foot facility. The first floor houses a comprehensive athletic training center with an academic lab to support classes and preparation of athletic training majors. It is also used to provide direct services to student athletes with injuries. The Exercise Science Center is located on the second floor, and it includes classrooms, offices, state-of-the-art laboratories and research space for the study of all aspects of human performance.

The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Field House and Wellness Center was held on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 11:30 am. The Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Wellness Center, Field House, and Athletic Training/ Exercise Science Complex was held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 12:00 pm. The dedication remarks were made by Dr. James E. Walsh, a member of the Board of Trustees and Springfield College President Dr. Richard B. Flynn. After the ribbon cutting, tours of the facilities followed.

The Wellness and Recreation Complex received the 2009 Outstanding Sports Facilities Award from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), an annual award recognizing innovative designs that are model collegiate recreational facilities. It was one of six winning entries chosen from colleges and universities around the country.

Written and researched by Elise White in March 2014

1967: October 21st – Dedication of Art Linkletter Natatorium

1979: May 10th – Memorial Field House was ordered to be closed down

1979: May – Memorial Field House was demolished

1980: February 11th – Groundbreaking of the Physical Education Complex

1981: October 30th – Dedication Ceremony for PE Complex

2007: May 11th – Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Field House and Wellness Center

2008: September 25th – Dedication Ceremony for the Wellness and Recreation Complex

2009: The Wellness and Recreation Complex received the Outstanding Sports Facilities Award from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)

Written and researched by Elise White in March 2014