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	TOM ADAMS FIELD The Wayne State University football field was renamed the Tom Adams Field on October 11, 2003. An artificial playing surface was installed in the summer of 2006 following the renovating of the locker room and coaches offices in the summer of 2004. Lights were installed in August of 2012. Thomas B. Adams, a former football and track star at Wayne State University as well as being an outstanding contributor not only to the university but to the entire city of Detroit following his graduation from Wayne in 1944, was inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979. Adams lettered in football in 1938-39-40 and in track during the 39-40-41 seasons. He led the Wayne football team in scoring during the 1940 season. In 1939 Adams won the Canadian Indoor Sprint Championship and was a member of the 880 Relay team that won the Notre Dame Relays in 1938.
	MATTHAEI CENTER Construction began in 1965 as part of Detroit’s bid to host the 1968 summer Olympics. The effort was spearheaded by Frederick Matthaei, a native of Detroit, who graduated from Michigan. The Matthaei houses the natatorium, three basketball courts as well as offices for both athletics and kinesiology, classrooms, a dance studio, the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame, and two weight rooms (one for classes and one for WSU student-athletes). Parquet flooring was added in the summer of 2004. New bleachers were installed in July 2011 following the addition of chairback seats behind both the home and visitors bench area.
	MATTHAEI CENTER NATATORIUM The WSU pool area, located within the Matthaei, has hosted NCAA national championships, as well as Warrior home meets along with high school meets including the Detroit Public School League championship. The natatorium includes a diving well separate from the eight lane main swimming pool area. A renovated area for fans including chairback seating was installed prior to hosting the 2010 conference championship. The pool area also features two very large records boards along with a color timing board.
	HARWELL FIELD In 2003, a replica Fenway Park wall was installed around the perimeter of the outfield. New bullpens were installed in right field, as was a new scoreboard attached to the marquee which overlooks the M-10 freeway. Construction on two new in-ground Major League-style dugouts was completed in October 2008. In late 2009, WSU received the Tiger Stadium left-field scoreboard on loan from the Detroit Historical Museum and had it mounted on the Green Monster wall in left. On June 6, 2013, WSU announced plans for the Harwell Field which will include grandstands, a press box and a museum with artifacts from the Harwell Foundation.
	WSU SOFTBALL COMPLEX Softball was established at WSU in 1975. Grandstands and a pressbox was added in 2004, while phase 1 which included a locker room, coaches offices, a training room and a renovated dugout was completed in the spring of 2012. Phase 2 was completed in Winter 2013 and consists of indoor pitching lanes and batting cages adjacent to the home third base dugout.
	WSU TENNIS COMPLEX The outdoor tennis courts were completely resurfaced in 2007 and patched in 2012. See Multipurpose Indoor Facility for more information on the indoor tennis courts.
	LOWELL BLANCHARD TRACK Lowell Blanchard Track surrounds Adams Field and was dedicated in the Fall of 2006. The field event areas are in the final stages of completion. The “throws” area will be behind the outfield fence at the softball stadium while the “jumps” area will be behind the visiting stands at the football field.
	DETROIT GOLF CLUB The Detroit Golf Club features two 18-hole courses designed by Donald Ross, are considered by top golfers among the finest in this part of the country. The minute you put foot on the North Course, you know it's a championship course. The South 18 plays a bit easier, but not much. Both courses offer fairways reminiscent of deep-pile carpeting. Greens are lush, close-clipped, true-rolling. Well-designated traps have been strategically placed by course experts.
	DORRIS J. & DONALD L. DUCHENE, SR. ATHLETIC FACILITY The first new athletics building since the 1960’s, the Duchene Athletic Facility was completed in the fall of 2011. The facility has 35,000 sqaure feet of space with a height of 35 feet. Within this area is a specially built mondo surface with four tennis courts and a 60-yard sprint track. The facility also consists of six new offices for Warrior coaches, men’s and women’s locker rooms, and a training room. The baseball team has its own locker room within the facility located near its home first-base dugout, which includes 37 lockers.
	MORT HARRIS RECREATION CENTER The Mort Harris RFC is 78,000 square foot recreation and fitness facility, available to student, faculty, staff and affiliated community members opened its doors in 2000. The facility underwent a $3 million renovation in 2007. In 2009, further improvements were made to the locker rooms, installing a climbing wall, expanding video/marketing capabilities and the addition of a high-ropes course.
	MATTHAEI CENTER SPORTS MEDICINE A student-athlete training room was renovated for the third time in the summer of 2009, now housing 1,000 square feet of updated sports medicine space for increased treatment/rehabilitation and storage areas featuring a hydrotherapy area with three therapeutic whirlpools, a designated team physician examination office, and additional office space for the sports medicine staff. In addition to a new air-conditioning system for student-athlete comfort, a new aesthetically pleasing entry corridor was created to allow for easier access to the athletic training room.
	ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE CENTER The new nearly 12,000 square foot, state-of-the-art Athletic Performance Center was completed and opened in May of 2018 and gives student-athletes access to 24 work stations.
FUTURE PROJECTS
	HARWELL FIELD Announced on June 6, 2013, the Ernie and Lulu Harwell Field Project is in Phase I to build a press box, atrium, museum space and seating in honor of the longtime Detroit Tiger broadcaster and his wife. The building will resemble the original Ebbets Field so chosen because it was Mr. Harwell’s first MLB position and the street adjacent to the field is Brooklyn Avenue. A statue to the Harwells will welcome visitors into the commemorative walkway and exterior grounds.
	BASKETBALL OFFICE EXPANSION Extending off the north side of the Matthaei, the 2,600 square foot building will have six offices (one for each coach), an entrance lobby and film room. Currently, none of the above exist other than “make-shift” accommodations.
	TRACK INFRASTRUCTURE The newly formed women’s track & field team will enjoy the addition of field events for participation and practice – throws cage, pole vault, long & triple jump and steeplechase. The Mondo-surfaced additions all newly installed should be available in August of 2013. The objective is to work with the Detroit Sports Commission and bring the regional AAU Track Championships to WSU.