Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2018

36 | Cedarville Magazine Doden Field House Gets an Upgrade For the first time since its construction, the Doden Field House had its floor resurfaced — all 56,000 square feet of it. It was a massive undertaking. The task was completed by Connor Sports Flooring and features a Connor 10-millimeter ProTraxx surface on the blue six-lane track, striped per NCAA Track & Field regulations. The gray infield includes a poured Connor ElastiPlus surface with game lines painted for basketball, volleyball, tennis, and soccer. To view the resurfacing from start to finish, visit cedarville.edu/Doden- resurface . “The additional cushion on the track surface and infield will help everyone who uses the facility,” said Mark Mathews ’82, Director of Campus Recreation. “The new surfaces will aid in our recruiting efforts, as prospective students see and experience the beautiful new indoor track. It should attract more high school and college athletes to our indoor track meets. “The decision to resurface the field house floor demonstrates the University’s desire to serve our students well by providing the best quality programs and facilities.” “I am thankful to the University’s commitment and to those key people who contributed in making this happen,” said Head Track & Field Coach Jeff Bolender ’91. “We have enjoyed hosting numerous collegiate and high school meets, including Great Midwest Athletic Conference and NCCAA Championship events. This new surface ensures we can continue to host top-quality meets inside the Doden Field House.” “This is another example of Cedarville University’s desire for excellence,” noted Cedarville Athletic Director Alan Geist ’83. “The new track will be very beneficial for not only our track & field student-athletes, but for our other teams, all students, and the general community.” Doden Field House opened in March 2004, providing year-round training for multiple Yellow Jacket sports and enhancing the school’s popular intramural program. Cedarville moved its graduation ceremonies into the facility in 2004, providing seating for up to 7,000 people. The Yellow Jackets broke in the new track with the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational on February 2 and the Richey Indoor High School Tune-Up February 3. The NCCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships returned to Cedarville February 16–17.