Center for Sport Sciences Earns Accolades for Design, Functionality and Aesthetics

American School and University Magazine Presents Citation Award for Top Sports Stadium/Athletic Facility Wilmington College’s Center for Sport Sciences has won the 2016 Citation Award presented by American School and University magazine. Instantly a signature campus facility when it opened in August 2015, the center is highlighted in the magazine’s September issue, which features its 2016 Architectural Portfolio. The CSS took the top prize in the Sports Stadiums/Athletic Facilities category, which also recognized seven other facilities from around the country, including one from the University of Oklahoma. Comments from the jury included: “Interiors are interesting and innovative, as are the programming and partnerships.” MSA Architects designed the Center for Sport Sciences, which, last spring also graced the pages of Athletic Business Magazine’s “Architectural Showcase” issue when it was selected as one of 61 state-of-the-art facilities in all of athletics for 2016. What makes the facility so functionally distinct is the presence of four commercial medical offices: Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Chiropractic Care of Cincinnati, CMH Regional Health System’s imaging and sports medicine center, and Drayer Physical Therapy Institute. Terry Rupert, vice president for athletic administration, called the Center “a total sport facility like no other” at the NCAA Division III level. “The Center directly is impacting well over half of our student body as they engage in their academic, athletic and recreational pursuits, and is an especially appealing attraction for prospective students.”