Posted on Friday, October 19, 2018
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NEW WILMINGTON, PA – ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s soccer and lacrosse players will have a dedicated field for their use next fall thanks to a 10-year UPMC sponsorship announced on Saturday, Oct. 20.
President Don Owrey and ¾¨Ó㴫ý President Dr. Kathy Brittain Richardson announced the establishment of the UPMC Sports Complex, which will serve as home to the ¾¨Ó㴫ý men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse programs.
This new complex, expected to begin construction in early summer 2019, will feature a synthetic turf field and field lights and will be located adjacent to the Memorial Field House. Terraced bleachers and a press box will be added at a later phase of construction. The complex will also include the west end existing tennis courts, which will be expanded and refurbished at a later date.
“We are grateful for UPMC’s commitment to improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves and for this sponsorship that will make such a difference on our campus,” said Richardson. “The UPMC Sports Complex will further the Titan tradition of competitive athletics and will foster student success for the student-athletes.”
The complex will not only benefit soccer, lacrosse and tennis student-athletes, but it will also be used by other groups such as the marching band, intramural sports, and summer camp-goers.
“As the number of student-athletes on our campus continues to increase, so does our need to improve and expand our athletic facilities,” said ¾¨Ó㴫ý Athletic Director Jim Dafler. “This sponsorship from UPMC is a huge step in helping us meet the needs of all our student-athletes.”
This is not the first joint venture between ¾¨Ó㴫ý and UPMC. Currently the ¾¨Ó㴫ý School of Nursing and Health Sciences is partnering with the Jameson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, part of UPMC Schools of Nursing, to provide a program for students pursuing a career in nursing.
“These partnerships further demonstrate UPMC’s commitment to our local region, to improve the health, wellness, and vitality of the communities we serve,” said Owrey. “Our partnership with ¾¨Ó㴫ý is a perfect example of how UPMC is collaborating within our community to reimagine health care delivery for the future.”
ABOVE PHOTO: ¾¨Ó㴫ý and UPMC representatives pose with an artist’s rendering of the new UPMC Sports Complex. Seated from left are Tricia Ryan, ¾¨Ó㴫ý director of nursing; Robin Gooch, chair of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Board of Trustees; ¾¨Ó㴫ý President Dr. Kathy Brittain Richardson; Don Owrey, president of UPMC Jameson and UPMC Horizon; and Jayne Sheehan, director of Jameson Memorial School of Nursing, part of the UPMC Schools of Nursing. Standing from left are Kenneth Romig, vice president for finance and management at ¾¨Ó㴫ý and a UPMC Jameson/UPMC Horizon board member; Gary Brown, ¾¨Ó㴫ý trustee and chair of the board’s athletic advisory committee; Frank Moses, UPMC Jameson/UPMC Horizon board vice chair; Frank Mindicino, UPMC Jameson/UPMC Horizon board chair; Al Boland, UPMC vice president of operations; Doug Lucas, UPMC senior director of marketing and communications; and Kim Eldridge, coach of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý women’s lacrosse team.
