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The Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center (or FitRec) is an athletic facility at Boston University. [1] Built in 2004–2005 to replace the aging and inadequate Case Gym, the FitRec was built on the site of a National Guard Armory, to which there is a nod in the form of an informative plaque, found just west of the building.
Boston University women's basketball (1975–present) Case Gym is a 1,800-seat multi-purpose arena at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts . [ 2 ] It opened in 1972 as part of the Harold Case Physical Education Center, which is named after the university's fifth president, Harold C. Case .
The track is known in the running community as one of the fastest indoor tracks in the world due to its banked turns, wooden supports, and general atmosphere. [2] In February of 2023, 52 men broke the 4 minute mile barrier in the same day at the facility setting the record for the most sub 4 minute miles at a single meet. [3]
It is named after Harry Agganis, a football and baseball player for BU. [6] The ice hockey rink is named Jack Parker Rink, after the legendary BU hockey player and coach. [7] The arena is part of Boston University's John Hancock Student Village, which also includes dormitories and the university's five-story Fitness and Recreation Center.
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodists with its original campus in Newbury, Vermont. It was chartered in Boston in 1869.
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In March 2005 the final element of phase II of the Student Village complex, the Fitness and Recreation (FitRec) Center, was opened, drawing large crowds from the student body. The center incorporates 6 racquetball and squash courts, a competition pool, a recreational pool, two gymnasia , a jogging track, a lazy river, and a 35-foot (11 m) rock ...
Boston University's principal apartment-style housing area is officially called 10 Buick Street, a part of the John Hancock Student Village project which includes the adjacent Fitness and Recreation Center and the Agganis Arena. Students most commonly refer to this residence as the "Student Village", or "StuVi" (pronounced stoo-vee) for short.