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Athletic Facilities
Panther Field: Football, Lacrosse, Men’s and Women’s Soccer
Ohio Dominican University continues to demonstrate progressive improvement to their athletic facilities with the addition of Panther Field. Built in 2004, our newest athletic facility is home to our football team and men’s and women’s soccer teams as well as our club level lacrosse team. To withstand the wear and tear of constant use, Panther Field is equipped with the latest in artificial surfaces, SprinTurf®. The field has a seating capacity of 1,750 with a 42-foot press box located at the top of the home bleachers. Recent additions to Panther Field include bleachers on the guest side of the field with a capacity of 500 and a building that houses a ticket office, concession stand, and restrooms. Lights were also recently added to the facility, an addition that makes Panther Field one of the finer facilities of its size in the Midwest. The new facility replaced ODU’s former natural grass soccer complex and is located next to Alumni Hall on the west side of campus.
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Alumni Hall: Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball
Opened in 1989, Alumni Hall has a seating capacity of 1,600 and is the home of the women’s volleyball and the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Ohio Dominican athletic offices are located on the second floor with two additional offices added in the 2000-01 academic year.
Following the renovation to the upstairs classrooms in 2000-01, the two-story facility now contains the Black and Gold Room, a spacious conference room, four locker rooms for team use, two more locker rooms for faculty and staff, a refurbished weight room, and an athletic training room. Alumni Hall has the capability of accommodating two regulation size basketball floors and volleyball courts.
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Panther Courts: Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Also on the grounds of the Ohio Dominican Sports Complex west side location are six regulation size tennis courts complete with lights. The courts were recently resurfaced with a blue Latex-ite® coating that resembles the courts that host the U.S. Open Championship. The tennis courts are enclosed with a green chain link fence to accommodate the Panther men’s and women’s tennis teams.
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Panther Valley: Baseball
First time visitors are pleasantly surprised by the hidden beauty of Panther Valley as they descend upon ODU’s prized baseball diamond. Sunken well below street-level and masked by plentiful trees, the only evidence of what awaits below is the echoing “ping” of aluminum bats meeting baseballs. The field is complete with a batting cage and home bullpen beyond the left field line and a visitor bullpen along the right field line. Panther Valley has developed year-by-year to the point that it is now considered one of the finest college baseball facilities in the state of Ohio.
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Panther Softball Field: Softball
Over the years Panther Softball Field has evolved into one of the nicest facilities in the American Mideast Conference. The brick dust field is routinely praised by Panther opponents as the epitome of what a field should be. With its dimensions of 210 to the corners and 225 to straight away center, this softball complex features enclosed dugouts, a scoreboard, bullpens beyond the left field line, and an underground irrigation system.
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Hitting Facility: Baseball and Softball
Located next to the softball field is the hitting facility. The hitting facility provides the teams a place to refine their skills through the harsh Central Ohio late-winter and early-spring. With the retractable nets, the hitting facility contains three batting cages complete with pitching mounds and pitching machines.
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Panther Training Facility
Along with the addition of the new stadium in 2004, the Panthers added a 7,500 square foot training facility west of the main parking lot. The facility is equipped with the latest in hammer strength weight training equipment and ODU’s second athletic training room. Offices for athletic training personal are also located in the new facility.
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Cumberland Trail Golf Club
The Panthers are fortunate to call Cumberland Trail Golf Club their home. The course designed by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry opened in 1999 and measures up to 7205 yards from the back tees. Known for its excellent conditioning and difficult design, Cumberland Trail ranks fourth in Central Ohio among public golf courses, according to Mid Ohio Golfer, and received 3.5 stars from Golf Digest. The greens at Cumberland Trail are considered by many to be the finest in the Columbus area and challenge even the best putters. The ODU golf team has unlimited access to the facility which includes a driving range and large practice green.
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Practice facilities
ODU golfers have the ability to practice year round at one of two practice facilities. Bridgeview Driving Range, located just 6 minutes from campus, serves as the outdoor practice facility during the Spring and FallGrass tees, a large putting green, and an excellent short game practice area are just a few of the benefits available to our teams.
When the weather turns cold, ODU players practice at "The Dome", the largest indoor driving range in Ohio. "The Dome" measures a full 90 yards from front to back and the indoor temperature is kept around 60 degrees. It provides the perfect environment for us to continue to improve during the cold winter months.
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2/12/2010
Mens Tennis @ University of Charleston [WV]
Time: TBA
2/14/2010
Mens Tennis @ West Virginia Wesleyan
Time: 10:00 AM
2/9/2010
Womens Basketball @ Carlow University [PA]
Time: 7:00 PM
2/9/2010
Mens Basketball vs. Indiana University - Southeast
Time: 7:30 PM
2/11/2010
Womens Basketball vs. Wilberforce University
Time: 6:00 PM
2/13/2010
Womens Basketball vs. Lake Erie College
Time: 2:00 PM
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