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JENNY CRAIG PAVILION

CRAIG DONATION TARGETS NEW USD SPORTS CENTER

Artists Rendition of the Jenny Craig Pavilion "It w ill have a positive and historical impact on many genera– tions of students . It wi ll also allow us to pursue championship venues for men 's an d women's basket–

With a donation of $7 mil lion by Sid and Jenny Craig, the University of San D iego received the lead gift necessa ry to proceed with planni ng i ts mu c h

needed $17 million Sports/Activities Center. The bu ilding design is nea r comp letion and the fund raising cam– paign to raise the balance required has begun. The pav ili on, whi ch w ill be located at the eastern end of campus between Tor ero Stad ium and Cunningham Baseball Field, will in– c lu de a 5,000-seat gymna sium , coaches offices, fitness center and ath– leti c training faci lities, showers and locker rooms, concession stand, and recepti on room. The Monsignor I.B. Eagen Plaza off the Pavi li on entry, wil l ta ke advantage of the v iew ac ross campus to the ocean. The USO Ath-

ball, and women's vo ll eyba ll ."

Other benefits the administration and coaches anti cipate are the oppor– tunity to attract te levis ion coverage of games, and to host West Coast Confer– ence tournaments, USO tournaments and spec ial games such as the Torero Tip-Off, currentl y played at the San Di – ego Sports Arena. "This is one of the missing pi eces to our puzzle," stated USO men's bas– ketball coach Brad Ho lland. "We have academ ic integrity and a beautifu l cam– pus. Now we wi ll have a faci lity that represents our campus w ell and in– creases our marketab il ity."

"The Jenny Craig Pavilion is vital to the quality of life on campus. It will have a positive and historical im– pact on many generations of students. It will also allow us to pursue champi– onship venues for men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball." Tom Iannacone USD Director of Athletics

Construction of the pav i Iion should be comp leted by the summer of 2000. For information rega rding the Jenny Cra ig Pav ilion, contact the USO Athletic Deve lopment Office at (619) 260-5917.

letic Ha ll of Fame wi ll also be housed in the fac ility. "The Jenny Craig Pavil ion is vita l to the qua lity of life on campus," said Tom Iannacone, USO Director of Athl etics.