USD Volleyball 2000

THE JENNY CRAIG PAVILION OPENING TIP-OFF - OCTOBER, 2000

With a donation of $7 million by Sid and Jenny Craig, the Uni– versity of San Diego received the lead gift necessary to proceed with planning its much needed $ 17.5 million Sports/Activities Center. The Jenny Craig Pavilion is scheduled to open in October, 2000. The pavilion, which is located at the eastern end of campus between Torero Stadium and Cunningham Baseball Field, will include a 5, I00-seat gymnasium, coaches offices, fitness center and athletic train– ing facilities, showers and locker rooms, concession stand, and recep– tion room. The Monsignor I.B . Eagen Plaza off the Pavi lion entry, will take advantage of the view across campus to the ocean. The USO Pagne Athletic Hall of Fame will also be housed in the facility. "The Jenny Craig Pavilion is vital to the quality of life on cam– pus," said Tom Iannacone, USO Director of Athletics. " It will have a positive and historical impact on many generations of students. It will also allow us to pursue championship venues for men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball." Other benefits the administration and coaches anticipate are the opportunity to attract televi sion coverage of games, host concerts, USO tournaments and special games such as the Torero Tip-Off, held the last few years at the San Diego Sports Arena. March 1-5, the Uni– versity of San Diego will host the 2001 West Coast Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments in the new Jenny Craig Pavilion. "With the new Jenny Craig Pavilion the USO Volleyball program will have all of the tools needed to become a national power. The University of San Diego, always noted for its academic excellence and beautiful campus, will now be recognized with a top-notch athletic facility. The team and the coaching staff is looking forward to the op– portunity to compete in such a fine facility," said USO head volleyball coach Jennifer Toms-Petrie. Construction of the pavilion should be completed by Octo– ber of 2000. For information regarding the Jenny Craig Pavilion, con– tact the USO Athletic Development Office at (619) 260-5917.

USO President Alice B. Hayes, Jenny and Sid Craig

"WITH THE NEW JENI\Y CRAIG PAVILION THE USO VoLLEl:llALL PROGRAl'll WILL HAVE ALL OF THE TOOL~ NEEDED TO BECOJllE A NATIONAL POWER. THE U1'1VER~ITY OF SAN DIEGO, ALWAYS NOTED FOR ITS ACADElUIC EXCELLENCE Ai"D BEAUTI· FliL CAlUPUS, WILL l\OW BE RECOG1'1ZED WITH A TOP· NOTCH ATHLETIC FACILITY. THE TEA1'1 Al\D THE COACHING ~UFF IS WOKL'\'G FORWARD ID THE OP· PORTffilTYffl CO:llPETE L'\' SUCH A FINE FACILITY." • JENI\lFER TORNS-PETRIE, USO VoLLEYBALL HEAD COACH