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Beeghly Center |
Rosselli
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The
Beeghly Physical Education Center is the home of YSU men's
and women's basketball, women's volleyball, as-well-as the swimming
& diving team. Therefore it also contains the YSU Natatorium.
To the left, is the main entrance. In the foreground is the
Veteran's Plaza and memorial. |
Beeghly
Center was dedicated on December 2, 1972, named after
Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Beeghly, founders of the Standard Slag
Company in Youngstown. Rosselli Court is named after legendary
Penguin coach Dom Rosselli; under his record-setting tenure,
the Penguins had 22 winning seasons and made 14 NCAA/NAIA appearances.
The center is in its 30th year as home to the men's program
and the 27th year as home to the Lady Penguins. |
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The
multipurpose facility includes an Olympic-sized swimming and
diving facility (seen below), racquetball and squash courts,
classrooms, and administrative offices. Beeghly is also
home to the men's and women's basketball offices as well as
the Olympic sports offices. |
In
May 2002, the facility underwent more than $2.5 million in renovations.
Including a new front and rear lobby and new hallways and locker
rooms. Also a new $150,000 sound system was added to the arena.
Prior to the 2000-01 season, the court was repainted, two additional
scoreboards were added and expanded press-row seating was created.
facility has a current capacity of 6,500 for basketball seating.
This year (2008-09), additional upgrades were given to Beeghly.
Some of these upgrades include a new floor (above), and new
weight rooms (as seen to the right). |
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Beeghly's
Natatorium is the home of the Penguin women’s swimming
and diving teams. The pool features a diving well and a 25-yard
by 50-meter swimming pool. With 10 lanes, the racing course
starts at six feet and reaches to 16 feet at its deepest. The
Natatorium is also equipped with two one-meter springboards
and a three-meter springboard. There are also five-meter, seven-and-a-half
meter and 10-meter diving platforms. |
The swimming & diving arena features 800-seat capacity on the east side and four underwater viewing windows. The Beeghly Center Natatorium played host to the 1977, 1980 and 1981 NCAA Division II Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. |
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Revised: Saturday, November 09, 2002
