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Center for Recreation and Sports | Woodruff Hall | Motamed Field
William Bonomo Field | Janet Ficke Softball Field | Tennis Courts
Opened in 2008, the CRS is the home of Adelphi Athletics and one of the newest buildings on campus. The 76,000 square foot facility houses athletic department personnel, coaches and assistant coaches offices as well as the equipment and athletic training and rehabilitation rooms. It is also home to the men's and women's basketball teams and the volleyball team. The three-court gymnasium has seating for 800 spectators which can be expanded to 1,000 when using the track for additional standing space. The jogging surface which is suspended above the courts is an all-weather, rubber surface that is .10 mile.
The CRS also contains locker rooms for most of Adelphi's teams as well as visitors, coaches and referees. The Campbell Lounge, which overlooks the courts and Motamed Field, is a large room that can be converted into four separate rooms to accommodate various type of functions. Upon entering the gym, the Hall of Fame Atrium is offset to the right of the entrance and showcases all of the Hall of Famers and various honors and awards that have been bestowed upon the Panthers throughout the years. The Legends Cafe and Juice Bar services guests throughout the day and is also open for every home basketball and volleyball game.
Woodruff Hall is one of Adelphi's original buildings on campus. Built in 1896 and renovated in 2009, historic Woodruff Hall is a landmark in Garden City. The outside remains the same while the inside was completely renovated. The four-lane, 25-yard swimming pool is home to the swim team, which also services the Adelphi community, is also equipped with a HyTek scoring system. Woodruff Hall is also the home to the physical education and exercise science departments as well as Campus Recreation.
The university's 5,000 square foot fitness center is located in Woodruff Hall along with a half court gym, locker rooms, two racquetball courts, student computer lab and dance studio that holds various different exercise classes including zumba and spinning.
Motamed Field is the home to both the men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams as well as the field hockey team. It has all-weather turf and lights to accommodate games at any time of the day all year long. A fully working three-room press box complete with internet, PA and sound system, and a crow's nest for videotaping sits atop the stands that seat 1,600 spectators. The ticket booth is located at the entrance of Motamed Field which is parallel to the southwest corner of the CRS. There is a one level parking garage located directly below the field while a smaller practice field is located at the adjacent to the southern part of the field.
William J. Bonomo Memorial Field was officially opened on October 6, 2007 and dedicated on December 10, 2007 as home to the baseball team. The field, which is constructed of field turf with cut outs for the bases, home plate and the pitcher's mound, allows for games to be played even in the most unfavorable of conditions. Along each foul line are 50-foot dugouts and enclosed bullpens with two pitchers mounds. The entire field is enclosed and the outfield features an eight-foot high fence with a windscreen.
Named after long-time softball coach, the Janet L. Ficke Field was rededicated in October 2005, and later, aface lift with renovations finished in the summer of 2011. The brand new, state of the art field features an all-weather turf outfield and dirt infield. Additionally, the field includes two 40-foot brick cutout dugouts which include storage space and bathrooms for both the home and visiting benches. Seating in the stands can hold 500 spectators while a working pressbox for the Sports Information and game day staff, complete with internet and a PA and sound system, overlooks the field.
Located behind the practice field, the Adelphi University tennis courts are home to the men's and women's tennis teams. There are four courts with bleacher seating for spectators and fans.
