Towson Opens 94,000-Square-Foot Expansion At Rec Center

TOWSON, MD — Towson University celebrated the opening of its newly expanded recreation center this week. A grand opening was held at the new and improved Burdick Hall, which now includes a ninja warrior training gym, among other features.

The 94,000-square-foot addition to the recreation center was unveiled during a grand opening ceremony on campus on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

The bigger and better Burdick Hall now includes three fitness studios; an indoor cycling studio; a sprint hill with simulated stadium stairs; new cardio and strength training machines; new free weights; outdoor adventure center; two rubber-floored courts for badminton, volleyball and Futsol; a skills studio for boxing; and 22,000 square feet of open space for cardio, functional and strength training, according to a statement from Towson University.

One of the special features is "The Jungle," an obstacle course designed to prepare people for challenges on "American Ninja Warrior," a show for which a Towson alumna was the first female to qualify.

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Campus Recreation Director Grady Sheffield said that in addition to offering a host of amenities to students, staff, faculty and alumni of Towson University with campus access cards, the center will employ 300 people each semester.

It is a "game changer," Sheffield told Towson University News.

The completion of Burdick Hall after more than two years of work was one of several projects in the pipeline at Towson, officials say. See more about the construction projects that are planned and underway at Towson University.

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