撒克逊山体育中心仍按计划于2025年12月完工

man with hard hat operating a bulldozer — Mark Zupan, Alfred University president, 在萨克森山体育中心的建筑工地，他试着开动一台推土机. 这个耗资3000万美元的项目最近开始在阿尔弗雷德镇杰里科山上的土地上进行现场工作.

Construction of the Saxon Hill Sports Complex, 在线赌博耗资3000万美元的体育和娱乐设施位于阿尔弗雷德镇杰里科山上, 正在进行中，并按计划于2025年12月完工，并准备在2026年春季举办训练和田径比赛.

“We’re still on target for finishing as scheduled. 我们在这个项目的各个方面都很努力，以便能够保持在正轨上,” Deb Steward, associate vice president for Student Experience, Athletics and Recreation, 周四早上在校园以南约三英里处占地200英亩的场地上说道.

罗切斯特的LeChase建筑公司担任建筑项目经理, while the Olean, NY-based architectural firm of Clark, Patterson & Lee (CPL) performed design services. Workers from LG Evans Construction of Avon, NY, the subcontractor for site construction, 已经开始清理泥土和树木，为道路和公用线路腾出空间了吗, ultimately, for the installation of athletic fields, an outdoor track, and several accompanying buildings.

“我们有一个非常棒的团队，由CPL、LeChase和在线赌博组成. We’re very excited to see this project put in motion,” added Steward, who along with Mark Zupan, Alfred University president, 轮流在新棒球场附近用推土机铲土. Watch video of President Zupan at the dozer’s controls here.

woman with glasses and hardhat operating a bulldozer — Deb Steward, associate vice president for Student Experience, Athletics and Recreation, 在萨克森山体育中心的建筑工地操作一台推土机. 工人们最近开始在阿尔弗雷德镇杰里科山顶的土地上为这个价值3000万美元的项目进行场地准备.

Last fall, 在线赌博董事会批准了撒克逊山体育中心的建设, 该项目预计将大大提高大学的招生和留住学生的努力. Once completed, 它将促进增加四个新的校际运动队：棒球队, men’s and women’s rugby, and field hockey. The baseball team began competing last spring and will begin playing at its home field at Saxon Hill in spring 2026; women’s rugby began competing as an intercollegiate varsity sport this fall. 男子橄榄球队以前隶属于学生俱乐部，现在是一个正式的校际运动队. Field hockey will begin competition in the fall of 2025. 该综合体还将对男子和女子田径队产生积极影响，因为该设施将提供家庭训练和比赛场地.

In addition, 撒克逊山将为目前在非盟校园尤内维奇体育场训练和比赛的现有团队提供宝贵的练习空间. 现有的越野跑道——主要用于训练，但也曾举办过比赛——将被保留，并用于训练和比赛.

Once completed, the complex will include:

Saxon Sports Center: locker rooms; athletic training room; offices; assembly space where alumni, parents/families can gather for tailgate functions; officials’ locker room; media room.
Baseball field: lighted, synthetic turf field with scoreboard; bullpens and dugouts. A two-tier building will house restrooms, a concession stand, team room, public address and game operations space.
Track and field facility/Multi-purpose turf field: lighted 400-meter eight-lane track with jump and throw areas; video scoreboard. 跑道的内场将是一个多用途的人造草坪场地，它将成为未来校际曲棍球队的主场，并作为其他户外运动队的练习和比赛设施.
Rugby field: lighted, natural grass field with scoreboard. 今年秋天，女队和男队开始作为校际球队进行比赛.
Grandstands and Press Box：一组看台面向田径和多功能场地, the other will face the rugby field. 每个比赛场馆都有一个双面新闻箱，设有公共演讲和比赛运营摊位，并包括观众洗手间和访客团队室.

已选择分包商为场地安装草皮（约翰逊市的Chenango承包公司）, NY); the outdoor track surface (Detroit-based Crafco Inc); lighting (Musco Lighting of Oskaloosa, IA); and scoreboards/sound (Toth’s Sports of Victor, NY). Bids for the construction of the Saxon Hill Sports Center, press boxes, 《在线赌博》将在未来几个月上映, with construction expected to begin next spring.

It is anticipated that site development—utilities, parking lots, roadways—will be completed by November 2025. The baseball field will be completed by October 2025, while the track and multi-purpose field, throws area, and rugby field will be finished by December 2025. 各种建筑的建设将于今年3月开始，预计将于2025年12月完工.

The $30 million project will be funded by a combination of bonds and philanthropic gifts; to date, 通过慈善活动筹集了1000多万美元.

该项目有望为招收学生运动员和留住学生带来福音, 据牛津大学估计，在开放的头六年里，它将增加约170名学生的入学人数. Saxon Hill will complement nearby existing sports, recreational, 以及位于杰里科山顶的学术设施. 其中包括Maris Cuneo马术公园的bromley - daggett马术中心, home to Alfred University’s world-class equestrian program, and Foster Lake, 这为校园社区提供了许多娱乐和课外活动的机会.