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Mackal Field House
The Mackal Field House is a facility sponsored by the generous gift of $500,000 from the late Henry H. Mackal in 1975 and made feasible by a $5.4 million state bond referendum (1986), a $200,000 contribution from Fleet Bank and University capital funds, meets many long-standing needs of the URI Sports Community. The completion of the $8 million Mackal facility in 1991 marked the culmination of a project over ten years in the making.
The Field House, which opened in 1991, features a six-lane, 200-meter indoor track, including eight lanes on the straightaways, an intercollegiate gymnastics competition and training area, a weight and fitness center and four basketball courts.The facility annually hosts the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Mackal Field House Hosts:
- 6-lane, 200 meter indoor running track (8 laps = 1 mile)
- Multi-purpose courts for basketball and group fitness classes
- During Open Recreation, one court will be designated for recognized groups to reserve an activity
- Intercollegiate Gymnastics training center complete with in-ground pit system
- Fitness Center outfitted with Cybex variable resistance machines: Lifecycles, Lifesteps, Stairmaster climbers, Precor elliptical trainers, Concept II rowing ergometers, a Stairmaster Gravitron and a large selection of free weights and benches
- Rec Service Center (Equipment Check-out, Membership, Program Registration & Lock/Towel Services)
- Recreational Services Administrative offices
- URI Women's Gymnastics offices
- Men's & Women's locker rooms supporting Mackal
