The Bexar County Commissioners Court docket accredited a $5 million funding Tuesday for the creation of the College of Texas at San Antonio’s $35 million athletics middle slated to open in late 2026.
Dubbed the Roadrunners NEST — Nurturing Elite Sports activities Expertise — the 52,000 square-foot middle shall be positioned on UTSA’s fundamental campus on Loop 1604 subsequent to the Roadrunner Athletics Middle of Excellence, which opened in 2021.
The county’s contribution was a part of a partnership between the college, the Metropolis of San Antonio and the county. The town accredited a $5 million funding for the venture in Could.
As a part of the settlement, UTSA will enable for metropolis and county residents to entry the volleyball and basketball amenities for youth sports activities, aggressive occasions and leisure actions. The county can have a complete of 5 days of free entry to the amenities for public occasions.
“The basketball volleyball coaching facility won’t solely be a first-class coaching facility for our student-athletes however may also enable us to additional join with the neighborhood via camps, clinics, practices and different occasions,” Lisa Campos, UTSA vice chairman of intercollegiate athletics, stated in a written assertion expressing gratitude for the county’s steady help.
Development on the NEST middle started in December, with an official groundbreaking ceremony. The amenities will home operations of the college’s males’s and girls’s basketball groups, in addition to the ladies’s volleyball workforce. It is going to characteristic two full-sized observe courts, locker rooms, workforce lounges, a weight room, an athletic coaching and hydrotherapy area, coach workplaces and assembly rooms.
Funding from the county’s contribution to this venture will come from Precinct 3 Commissioner Grant Moody’s capital initiatives allocation. Every precinct was awarded $10.5 million for fiscal 12 months 2023-24.
“UTSA is such a premier establishment in our neighborhood and has supplied a lot development and academic alternatives for our youth … I’m enthusiastic about shifting this venture ahead,” Moody stated earlier than the merchandise moved ahead with out opposition.
The county’s $5 million will fund the general value of the venture and it is going to be paid out to UTSA in two $2.5 million funds — upon the execution of this settlement, and as soon as the venture reaches 25% completion.
“We’re grateful to Bexar County for its continued help of amenities that profit each UTSA student-athletes and the county,” Campos stated.
