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KU releases drawings of proposed Olympic Sports Village

As part of an athletic certification process, KU on Monday released documents, plans and drawings its accumulated over the past 10 years. Among the documents released were a 2008 plan for an Olympic Sports Village near where the baseball and softball fields are currently located. These photos were in that plan.

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A birds' eye view of the proposed Olympic Sports Village that KU wants to build in an area bounded by Wagnon Student Athlete Center, Oliver Hall, Stouffer Place and 19th Street in Lawrence. The new construction and renovations to existing facilities would cost about $25 million.

Published on March 25, 2009

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An overall shot looking from southeast to northwest at the proposed additions and renovations to the KU Olympic Sports Village. Total costs of the renovations and new construction would be about $25 million.

Published on March 25, 2009

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A birds' eye view of the new soccer field that KU would build on land vacated by the football team south of the Wagnon Student Athlete Complex. The football team abandoned the fields when they moved to a new facility near Memorial Stadium.

Published on March 25, 2009

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The soccer team would get the performance field, pictured here, as well as another field for practices. The soccer field would seat 2500 and together the two fields would cost about $6.5 million.

Published on March 25, 2009

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A view of the scoreboard that would be along 19th Street for the new track-only facility.

Published on March 25, 2009

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Another view of a track-only field KU is considering building along 19th Street in Lawrence. The facility would allow KU to vacate the track at Memorial Stadium and also host conference and NCAA events.

Published on March 25, 2009

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An architectural rendering of a new track-only facility being considered for the area south of the old football practice facility, along 19th Street. There would be seating for 5,000 people. Total costs of the track facility would be about $8 million.

Published on March 25, 2009

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A birds' eye view of the renovated softball facility, as will as a public plaza that would serve the softball field and a new soccer field to be constructed to the north. The building on the plaza would house concessions, a KU store and restrooms for both facilities. Total construction costs would be about $3.5 million.

Published on March 25, 2009

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An architectural rendering of what KU's new softball facility would look like after about $5 million in improvements are made

Published on March 25, 2009

Comments

carterpatterson (anonymous) says...

Wow! That's awesome. But why not simply tear down Watkins, Fraser, Snow, Mallot, Summerfield, Strong, and Wescoe so that the facilities will be closer to campus.

March 25, 2009 at 1:28 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

RckChalkJeff (anonymous) says...

Who is the moron that drew in purple trees everywhere?

March 25, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

RyanHawk (anonymous) says...

Are they just planning on fixing up Jayhawk Towers? I thought there was some talk of a Basketball players only dorm when Self signed his new contract. Anybody know anything about this?

This Olympic Village would be cool if it happens and would also lead to adding seats to the Football stadium since you could take the track out.

March 25, 2009 at 3:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

KUPROUD (anonymous) says...

Those must be Easter Redbud trees, not purple, but more of a violet.

http://landscaping.about.com/od/flowe...

March 25, 2009 at 3:54 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

roshi12 (anonymous) says...

I don't think a basketball only dorm is allowable under NCAA rules.

March 25, 2009 at 4:48 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

RyanHawk (anonymous) says...

Memphis has a basketball players only Mansion! It is amazing!

March 25, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

RyanHawk (anonymous) says...

Here is a quote from a Luke Winn interview in SI last year about the house Memphis players have!

"LW: Those old Laurinburg guys -- Anderson, Dozier and Kareem Cooper; do you live with any of them at Memphis?

JD: We actually have a house -- 11 bedrooms, all basketball players, so mostly everybody stays there.

LW: How did you find that place?

JD: It's an on-campus thing; Coach Cal did it. It's almost like a mansion. You can get lost in there. It's decked out, too; the living room's got 42-inch flat screens where we can watch game tapes, or review player personnel. Or we can go upstairs where there's a theater, and just watch movies."

March 25, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

pmohr13 (anonymous) says...

Looking at the track only photo, their doesn't seem to be enough space/bleachers for the KU Relays. If anyone has been to it, they will know that it is a huge event.

March 25, 2009 at 7:06 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

CougIsLJW (anonymous) says...

I too would prefer to see more seating for track-only field to better accommodate the Kansas Relays. Seating for 10,000 would drastically improve KU's chances of hosting the NCAA Championships, and even USATF Championships.

March 25, 2009 at 11:52 p.m. ( | suggest removal )