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COACHES AND REPRESENTATIVES FORTEXAS ATHLETICS SPORTS

Baseball

Basketball (Men’s and Women’s)

FootballGolf (Men’s and Women’s)

Rowing

Soccer

Softball

Swimming and Diving (Men’s and Women’s)

Tennis (Men’s and Women’s)

Track and Field/Cross Country (Men’s and Women’s)

Volleyball

OTHER TEXAS ATHLETICS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

Frank Erwin Center Staff

Facility Operations and Events Management

Texas Athletics Master Plan Technical Group

Longhorn Band

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Longhorn Network (LHN)

CONSULTANT TEAM

Sasaki Associates, Inc.

DLR Group

Page Architects, Inc.

WORKING GROUP

Ed Goble, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

John Graham, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Frank Erwin Center

Arthur Johnson, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

David Rea, Associate Vice President, Campus Planning and Project Management

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Steve Patterson, Men’s Athletics Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

Chris Plonsky, Women’s Athletics Director and Executive Senior Associate

Athletics Director, Men’s/Women’s, External Services, Intercollegiate Athletics

Michael Bos, Associate Athletics Director, Information

and Technology, Intercollegiate Athletics

Amy Folan, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

Ed Goble, Executive Senior Associate, Athletics Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

John Graham, Executive Senior Associate AD/FEC

Rebecca Haden, Assistant Athletics Director, Administration, Intercollegiate Athletics

Steve Hank, Chief Revenue Officer, Intercollegiate Athletics

Allen Hardin, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Sports Medicine and Sports Performance

Kathy Harston, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Women’s Sports

Arthur Johnson, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

Dave Marmion, Senior Associate Athletics Director,

Business Operations, Intercollegiate Athletics

Randa Ryan, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Student Services

Nick Voinis, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Intercollegiate Athletics

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01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 07 INTRODUCTION

13 PROCESS15 KEY MASTER PLAN DRIVERS AND GOALS17 ANALYSIS33 TEXAS ATHLETICS PROGRAM AND FACILITY NEEDS67 EVENTS CENTER AND BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY OPTIONS

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ATHLET IC S MA ST ER PL AN ACR ONYMS

Athletic Fields Pavilion

Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

Denton A. Cooley Pavilion

Edgar O. and Melanie A. Weller Tennis Center

Frank Denius Fields

Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center

Indoor Practice Facility (the Bubble) at Frank Denius Fields

L. Theo Bellmont Hall

Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center

Longhorn Network

Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium

Red and Charline McCombs Field

Red McCombs Red Zone (North End Zone)

Richard Mithoff Track and Soccer Fieldhouse

Texas Rowing Center

“Tex” Moncrief, Jr.-V. F. “Doc” Neuhaus Athletic Center

UFCU Disch-Falk Field

The University of Texas Golf Club and Academy

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Texas Athletics Master Plan builds on the framework establishedby the 2012 Campus Master Plan, which addressed the overallstructure and organization of the campus and campus systems, and

identified a range of campus improvements to be implemented over time.The Texas Athletics Master Plan documents the overall planning process,issues identified through engagement with Texas Athletics stakeholders,the program needs for each Texas Athletics sport, and strategies for long-term program accommodation. It also identifies a preferred site for futurereplacement basketball facilities in order to secure the site, given competingdemand for campus land, and notes the potential for future development ofathletic venues within the East Campus area.

PROCESS

The master planning process for the Texas Athletics Master Plan consistedof the following phases of work:

• Phase 1: Analysis and Program

• Phase 2: Alternatives Exploration• Phase 3: Master Plan Synthesis

The planning process was organized around a regular rhythm of worksessions with a working group composed of senior staff from the Office ofCampus Planning and Facilities Management and Intercollegiate Athleticsstaff responsible for facilities, a master plan leadership team with seniorrepresentatives of all Texas Athletics departments with an interest in theplan including the men’s and women’s athletics directors, and other TexasAthletics stakeholders.

MASTER PLAN DRIVERS AND GOALS

The Texas Athletics Master Plan was developed based on the several keydrivers that define the overall principles and aspirations for the plan, as wellas expectations around facility standards:

• Texas Athletics is financially self-supporting and returns $10.0 million to$25.0 million to the university annually

• Every Texas Athletics program should achieve to an NCAA championshiplevel by:

o Recruiting and retaining the most talented student-athletes

o Attracting and retaining the finest coaches and staff

o Providing state-of-the-art academic support, strength andconditioning training, and sports medicine programs that emphasizeachievement and the overall well-being of student-athletes

o Providing facilities for sports performance, sports science, andnutrition

• Every Texas Athletics program should have the best facilities forrecruiting student-athletes and serving teams and clients (supporters)

• The Texas Athletics Master Plan should refine the 2012 Campus MasterPlan to improve and create certainty for the future of athletic facilities

• Community relations (in particular East Campus) are factors in masterplan development decisions

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The Leadership Team also outlined the following goals for the master planthat set expectations concerning the outcomes of the planning process, andhelped to guide decisions around the program and program accommodationstrategies for each Texas Athletics sport:

• Create best-in-class athletic facilities that are flexible, functional,efficient, cost effective, and sustainable

• Mitigate the challenges of student-athletes’ schedules by locatingathletic venues in close proximity to the RMRZ, other athletic facilities,and academic resources

• Improve the operational efficiency and convenience of athletic facilitiesfor daily and event day operations, including service functions, ingressand egress, and safety and security; consider cross- or multi-functionaluse of facilities for improved efficiency

• Create a brand experience for all Texas Athletics stakeholders, includingrecruits, student-athletes, students, donors, spectators, faculty, staff,visitors, vendors, and corporate sponsors

• Emphasize quality standards: safety, Texas hospitality, teamwork, andefficiency

• Enhance the game-day experience

• Promote revenue-generating opportunities for athletic facilities

CONTEXT

Texas Athletics owns a range of practice and performance facilities, bothon and off-campus, to support each Texas Athletics sport. A few facilitiesare shared through arrangements with the university’s recreational sports

program. It also offers shared training, conditioning, and academic supportprograms within several shared venues.

Most Texas Athletics facilities are located within the area defined by the2012 Campus Master Plan as the Central Campus, which is generally locatedbetween Waller Creek, I-35, Dean Keeton Street, and Martin Luther KingJr. Boulevard, and within the East Campus area east of I-35 and borderedprimarily by East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Manor Road, and LeonaStreet. The Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Event Center is located south ofMartin Luther King Jr. Boulevard within the new UT Austin Medical District.

TEXAS ATHLETICS PROGRAM AND FACILITY NEEDS

The Texas Athletics master planning process began with interviews withTexas Athletics leadership together with representatives of each sport,identifying current and long-term athletic facility needs and requests.In addition, Texas Athletics maintains a capital projects list that includesongoing maintenance and planned upgrades to existing facilities. The listwas shared with the consultant team to supplement the needs and requestsidentified in the stakeholder interviews. This information was consolidatedto create a comprehensive facilities program for Texas Athletics, which wasreviewed with the Leadership Team and confirmed with the various coaches.The facilities program consists of shared facilities for student athletes, suchas strength and conditioning, sports medicine, academic support, anddining, together with detailed facility programs for each Texas Athleticssport and auxiliary unit.

The Leadership Team identified major priorities from the overall program

together with general facility improvements, also listed below. Detailedprograms for shared sports training facilities and for each Texas Athleticssport are described in this report.

ATH LE TIC FACI LI TI ES MA JO R PRI OR ITI ES

• Athletics dining facility in RMRZ

• Baseball—UFCU Disch-Falk Field player development improvements,team operations upgrades, and family-friendly areas

• Basketball—Replace Cooley Pavilion with a new practice facility

• Replace Frank Erwin Center with a new events center on campus or off

campus• Football—DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium South End Zone addition and

Moncrief Neuhaus Athletic Center renovation

• Golf—Short game facility upgrades and course upgrades

• Rowing—On-campus training facility and modest upgrades at existingfacility

• Soccer—New dedicated stadium and practice field facility

• Softball—McCombs Field upgrades

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• Swimming—Outdoor swimming and diving pool, upgrades to studentathlete areas

• Tennis—New outdoor complex

• Track and Field—Myers Stadium and Mithoff Fieldhouse upgrades

• Master production room and video master control room

GENERAL FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

• Improve overall technology in all venues, including video, audio, wi-fi,and credit card processing

• Add storage in all facilities

• Create revenue-generating amenities

• Develop solution for lost surface parking

• Create new tailgating and game-day experiences

• Add Longhorn Network (LHN) production location with proximity tomultiple venues

• Create satellite player development areas at venues with limitedservices, including strength and conditioning, sports medicine, andnutrition

• Create athletic housing opportunities on campus

• Add or replace electronic video display in all venues

• Add sports field space

EVENTS CENTER AND PR ACTICE FACILITY SITEOPTIONS

The consultant team explored several alternative site options for thereplacement of the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center and DentonA. Cooley Pavilion, which are expected to be displaced over time by futuredevelopment within the UT Medical District. The studies tested the capacityof each site to accommodate the facilities, taking into considerationadjacencies, relationships with other athletic venues, displacements, impactof Capitol View Corridors, access, service, parking, utility locations, andintegration within the 2012 Campus Master Plan framework.

A total of five site options and two sub-options were explored with theWorking Group and Leadership Team, and ultimately presented to theuniversity Facililties and Space Council. While there were advantages anddisadvantages associated with each site, the Facilities and Space Councilexpressed a preference for site option 3 if located on campus for several

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• Development of the events center on this site would require lessdisplacement than most of the other options, so construction couldoccur within an earlier timeframe than on other sites, and overalldevelopment costs would be significantly lower

• There are fewer competing uses for the site, and the sites along SanJacinto Boulevard would be preserved for future academic, medical, orresearch use

• Adjacencies with other Texas Athletics venues would create a moreintegrated athletics district within the Central Campus, with convenientaccess to shared facilities

The concept for site option 3 places the events center in the area south ofMyers Stadium between Red River Street and Robert Dedman Drive on Lot70. Although the men’s basketball program needs seating for approximately12,000 spectators, the entertainment market for this venue in Austindemands a minimum of 13,500 seats, using a stage at one end with 180degrees of viewing. The new events center size was generated from thispremise and the ability to fit a full-sized ice hockey rink on the floor, shouldone be added. The resulting seating capacity for basketball is 15,300 if theupper level seating is omitted at the stage end. If the entire upper levelring is filled with seating, the events center’s maximum capacity could beas high as 17,450 seats when used as a basketball arena. (The current Frank

Erwin Center has a 16,540-seat capacity for basketball. Average attendanceover the last five years has been 12,275 with the peak attendance reachingapproximately 14,629.)

Based on the Facilities and Space Council’s direction, the consultant teamprepared a more detailed study of site option 3 that further explored boththe events center program, including seating capacity and conceptuallayouts, and the integration of the center within the site and surroundingcontext. This included overall site layout and building configuration;vehicular, pedestrian and service access; building height and grades relativeto Capitol View Corridors; and utility displacements. The future basketballpractice facility is proposed for Lot 37, the corner of Red River Street andClyde Littlefield Drive.

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INTRODUCTION

The UT Austin 2012 Campus Master Plan established an overallframework for the long-term stewardship of UT’s campus, and theintegration over time of elements such as academics, student life,

student housing, and athletics. The master planning process accentuatedthe need to develop additional plans in a variety of areas not included in theinitial phase of planning, including long-range planning for the university’sathletic facilities.

Planning for Texas Athletics initially occurred within the context of a broadermaster planning study for UT’s East Campus, which is university propertyeast of I-35, and which currently contains several large athletic venues.Thus, the East Campus study included an assessment of the potential toaccommodate additional Texas Athletics facilities within the area, includingthe Penick-Allison Tennis Center displaced by the construction of the UTAustin Medical District.

The East Campus planning process was initiated in May 2013 and involvedconsultation with a range of stakeholders, including Texas Athletics. Theplanning process was successful in identifying key issues for planning, and

establishing an overall planning and urban design framework for the area.It also revealed the current fragmented pattern of land ownership withinEast Campus is a significant constraint, and UT will eventually need toconsolidate landholdings to create viable development parcels that couldaccommodate major program elements. The East Campus planning effortwas put on hold at the end of 2013 due to concerns raised by the adjacentBlackland community over the potential impact of athletic uses across fromthe residential neighborhood located east of Leona Street.

In the meantime, Texas Athletics elected to move forward with a separate,more comprehensive long-range planning study to address the facility needsfor all Texas Athletics sports. A key driver of the plan was the need to identifya new site for the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center and Denton A.Cooley Pavilion basketball facilities, given their potential displacement byfuture development within the UT Austin Medical District.

The Texas Athletics master planning process identified the program needsand recommended accommodation strategies for each Texas Athleticssport. The need to find a permanent location for the Tennis Centerprompted a new round of conversations with the Blackland communityconcerning potential uses in the East Campus area. Through this effort, theuniversity committed to developing graduate student housing along LeonaStreet as a buffer between university uses to the west and the residentialneighborhood to the east. With this commitment the university was able togain community support for the development of additional athletic venueswithin the East Campus area, including a replacement Tennis Center facility.The resolution of this key issue facilitated the successful conclusion of themaster planning effort.

The Texas Athletics master plan, which is documented in this report,summarizes the overall planning process, issues that were identified throughengagement with Texas Athletics stakeholders, the program needs for eachTexas Athletics sport, and strategies for long-term program accommodation.It also identifies a preferred site for future replacement basketball facilities inorder to secure the sites, given competing demand for land on the campus,and aligns with the East Campus Master Plan, including the proposed sitefor the Tennis Center.

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TEXAS ATHLETICS OVERVIEWThe University of Texas at Austin competes at the NCAA Division I level andis one of the original members of the Big 12 Conference. Also known as theLonghorns or the Horns, the university offers 20 men’s and women’s sports,and has a history of excellence including 50 team national championships in

10 different sports. Texas Athletics sports include the following:

• Baseball

• Basketball (Men’s and Women’s)

• Football

• Golf (Men’s and Women’s)

• Rowing

• Soccer

• Softball• Swimming and Diving (Men’s and Women’s)

• Tennis (Men’s and Women’s)

• Track and Field/Cross Country (Men’s and Women’s)

• Volleyball

EXISTING TEXAS ATHLETICS SPORTS

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Texas Athletics owns a range of practice and performance facilities both onand off-campus to support each Texas Athletics sport. The north end zoneof the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium is the hub of Texas Athletics,and it contains the centralized administrative offices, coaches’ offices,headquarters for all student-athlete support services, including academic,strength and conditioning, nutrition, and sports medicine, and the VolleyballPlayer Development Center.

A few facilities are shared through arrangements with the university’sDivision of Recreational Sports. It also offers shared training, conditioning,and academic support programs within several shared venues.

Most Texas Athletics facilities are located within the area the 2012 CampusMaster Plan defines as the Central Campus, which is generally located

between Waller Creek, I-35, East Dean Keeton Street, and East MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevard. Other major venues are located south of MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevard, within East Campus, and a few smaller venues arelocated off-campus in other areas of Austin.

The following is an overview of the major Texas Athletics sports venues.

DARRELL K ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM

Originally dedicated in 1924, the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium(DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium) has gone through a perpetual state ofupgrades and renovations over the years, enhancing the fan and student-athlete experience. Now with a 100,119 capacity, the stadium has a varietyof seating options including bench seats, chair-backs, upper deck, lowerlevel, suites, and clubs. The synthetic turf field surface at Joe Jamail Fieldwas replaced in spring 2013.

RED MCCOMBS RED ZONE (NORTH END ZONE)In 2008, renovations to the north end zone, named the Red McCombsRed Zone (RMRZ), were completed with the addition of an upper deck,approximately 4,300 club seats, and 47 suites, and renovation to the lowerdeck. Initial construction of the RMRZ also included a new academic centerfor Texas Athletics, a war memorial plaza, and a food court. The RMRZ wasdesigned to accommodate future expansion of athletics, which in short timeincluded a consolidated home for Longhorn Athletics. The RMRZ houses themen’s and women’s athletics directors, coaches’ offices, the T-Association,the Longhorn Foundation, Business/Travel, Human Resources, Events,Trademark & Licensing, Communications, and Texas Athletics IT.

The Red McCombs Red Zone Sports Medicine and Strength TrainingProject, located in the lower levels of the RMRZ, was completed in summer2013. The two-floor, 32,000-square-foot facility includes a state-of-the-artsports medicine facility on the upper floor, which affords access to premierclinical and rehabilitative personnel and services, and a strength trainingcomplex on the lower floor. Amenities include a hydrotherapy pool, twoplunge pools, golf putting and simulator area, 40-yard acceleration track,nutrition area, and student-athlete and staff locker rooms. The VolleyballPlayer Development Center was completed March 2015 and the TexasAthletics Nutrition Center was completed in September 2015.

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MONCRIEF-NEUHAUS ATHLETIC CENTER

Built in 1986, the “Tex” Moncrief, Jr.-V. F. “Doc” Neuhaus Athletic Center(Moncrief-Neuhaus) is located at the south end of DKR-Texas MemorialStadium. Moncrief-Neuhaus serves as a comprehensive football supportfacility and contains football offices, meeting rooms, equipment room, filmroom, player’s lounge, hall of fame, academic center, football strength andconditioning, and the football sports medic ine center. The roof of Moncrief-Neuhaus provides an enclosed synthetic-turf partial field used for teamwalkthroughs and special events.

MIKE A. MYERS TRACK AND SOCCER STADIUM

Mike A. Myers Stadium (Myers Stadium) is home to the UT soccer and trackand field programs. Built in 1999, the facility consists of a nine-lane ovaland straight track with a natural grass soccer field in the center. Long jump,triple jump, and pole vault events occur beyond the oval, while the throwingevents have a dedicated space to the northeast of the track. As host of the

Texas Relays, Myers Stadium has seating for more than 20,000 spectatorsand has lighting for night events. Recent seating additions for soccer havecreated a more intimate experience by adding seating on the track andblocking off the west seating with TEXAS signage.

RICHARD MITHOFF TRACK AND SOCCER FIELDHOUSE

Built in 1999, Mithoff Fieldhouse is located adjacent to Myers Stadium tothe southwest, and houses coaches’ offices, locker rooms, and team loungesfor the UT soccer and men’s and women’s track and field programs. Thefieldhouse also includes a satellite sports medicine suite and visitor lockerrooms. With a recent combining of the coaching staff of men’s and women’s

track and availability of shell space in the basement, a future renovation ofthe programs will allow a more efficient use of the space.

FRANK C. ERWIN, JR. SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER

The Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center (Frank Erwin Center) is thecompetition arena for the UT men’s and women’s basketball programs andalso hosts graduations, university events, and numerous concerts and shows.The facility opened in 1977 and has undergone some significant upgradesand renovations. Currently the Frank Erwin Center has a total capacity of16,540 seats including 28 suites.

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complex includes locker rooms that directly connect to team dugouts, aswell as team locker rooms and coaches’ offices. McCombs Field also hasbatting cages. The outfield is natural grass.

INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY AT FRANK DENIUS FIELDS

The indoor practice facility (the Bubble) at Frank Denius Fields was addedin 2002 and covers a full-length synthetic turf football practice field. Thetemperature-controlled bubble is 61 feet high at the center and is used bymany university teams as well as the Longhorn Band.

FRANK DENIUS FI ELDS

Composed of one full-length practice field and one 90-yard practice field,the Frank Denius Fields are located adjacent to the Bubble and completethe UT football practice area. Both fields are natural grass and have lightsfor evening use.

WH ITAK ER FIE LD S

Located three miles north of Main Campus, Whitaker Fields is a collectionof multipurpose recreation fields controlled by the Division of RecreationalSports. Intramural and club use includes flag football, soccer, softball, rugby,and tennis. Displaced by the UT Austin Medical District, a temporary homefor the UT tennis program has been established at Whitaker Fields andincludes renovation to tennis courts, seating, office space, and storage.

TEXAS ROWING CENTER

The Texas Rowing Center (Rowing Center) is located on Lady Bird Lake

southwest of Main Campus. The Rowing Center has ample storage andtraining space and the calm water coupled with Austin’s climate allows foryear-round in-water training. The facility also has team locker rooms, boatstorage, and space for 40 ergometers.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS GOLF CLUB AND ACADEMY

The University of Texas Golf Club and Academy (Golf Club and Academy) islocated at Steiner Ranch in northwest Austin overlooking Lake Austin. The71-par course is supported by the Golf Academy and a short-game practicearea. The Golf Academy contains locker rooms, team rooms, academicfacilities, and three hitting bays, each with their own launch monitor viewing

and recording system. The Weller Tennis Center is also located at this site.

DENTON A. COOLEY PAVILION

Located just south of the Frank Erwin Center, the Denton A. Cooley Pavilion(Cooley Pavilion) opened in 2003 and serves as a practice facility for the UTmen’s and women’s basketball programs. Each team has its own dedicatedpractice space consisting of a full-length court and an additional five practice

hoops. Also within Cooley Pavilion are men’s and women’s basketball lockerrooms and team lounges, coaches’ offices, team film room, basketballstrength and conditioning, and sports medicine facilities.

LEE AND JOE JAMAIL TEXAS SWIMMING CENTER

The Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center (Texas Swimming Center)was opened in 1979 and is home to the UT men’s and women’s swimmingand diving programs. The eight-lane 50-meter pool is nine feet deep andfeatures two movable bulkheads that allow the pool to be converted to a25-meter or 25-yard course. Because of its depth and bulkhead layout, thefacility is considered one of the fastest competition pools in the world. The

Texas Swimming Center has a separate diving pool equipped with a five-tier diving tower as well as 10 additional diving springboards. The seatingcapacity of the Texas Swimming Center is 2,600.

GREGORY GYMNASIUM

Gregory Gymnasium (Gregory Gym) is operated by UT’s Division ofRecreational Sports, which leases the gym to Texas Athletics as the homecompetition venue for the UT volleyball team. Built in 1930, the gym hasseating for 4,000 spectators and includes team locker rooms, player lounge,satellite sports medicine center, meeting rooms, and coaches’ offices.

UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELD

Located on East Campus and home to the UT baseball program, UFCUDisch-Falk Field (Disch-Falk Field) was built in 1975 and most recentlyrenovated in 2009. The field has seating for 6,649 spectators and includes19 suites. Baseball team space includes locker rooms, team meeting areas,a skills development area, batting cages, strength and conditioning space(shared with softball), and sports medicine center. The outfield wall rangesfrom 325 feet to 405 feet from home plate. The field surface is artificial turf.

RED AND CHARLINE MCCOMBS FIELD

Also located on East Campus, Red and Charline McCombs Field (McCombsField) opened in 1997 and is home to the UT softball program. The stadium

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PROCESS

The master planning process for the Texas Athletics Master Plan consistedof three phases of work: analysis and program, alternatives exploration, andmaster plan synthesis.

The planning process was organized around a regular rhythm of work sessionswith a working group composed of senior staff from Campus Planning andProject Management and Intercollegiate Athletics staff responsible for

facilities; a master plan leadership team with senior representatives of allTexas Athletics departments with an interest in the plan, including the men’sand women’s athletics directors; and other Texas Athletics stakeholders.

During Phase 1 of the planning process, the consultant team met with theWorking Group and the Leadership Team, and held in-person and telephoneinterviews with the coaches of each Texas Athletics sport and other TexasAthletics stakeholders to identify key issues and program needs. Theseinterviews included the following.

COACHES AND TE XAS ATHLETICS SPORTSREPRESENTATIVES

• Baseball

• Basketball (Men’s and Women’s)

• Football

• Golf (Men’s and Women’s)

• Rowing

• Soccer

• Softball

• Sports Medicine

• Sports Performance

• Swimming and Diving (Men’s and Women’s)

• Tennis (Men’s and Women’s)

• Track and Field/Cross Country (Men’s and Women’s)

• Volleyball

OTHER TE XAS ATHLETICS STAKEHOLDERS

• Frank Erwin Center Staff (Events center programming)

• Campus Safety & Security

• Parking and Transportation Services

• Facility Operations and Events Management

• Texas Athletics Master Plan Technical Group

• Longhorn Band

• IMG

• Sodexo

• Longhorn Network (LHN)

The work sessions brought key stakeholders together to review workprogress, discuss specific aspects of the plan, and provide direction oncritical decisions required for moving forward. Work sessions were heldin Austin approximately every four weeks.

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The following is an overview of each phase of work.

PHASE 1: ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM

Phase 1 focused on identifying key issues for planning, analyzing currentconditions, developing a facilities program for each Texas Athletics sport,and exploring initial master plan alternatives. Phase 1 began with an on-campus work session that included meetings with the Working Group andLeadership Team, followed by interviews with representatives of each TexasAthletics sport. The interviews were aimed at surfacing issues specific toeach sport, as well as their program needs. Site visits to key athletic venueswere also scheduled during the work session.

Following the work session, additional telephone interviews were held withseveral coaches who were unable to meet during the initial campus visit.

Phase 1 also involved an analysis of existing athletic venues and potentialsites within the context of the overall campus master plan, taking into

consideration pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle, and transit access; parking; traveltimes for student athletes; integration with the broader campus environment;Capitol View Corridors; game day experience; and other issues. Preliminaryoptions for the siting of a replacement events center and basketball practicefacility were also explored.

The findings of the analysis phase and preliminary basketball facilitysiting options were synthesized for review in a second work session withthe Working Group and Leadership Team, who provided direction for thedevelopment of alternatives during Phase 2 of the planning process.

PHASE 2 : ALTERNATIVES EXPLORATIONPhase 2 of the planning process focused on the accommodation of theprogram for each sport, and more detailed studies of the potential eventscenter and practice facility sites. The studies examined site capacity,adjacencies, relationships with surroundings uses and other athletic venues,access, service, proximity of parking, impact of Capitol View Corridors, andintegration within the overall campus master plan framework. Conceptualbudget estimates and a comparative assessment of the different optionswere prepared to assist in their evaluation.

The program accommodation strategies and detailed site studies werepresented to the Working Group and Leadership Team at the conclusion

of Phase 2. Subsequently, the studies were presented to the university’s

Facilities and Space Council to solicit input on the site options and to selecta preferred option. The Facilities and Space Council considered broadercampus master plan context, competing priorities for university land, andcosts in evaluating potential options.

PHASE 3: MASTER PLAN SYNTHESISPhase 3 of the master planning process focused on the refinement of thepreferred events center and basketball practice facility site option anddocumentation of the Texas Athletics Master Plan. While the master planningeffort established the program needs and recommended accommodationstrategies for most Texas Athletics sports, a satisfactory permanent locationfor the tennis program had not been identified by this stage in the planningprocess. This situation prompted the university to initiate a renewed EastCampus planning effort to reevaluate opportunities within East Campus.

The East Campus master plan facilitated further dialogue with the Blackland

community concerning uses that would be compatible with the adjacentresidential neighborhood, and explored opportunities to accommodategraduate student housing, parking, as well as additional Texas Athleticsuses. Through this effort, the university committed to developing graduatestudent housing along Leona Street as a buffer between university uses tothe west and the residential neighborhood to the east. With this commitmentthe university was able to gain community support for the development of areplacement tennis center facility.

The East Campus master plan identifies a site for a replacement tenniscenter on the site currently occupied by the Printing and Press Building,and also identifies improvements for the softball and baseball programs.

The East Campus master plan suggests the eventual acquisition of severalout-parcels the university does not currently own in order to create viabledevelopment parcels—an initiative endorsed by community representatives.The identification of a satisfactory site for the Tennis Center and additionalTexas Athletics uses within East Campus brought to a conclusion the keyunresolved issue in the master plan—facilitating the conclusion of the overallmaster planning process. The final master plan, which is documented in thisreport, defines a program and related program accommodation strategyfor each Texas Athletics sport, together with overall program priorities. Itcontains a summary of the events center siting options, with a more detaileddescription of the preferred option that also highlights key implementationconsiderations.

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KEY MASTER PLAN DRIVERSThe Texas Athletics Master Plan was developed based on the followingkey drivers identified by the Leadership Team early in the planningprocess. The drivers outlined the overall principles and aspirations forthe plan, as well as expectations around facility standards:

• Texas Athletics is one of the premier athletic departments in theUnited States

• Texas Athletics is financially self-supporting and returns $10.0 millionto $25.0 million to the university annually

• Every Texas Athletics program should achieve to an NCAAchampionship level by:

o Recruiting and retaining the most talented student-athletes

o Attracting and retaining the finest coaches and staff

o Providing state-of-the-art academic support, strength andconditioning, training, and sports medicine programs thatemphasize achievement and the overall well-being of student-athletes

o Providing facilities for sports performance, sports science, andnutrition

• Every Texas Athletics program should have the best facilities forrecruiting student-athletes and serving teams and clients (supporters)

• The Texas Athletics Master Plan should refine the 2012 CampusMaster Plan to improve and create certainty for the future of athleticfacilities

• Community relations (in particular East Campus) are factors inmaster plan development decisions

KEY MASTER PLAN

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GOALSThe Leadership Team also outlined the following goals for the masterplan:

• Create best-in-class athletic facilities that are flexible, functional,efficient, cost effective, and sustainable

• Mitigate the challenges of student-athletes’ schedules by locatingathletic venues in close proximity to the RMRZ, other athleticfacilities, and academic resources

• Improve the operational efficiency and convenience of athleticfacilities for daily and event-day operations, including servicefunctions, ingress and egress, and safety and security; considercross- or multi-functional use of facilities for improved efficiency

• Create a brand experience for all Texas Athletics stakeholders,including recruits, student-athletes, students, donors, spectators,faculty, staff, visitors, vendors, and corporate sponsors

• Emphasize quality standards: safety, Texas hospitality, teamwork

and efficiency

• Enhance the game-day experience

• Promote revenue-generating opportunities for athletic facilities

The master plan goals set expectations concerning the outcomes of theplanning process, and helped to guide decisions around the programand program accommodation strategies for each Texas Athletics sport.

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ANALYSIS

The UT Austin 2012 Campus Master Plan established an overall framework forcampus development that addressed the overall structure and organizationof the campus and campus systems, and identified a range of campusimprovements to be implemented over time. The 2012 Campus Master Planalso identified sites for new university facilities, but in most cases did notassign users or specific programs to these facilities.

Most Texas Athletics facilities are located within the area the 2012 CampusMaster Plan defined as the Central Campus, which is generally locatedbetween Waller Creek, I-35, East Dean Keeton Street and East MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevard, and within the East Campus area east of I-35,and bordered primarily by East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, ManorRoad, and Leona Street. The Frank Erwin Center is located south of MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevard within the new UT Austin Medical District. Thefollowing analysis examined Texas Athletics facilities within the context ofthe 2012 Campus Master Plan framework and proposed improvements forthese areas, as well as the master plan for the UT Austin Medical District.

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UT GOLF CLUB AND WELLER TENNIS CENTER

23 MILES38-46 MINUTES

TEXAS ROWING CENTER3.5 MILES15-20 MINUTES

WHITAKER FIELDS2 MILES10-20 MINUTES

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TOPOGRAPHY Topography within the Central and East Campus areas ranges from a highelevation of 613 feet north of East Campus, sloping to a low elevation of

475 feet at Waller Creek. East-west grades change 80 feet within CentralCampus, including 40 feet from the northeast area to the southwest cornerof DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. Grade changes create opportunities tofacilitate service access for future facilities.

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BICYCLE ROUTESBicycle access provides another means of transit for student athletes. SeveralCity of Austin and on-campus bicycle routes are planned. Proposed routesprovide improved access to the stadium and RMRZ facilities.

BICYCLE ROUTES TO MEMORIAL STADIUMEXISTING BIKE LANE

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EXISTING SHUTTLE ROUTES

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CAMPUS BUS ROUTES AND URBAN RAILThe East Transit Mall is a central hub for both UT shuttle and Capital Metrotransit buses, and facilitates convenient access to athletic venues located inthe RMRZ and Central Campus.

The 2012 Campus Master Plan identifies San Jacinto Boulevard as apotential route for future urban rail service currently being planned in Austin.While this route provides excellent access to the stadium and East TransitMall, impacts of rail service on football game days and ongoing stadiumoperations need to be considered and addressed in planning.

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VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

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VEHICULAR CIRCULATIONSan Jacinto Boulevard, Dean Keeton Street, Red River Street, and MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevard are the major city streets that provide access toTexas Athletics venues located within Central Campus.

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EXISTING PARKING

EXISTING SURFACE PARKINGEXISTING PARKING GARAGE

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PARKING

Several large surface lots and parking garages are located in close proximityto DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium and the Frank Erwin Center, and stategarages located on Trinity Street provide additional parking on game days.The 2012 Campus Master Plan proposed four parking garages on existingsurface lots to accommodate anticipated growth. Development of surfacelots will need to take into consideration and address parking displacement.

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UTILITIESUtilities are located within several corridors in Central Campus. Electricity,gas, stormwater, and chilled water and steam utilities run north-south alongRobert Dedman Drive. Chilled water and steam, sanitary sewer, electricity,and gas lines also run east-west along Clyde Littlefield Drive. Development of

sites within Central Campus will require confirmation of utility infrastructurecapacity and may require utility relocation in some instances. The plannedrelocation of a gas line may impact development south of the RecreationalSports Center.

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BASKETBALL (FRANK ERWIN CENTER) Vehicular access to the Frank Erwin Center occurs from Red River Street andI-35 Frontage Road. Vehicles are directed to parking in UT, City of Austin,and state lots and garages within a short walk of the arena. There is reservedLonghorn Foundation parking in Lot 118 and Lot 108. An alternativelocation for Longhorn Foundation parking will be required when these lotsare eventually replaced for other campus uses.

Primary pedestrian flows occur from surrounding parking areas, includingstate garages west of Trinity Street. Consideration will need to be given tomanaging pedestrian flows through the UT Austin Medical District as it isdeveloped.

Texas Athletics would like to improve the game-day experience to drawspectators into the Frank Erwin Center before the start of games.

FRANK ERWIN CENTER

FRANK ERWIN CENTERLONGHORN FOUNDATION PARKING

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UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELD

UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELDLONGHORN FOUNDATION PARKING

DISABILITY PARKING

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PUBLIC PARKING $5

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BASEBALL (UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELD)The primary vehicular access to UFCU Disch-Falk Field occurs from MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevard. Reserved Longhorn Foundation parking is closeto the stadium and public parking is off Comal Street to the north and LeonaStreet to the east. The primary pedestrian entrance to the field occurs alongthe third base line.

Texas Athletics would like to improve the game-day spectator experiencewith events both inside and outside of gates before, during, and after games.

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MCCOMBS FIELD

MCCOMBS FIELDLONGHORN FOUNDATION PARKING

DISABILITY PARKING

PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE

PUBLIC PARKING $5

ENTRANCE

SOFTBALL (MCCOMBS FIELD)The primary vehicular access to McCombs Field also occurs from MartinLuther King Jr. Boulevard. Similarly, reserved Longhorn Foundation parkingis close to the stadium and public parking is off Comal Street to the north andLeona Street to the east. The primary McCombs Field entrance is locatedbehind home plate at the corner of Comal Street and East 20th Street.

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TEXAS ATHLETICS PROGRAM

AND FACILITY NEEDSBACKGROUND AND SUMMARY

The Texas Athletics master planning process began with stakeholderinterviews with Texas Athletics leadership together with representatives

of each sport to identify current and long-term athletic facility needsand requests. In addition, Texas Athletics maintains a capital projects listthat includes ongoing maintenance and planned upgrades to existingfacilities, which was shared with the consultant team to supplementthe needs and requests identified in the stakeholder interviews. Thisinformation was consolidated to create a comprehensive facilitiesprogram for Texas Athletics, which was reviewed with the master planLeadership Team and confirmed with the various coaches. The facilitiesprogram consists of shared facilities for student athletes, such asstrength and conditioning, sports medicine, academic support, dining,and nutrition, together with detailed facility programs for each TexasAthletics sport and auxiliary unit.

The Leadership Team identified major priorities from the overallprogram, which are listed alphabetically, together with general facilityimprovements. The detailed programs for shared sports training facilitiesand for each Texas Athletics sport follow.

ATH LET IC FACI LI TI ES MA JO R PR IOR ITI ES

• Athletics nutrition center in RMRZ including dining, kitchen, fueling

station, and nutrition, completed September 2015• Baseball—UFCU Disch-Falk Field player development

improvements, team operations upgrades, and family-friendly areas

• Basketball—Replace Cooley Pavilion with a new practice facility

• Replace Frank Erwin Center with a new events center on or offcampus

• DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium South End Zone addition andMoncrief Neuhaus Center

• Golf—Short game facility upgrades and course upgrades

• Rowing—On-campus training facility and modest upgrades atexisting facility

• Soccer—New dedicated stadium and practice field facility

• Softball—McCombs Stadium upgrades

• Swimming—Outdoor swimming and diving pool, upgrades tostudent athlete areas

• Tennis—New outdoor facility

• Track and Field—Myers Stadium and Mithoff Fieldhouse upgrades

• Master production room and video master control room

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GENERAL FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS

• Improve overall technology in all venues, including video, audio,wi-fi, and credit card processing in all facilities

• Add storage in all facilities

• Create revenue-generating amenities

• Develop solution for lost surface parking for game-day tailgating

• Create new tailgating and game-day experiences

• Add Longhorn Network (LHN) production location with proximity tomultiple venues

• Create satellite player development areas at venues with limitedservices, including strength and conditioning, sports medicine, and

nutrition

• Create athletic housing opportunities on campus

• Add or replace electronic video display in all venues

• Add sports field space

The list of on and off-campus Texas Athletics facilities for which upgradesand improvements are proposed is noted on the following plan of the

campus, and a detailed description is provided in the program summaryfor each Texas Athletics sport. Proposed facility locations include MainCampus, Whitaker Field, and East Campus. The list of new facilitiesis noted on the subsequent plan, and the general program for thesefacilities is also described in the program summaries. For these facilities,the intent is to ensure campus land is preserved over the long termto meet the needs of Texas Athletics sports, given competing demandfrom other university constituents.

A key driver of the master plan is the need to identify a site for thereplacement of the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Center and Denton A. CooleyPavilion, given their potential displacement by future development

within the evolving UT Austin Medical District. The program summaryfor basketball that follows describes the current maintenance needsand upgrades identified for these facilities, while section 6.0 of thisreport identifies potential future locations for the facilities when they areeventually replaced.

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DETAILED FACILITY PROGRAMS

The following are the detailed facility programs for shared sports training facilities, including strength and conditioning, sports medicine and nutrition, andacademic support for student athletes, and for each Texas Athletics sport.

BASEBALL

UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELD—TEAM FACILITIES

• Add new enclosed player development area with conditionedtraining space including four mounds, six batting cages, and storage

• Upgrade baseball operations

UFCU DISCH-FALK FIELD—BASEBALL STADIUM

• Create family-friendly areas including kid-zone behind the plazaarea on the third base side

• Add seating options, including outfield, club environment,hospitality suite, and covered bullpens with seating

• Create temporary seating areas for larger games

• Improve pedestrian circulation around field within perimeter fence

• Convert left field grass area to concrete for concessions and sponsors

• Add party deck or concessions and restrooms near left field foulpole

• Add branding, signage, statistics, history, and memorabilia toconcourse

• Replace synthetic turf

• Add ribbon board on the top of the outfield wall

• Replace old scoreboard with a new interactive video board

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT FACILITY

• Create indoor practice with full baseball and softball turf infield, andclub area for pre-game meals

• Centralize athletic training with sports medicine and strength andconditioning

• Aquire land to accommodate the player development facility

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BASKETBALL (MEN’S AND WOMEN’S)NEW FACILITIES

NEW EVENTS CENTER—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Seating capacity of 12,000 to 18,000

• Multipurpose function

• Premium seating and special functions

• Proximity and convenience to parking for vehicle and pedestrianaccess

• Image is important

• Location on or adjacent to campus is preferred

NEW EVENTS CENTER—LOADING AND SERVICE(FOR NON-BASKETBALL EVENTS)

• Five loading docks

• Separate access for food deliveries and for trash

• Event truck parking close to the events center

• TV production and satellite trucks

• Freight elevators

• Utility infrastructure

NEW EVENTS CENTER—FEATURES

• Large atrium entrance area• State of the art sound system

• Ancillary space to support events center, e.g. reception hall

NEW EVENTS CENTER—TEAM FACILITIES

• Locker rooms, training room, warm-up space, equipment room

PRACTICE FACILITY

The following program elements were requested for a basketballpractice facility, to replace the Cooley Pavilion in a new facility:

• Team locker room, lounges, and film room for men

• Team locker room, lounges, and film room for women

• Strength and conditioning shared by both teams with additionalcardio space at court level

• Sports medicine with hydro and pool therapy

• Men’s and women’s staff locker rooms

• Men’s and women’s student manager locker rooms

• Court space including two full side by side for each team

• Filming space above court and at court level with wire for videocapability

• Coaches’ offices with video editing

• Hall of fame and history space that is visible by visitors

• Branding opportunities

• Shared equipment and laundry room

• Storage at each practice court facility

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FOOTBALL

MONCRIEF-NEUHAUS CENTER T EAM FACILITIES

• Renovate and add locker rooms including student athletes, coaches,and support staff

• Create new offices for coaches and support staff

• Create a player development suite

• Renovate team and position meeting rooms

• Renovate sports medicine, hydrotherapy, and exam rooms

• Renovate weight room

• Renovate player and staff lounges

• Add media relations room

• Add video editing suite• Renovate entry lobby

• Add storage

• Expand equipment room

INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY

• Add permanent indoor football practice facility

• Possibly relocate closer to Moncrief-Neuhaus Center

DENIUS FIELDS• Build two full outdoor practice fields

• Add camera towers at upper field

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The proposed improvements to DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium willimprove the operational efficiency of the stadium, enhance the game-day experience, and promote revenue generation.

SOUTH END ZONE

• Expand South End Zone

• Improve customer experience

• Add premium seating with suites, loge spaces, and club spaces

• Add Longhorn Network game-day space

STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS

• Renovate westside concourses, Levels 5, 7, and 11

• New signage, directionals, and informational maps• Upgrade sound system including sound room—east and west sides

• Improve overall technology in all venues, including video, audio,wi-fi, and credit card processing

• Add Gate 25 lower plaza office

• Add elevator car to gold and silver side

• Renovate Terrace Club pods

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GOLF (MEN’S AND WOMEN’S)

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• 5th hole: knock down hill/relevel two sections of the fairway,completed August 2015

• 6th hole: raise tee boxes

• 7th hole: decomposed granite path has been added to back tee

o Add teeing ground

o Raise area to the left of the green/relevel left side of the green(addition)

• 8th hole: rebuild green and add bunker

• 13th hole: raise area to the left of the green/relevel left side of thegreen (addition)

UT GOLF CLUB SHORT COURSE AND PRACTICE AR EA

• Add 6-hole short course composed of teeing grounds, fairways,bunkers, and greens

UT GOLF CLUB PRACTICE FACILITY UPGR ADES,completed August 2015

• Add eight trees

• Expand hitting area in front of Academy

• Level practice tee

• Relevel areas of the driving range

UT GOLF CLUB NURSERY

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ROWING

TEXAS ROWING CENTER

• Add air conditioning and heating at rowing center

• Renovate shower area or expand boathouse to south

• Upgrade landscaping

MAIN CAMPUS

• Add training facility with rowing machines, ergs, bikes, and teammeeting room

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SOCCER

MYERS STADIUM AND SOCCER FIELD

• Create press box and add camera position on roof level (east orwest)

• Improve access in and around stadium

• Add portable concessions

• Improve ticket offices

• Add permanent camera positions behind soccer goals

• Create secure space for production and satellite trucks

• Upgrade video board

• Improve aesthetics of east side structure and paint perimeter fence

• Update infrastructure for connectivity and television

NEW SOCCER STADIUM FACILITY

• Natural grass field: 225 feet by 360 feet

• Seating capacity: 3,000

• Team facilities

• Sports lighting, scoreboard, and fencing

NEW PRACTICE SOCCER FIELD

• Natural grass field: 225 feet by 360 feet

• Drills area for small group practices

• Sports lighting and fencing

Texas Athletics acknowledges the need for a new dedicated soccercompetition stadium and practice field, both with natural grass, and allthe appropriate support facilities. Both East Campus and Whitaker Fieldwere considered; however, a final location was not determined.

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SOFTBALL

MCCOMBS FIELD—TEAM FACILITIES

• Renovate and remodel team locker rooms

• Renovate coaches, visiting team, and officials locker rooms

• Improve athlete amenity spaces including meeting room, videoanalysis, video watching, nutrition, teaching, and multipurposespace

• Create centralized athletic training center for East Campus includingsports medicine and strength and conditioning

MCCOMBS FIELD—SOFTBALL STADIUM

• Increase seating capacity from 1,250 to 1,500–2,000

• Add permanent parking pad for TV production trucks and stagingareas

• Add video towers to center field

• Renovate and add premium seating options including infield chair-backs, covered seating, suites, club seating, outfield picnic area andparty deck

• Add padded outfield fence and replace field fencing

• Renovate bullpens

• Extend netting down foul lines

• Add storage and maintenance building in right field

• Create permanent camera position platforms and flash camerapositions

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SWIMMING (MEN’S AND WOMEN’S)

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TENNIS (MEN’S AND WOMEN’S) At the conclusion of the 2014 season, the Penick-Allison Tennis Centerwas removed to accommodate the development of the new Dell MedicalSchool campus. Through a separate planning process for the university’sEast Campus area, a permanent site for the Tennis Center was identified

on land currently occupied by the University of Texas Press and DocumentSolutions. The new Tennis Center will provide world-class facilities andresources for both the men’s and women’s tennis programs, whileenabling UT to continue to host conference, national, and internationalcompetitions. Until a new facility is constructed, the men’s and women’stennis teams will use temporary outdoor tennis facilities at WhittakerField, Caswell Tennis Park, and Westwood Country Club.

NEW OUTDOOR TENNIS FACILITY

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