Schmidt Center

Home to Oglethorpe Athletics

The Schmidt Recreation Center is the headquarters for Oglethorpe University Athletics. Schmidt is an addition to Dorough Field House, the location for all Stormy Petrel basketball and volleyball home games. Schmidt is also home to the athletic training offices as well as the offices for coaches and athletic staff. The recreation center is dedicated to Stephen J. Schmidt, Oglethorpe Class of 1940, who took the lead in funding the creation of the center. The Schmidt Gym hosted matches during the 2009 SCAC Volleyball Championship.

The facility includes an auxiliary gym that can host intramural as well as other events. The auxiliary gym saw some major upgrades with new wood flooring adding the Stormy Petrel logo in the center, and covering the old rubber flooring. The back of the gym includes a golf room and new weight training room for athletes to use under the supervision of the strength and training coach. The weight room includes three weight racks, free weights, and more.

Above the auxiliary gym is the fitness center, with state of the art training equipment that can help Oglethorpe athletes and students stay in shape or prepare for the season. In more recent years this fitness facility saw major upgrades including new flooring in the free weight area, a new paint job. and new equipment. The fitness facilities equipment upgrades includes eleven new cardio pieces( four treadmills, three elliptical trainers, three exercise bikes and a spin bike), eight new Matrix strength machines, a new Smith machine, and a new 5-stack.

Directions and Parking: Head straight through the roundabout past the baseball field. The gym will be on your left and parking is available in front of the gym.

More Information

Year Built: 1988
Capacity: 1000
Admission: Student Admission Only

Hours of operation:

Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: Noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 3 to 10 p.m.

Renovation Dates

1960 - Schmidt Recreation Center was added to the Dorough Field House
2015 - New equipment addition
2019 - New wooden floor installed

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