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Outdoor Courts |
Back of the building |
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September 22, 2005 |
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Completed Outdoor Courts |
Laying asphalt for the indoor tennis courts |
Administrative Area |
Installing the backwall of the indoor tennis courts |
Elevation from the East |
October 19, 2005 |
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Elevation from Northeast |
Front Entrance |
Back of the Building |
Looking in the front entrance |
The beginnings of the outdoor rental center |
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Northeast Corner |
Front of the Outdoor Rental Center |
Back of the building |
Indoor Tennis Courts |
East wall of the Indoor Tennis Courts |
November 18, 2005 |
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| Front Entrance |
Indoor Tennis Courts with spectator seating added |
Back hallway to athletic locker rooms |
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Indoor Turf Field |
Beginnings of the locker rooms |
Installing the South wall of the Indoor Turf Field |
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January 12, 2006 |
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View of the Fitness Area from the upstairs lounge area |
Front of the Building |
Outdoor Rental Center from the North side |
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Back of the building |
Indoor Turf Field |
Back hallway to the athletic locker rooms |
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February 9, 2006 |
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The front door now has an actual door |
The future conference room |
View of the Outdoor Rental Center from the back door |
Administrative area with tennis terrace above |
Athletic coaches locker rooms |
March 3, 2006 |
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Southeast Corner |
View of the indoor tennis courts and spectator balcony |
The elevator shaft and nearby water fountains |
Walls in the administrative area |
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Putting drywall up in the fitness area |
View of the fitness area and tennis terrace above |
Water heaters are installed |
View of the walls going up in the Outdoor Rental Center Lobby |
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April 13, 2006 |
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Windows seperating the tennis courts and lounge area |
The indoor tennis courts |
The administrative area |
installation of the conference room walls |
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view of the fitness area from the second floor |
public lockers |
public shower |
Outdoor Rental Center work area |
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Two large water heaters for the entire building |
Athletic Trainers Room |
Hawkeye Shower Tile |
A non-pink visitors locker room. |
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May 5, 2006 |
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Work begins on the front parking lot |
The front counter |
The conference room receives walls |
Clean-Up begins on the indoor tennis courts |
Toilets in the women's locker room |
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Vanity area in the women's bathroom |
The back terrace |
Lockers in one of the athletic locker rooms |
Counter and workspace in the Touch The Earth Outdoor Rental & Resource Center |
The back door of the Touch the Earth Rental |
June 1, 2006 |
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HTRC Action Figures - These sports figures greet those entering the building. |
The bathrooms now have stall doors and dividers |
The front counter of the Touch The Earth Outdoor Rental Center |
The back door of the Touch The Earth Outdoor Rental Center. This will be very handy when you rent a canoe! |
The work area in the athletic training room |
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The back patio |
The front counter of the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex |
Seating areas on the balcony of the indoor tennis courts |
Work begins on the parking lot |
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June 26, 2006 |
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Landscaping begins |
Another view |
The equipment racks in the TTE Outdoor Rental Center are ready for equipment |
The Rental Center is also ready for some boats |
The Athletic Training Room is almost complete |
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The conference room is ready for furniture |
The tennis courts are done |
Spectator seating for indoor tennis |
The floor of Fitness West is installed |
Measuring one of the rubber tiles for the floor in Fitness West |
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Storage cages are installed |
Ariel view of the front desk and main entrance |
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July 26, 2006 |
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The landscaping in now complete |
The front entrance |
The main counter and lobby area with the lounge above |
The conference room is ready |
The visitng locker room is finished |
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The outdoor patio will be a nice area for in between tennis matches |
The Indoor Turf has been prepared for the turf to be installed. This area should be done in September |
The canoes are ready to be rented |
The rest of the outdoor gear is organized |
The Outdoor Rental Center has a resource library and space for participants to plan their own trips |
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The artwork outside of the restroom is complete |
The fitness equipment has been installed |
The weights are nicely organized |
The fitness area, Fitness West, is very bright with all of the southern windows |
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October 25, 2006 - Building Dedication |
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A crowd gathered for the Dedication of the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex |
Recreational Services Director, Harry Ostrander, welcomed the audience |
Some HTRC users watched the dedication from the treadmills |
President Fethke praised the collaborative effort of numerous departments involved with the building |
Vice President of Student Affairs, Phillip Jones, celebrated such a beautiful facility for students to work out in |
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The new Athletics Director, Gary Barta, was happy that the athletics teams had such a nice building that could host regional and national tournaments as well as help in recruiting |
The crowd listened about the new facility before heading outside for the rededication of the Don Klotz Outdoor Tennis Courts |
Gary Barta, the Athletics Director; Harry Ostrander, the Director of Recreational Services; Vice President Phillip Jones; Interim President Gary Fethke and Herky all cut the ribbon |
Men's Tennis Coach, Steve Houghton, talked about the importance of tennis at Iowa and Don Klotz, a former Hawkeye Tennis Advocate and Coach |
Women's Tennis Coach, Daryl Greenan, and Steve Houghton unveil a plaque honoring Don Klotz, who the Outdoor Courts are named after |
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Herky and Interim President Gary Fethke take a minute to pose by the plaque |
The speakers are joined by Herky and Vice President of Fianance, Doug True, for a group photo |
Harry Ostrander poses for a picture with his mother and wife |
The staff at the Outdoor Rental Center showed off all of their new gear that is available for rent |
A camp site was set up on the Indoor Turf Field |
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