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Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness

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Before we get started, let me explain the many ways you can explore our beautiful space. -You can jump to the next stop by clicking on the "Next" button. -Now, if you already know where you want to go, you can select any location by using the list OR by clicking directly on the map. -Lastly, remember that you can explore any particular location in more detail by clicking the 360, Photos, or Video icons. The Peter Buck Center for Health and Wellness opened in September of 2009. The state-of-the-art facility allows Bowdoin to offer all fitness and wellness programs in one location and includes an expansive free-weight fitness facility with rowing machines on the lower level, a cardiovascular fitness center with weight machines on the ground floor, and a three-story interior climbing wall. The building also includes the Athletic Department offices on the second floor and the College’s Health Services on the third floor. The building, which is located in the heart of campus, is adjacent to Morrell Gymnasium, where Bowdoin’s basketball and volleyball teams practice and compete.

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Bowdoin's football, men's lacrosse, and outdoor track and field competitions are held at historic Whittier Field and Magee-Samuelson Track. The field, named for Frank Nathaniel Whittier, Bowdoin's first athletic director, was originally constructed in 1902. Magee Track was established in 1970 as a tribute to long-time track and field coach Jack Magee; the track was renovated in 2005 in honor of 1984 Olympic marathon gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson, Class of 1979. In 2017, a turf field and 8-lane track replaced the original competition surfaces and the historic Hubbard Grandstand was highlighted as part of a project, which included new seating, press box, and lights for evening practices and competition.

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Built in 1987, Farley Field House is one of the most celebrated indoor athletic facilities in the northeast and was the venue for the 1989 Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship. The field house contains a 200-meter, 6-lane track, four indoor tennis courts, locker rooms, a training room, and a multipurpose room that is used for team meetings and other large gatherings. Throughout the year, Farley is home to Bowdoin’s track, tennis, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and Nordic Skiing programs, a number of club and intramural sport offerings and important community service activities such as our Relay for Life and our student-athlete advisory committee’s partnership with Special Olympic athletes.

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Named for former Bowdoin President LeRoy Greason, the Greason Pool features 16, deep water, 25-yard-long lanes and seating for several hundred spectators. The pool has one- and three-meter diving stands and is equipped to meet all the needs of Bowdoin’s swimmers, divers, and water polo players. The facility, which recently underwent a renovation that included a new scoreboard, sound system, and record board, has hosted several prestigious events, including NESCAC and NCAA Championship meets and has been a training site for Olympic swimmers. The pool is open to all members of the Bowdoin community and is often used as a training facility for kayaking by the Bowdoin Outing Club.

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The Lubin Family Squash Center is located adjacent to Farley Field House and is home to seven ASB squash courts with international dimensions, including one court that features a moveable sidewall to accommodate doubles play. The facility also houses locker rooms for Bowdoin’s men’s and women’s squash and tennis teams. In addition to the Bowdoin squash teams, the Center is open for play to the Bowdoin community and is the site of nearly constant recreational and intramural squash matches between students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the College. A renovation in 2014 included reconstruction of several court flooring surfaces and refurbishing of all interior court walls.

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The Sidney J. Watson ice arena opened in 2009 and is located adjacent to Farley Field House. The arena has seating for 1,900 spectators and standing room for several hundred additional people and features spectator sight lines, energy-efficient refrigeration and dehumidification systems, and home team accommodations that rival any Division III collegiate arena. Watson locker rooms are home for eight varsity programs, and the contemporary training room ensures our students are well prepared for practice and competition. Watson was the first newly constructed ice arena in the country to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification from the United States Green Building Council.

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Howard F. Ryan Field was dedicated in the spring of 2001 and allows Bowdoin teams to play outside all year long. The Astroturf-12 field, which was renovated in 2013, is used extensively by several Bowdoin teams and is the game field for field hockey, women’s lacrosse, and men’s lacrosse. Ryan Field has been home to several postseason tournaments and competitions, including NCAA Tournament events in field hockey, women’s lacrosse, and men's lacrosse and has lights for use for night practices and competitions. In addition to being utilized by Bowdoin’s athletic programs, the facility is utilized by several club and intramural programs throughout the year.

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The Bowdoin College men's and women's soccer, rugby, baseball, and softball teams practice and play on separate fields contained in the 35-acre Pickard Field complex. The fields are considered among the best in New England when accounting for the grass playing surfaces and the natural beauty of coastal Maine. The baseball and softball diamonds feature dugouts and outstanding natural drainage, allowing the Polar Bears to be one of the first New England teams to play outside each spring. The fields are surrounded by cross-country trails, which are utilized for running and skiing throughout the year and present an opportunity to explore our local community from campus all the way to Casco Bay.

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The Bowdoin sailing program is based at the Leighton Sailing Center at the Bowdoin Coastal Studies Center on Orr's Island, which is approximately 20 minutes from campus. Unlike most venues in New England, large tides prevent Harpswell Sound from freezing, which allows the team to begin practicing early in the spring. The facility, which opened in the spring of 2014, spans 1,500 square feet and features a meeting space, a coach's office, team rooms, restrooms and showers, and a deck. The 155-foot pier at the Coastal Studies Center is available for spectators during regattas, and the facility is emblematic of the close connection between academics and athletics at the College.

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One of the most valuable assets for Bowdoin’s athletic teams are the recreational opportunities in and around Brunswick. Nestled in the heart of Midcoast Maine, the Brunswick Golf Club is an 18-hole championship golf course originally founded by Bowdoin College students and staff in the late 1800s, and it is still home to the Polar Bear golf programs. In 2014, a driving range and extensive practice area were added at the course. The car-free paved trails at Brunswick Landing provide the Nordic ski team and members of our community with a venue adjacent to campus for training and exercise. The club rowing teams train on the nearby New Meadows River.

Welcome to Athletics

Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness

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Whittier Field and Magee Samuelson Track

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Farley Field House

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Greason Pool

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Lubin Family Squash Center

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Watson Arena

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Ryan Field

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Pickard Fields

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Leighton Sailing Center

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Town of Brunswick

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