prospectus

RICHES COMPLEX
Team USA’s Freestyle team spent one week training inside the Riches
Wrestling Complex before heading to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Former Sun Devil assistant coach Ben Askren (front row, second from right)
was a member of that team and finished seventh in the Olympiad.
At the start of the 2005-06 season, the Arizona State University wrestling program
moved into its new training home, thanks in part to a joint partnership with Sunkist Kids
Wrestling, Inc. The 9,600 square foot complex affords the Sun Devil wrestlers a spacious
setting in which to prepare for the best Division I athletes in the nation.
The project was set in motion with Sunkist Kids Wrestling, Inc., and the Riches Family
acting as major donors. The SKWI organization was granted permission to create the
facility and then donated the building back to the University while retaining the option to
lease the space for their own use, such as camps and clinics.
Private investments also played an integral role in the development of the project.
Sunkist Kids Wrestling, Inc., agreed to develop this project with the help of other
investors interested in creating a first-class wrestling training facility which is essential in
helping Sun Devil student-athletes achieve their potential on the mat.
Moving from a smaller training room inside Wells Fargo Arena, the wrestling
program equipped its new home with three full size (40 x 40) competition mats spread
out over 7,200 square feet of usable mat space. The facility also has the capacity to
bring in bleachers for spectators at camps and training sessions. The remaining 2,400
square feet house 40 lockers along with showers and restrooms. Additionally, this
area also includes two offices and video areas to help the student-athletes perfect
their techniques.
The facility includes a variety of technology ranking it among the premier training
centers in the nation. The state-of-the-art building is fixed with the latest in sound and
video technology and the latest in wireless information technology.
The entrance to the facility not only serves as the main gateway to the interior of the
building, but also as an outdoor reception area. The covered patio is suitable for team
building functions as well as friend and fund-raising activities throughout the year.
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The exterior of the Riches Wrestling Complex offers a sail-covered patio
area shared with the gymnastics team’s training center. The patio area offers
several seating locations, as well as a grilling surface for team activities
throughout the year.
FACILITY QUICK FACTS
• Total Measurement ................................... 160 feet x 60 feet
• Total Square Feet ...................................... 9,600 square feet
• Usable Mat Space ..................................... 7,200 square feet
• Additional Space ....................................... 2,400 square feet
• Number/Size of Mats ................................ 3 at 40 ft. x 40 ft.
• Lockers ..................................................... 65 total
2012-13 SUN DEVIL WRESTLING