Swimming Media Guide - New Mexico State University Athletics

Coca-Cola Weight Room
One of the jewels of New Mexico State’s athletic
facilities is the state-of-the-art Coca-Cola
Weight Training Center.
Built in 1992, NMSU’s impressive strength
and conditioning center is an enormous
13,500-square foot facility, among the top five
largest such collegiate buildings in the nation.
The weight center has benefited studentathletes
of 16 NMSU athletic programs for the
last seven years.
The facility became a reality thanks to the
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Las Cruces.
Coca-Cola provided funding for the construction
of the facility as well as the new weight lifting
equipment and machines located within it.
Located in the Aggie Memorial Stadium football
complex, the weight training center sits
just west of the fieldhouse.
Ground breaking of the facility took place in
January 1992, and the formal dedication was
held on Sept. 5, 1992. The price tag for the
project was $550,000—all of which was provided
by Coca-Cola.
The facility is state-of-the-art in the field of
weight training. A free weight section commands
a great deal of space, utilizing 23 power
racks/Olympic platforms, one unilateral hip
sled, and a 180-foot indoor track for 40-yard
dash testing. The facility contains more than
15,000 pounds of weights, which were provided
by Samson Equipment of Las Cruces.
NMSU's weight training center, among the
five largest such collegiate facilities in the
nation, boasts a complete 60-yard indoor track.
In 1998, seven multi-safety racks, two jammer
stations, two power-thrust stations and
five back system machines were added to the
center.
An aerobic section contains stationary bicycles,
tread mill and stair-stepping machines.
Much of the equipment in the aerobic section is
for endurance and rehabilitation training.
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COCA COLA WEIGHT
TRAINING CENTER