The Covelli Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio . The 3,700-seat facility is situated at 2640 Fred Taylor Drive, the area provides a home to seven varsity sports teams. The building is attached the Jennings Wrestling Practice Facility.
6-493: The 100,000 square feet (9,300 m) facility was opened on June 4, 2019, and serves as the home to the fencing, men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's volleyball , and wrestling programs. The site also occasionally serves as a venue for the women's basketball team. This state-of-the-art arena is able to be configured to accommodate several athletic events and includes 10 locker rooms, seven coach's offices as well as athletic training and meeting spaces. Construction of
12-666: Is coached by Kevin Burch, who is in his first season as head coach. The Buckeyes are a charter member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), which they have been competing in since their founding in 1968. The team has won 27 regular season MIVA titles, 17 tournament titles and three NCAA men's volleyball tournament titles. They currently host their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus. The Buckeyes play their home matches at
18-468: Is the largest Panera Bread franchisee. The remaining costs for the project were raised through private donors. This article about a sports venue in Columbus, Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ohio State Buckeyes men%27s volleyball The Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball is one of the 18 men's varsity teams at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio . The team
24-506: The Covelli Center on campus. They began playing at the arena in 2020, after having spent more than 50 season at St. John Arena . Their first match at the Covelli Center was played on January 4, 2020, against North Greenville University , which they won 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–19). The game was attended by 1,169 fans. Ohio State will play host to the NCAA men's volleyball tournament in 2021 at
30-453: The arena began in September 2017 and was originally slated to open in 2018, but was delayed until June 2019. According to Ohio State, the facility hosted 158 student-athletes, 58 competitions and around 1,500 youth campers in its first year. The building was originally intended to replace the aging St. John Arena , which was built in 1956. After a public outcry, university officials changed
36-468: The plan and built it in its current location. However, with the new location, 50 graduate-student apartments were torn down in Buckeye Village. Additionally, it raised the cost from an estimated $ 30 million to nearly $ 50 million. The facility was named after Sam Covelli after he and his wife Caryn donated $ 10 million towards the project. Covelli is the founder and president of Covelli Enterprises, which
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